My Dog—the Urinating Therapist
-Octavia restaurant review below- One of the many pleasures of having a dog is the nightly walk. In addition to it being a great excuse to troll the streets and peak into my neighbors’ windows,…
Kubeh Soup & Male Menopause?
I had a hot flash at work the other day. I wasn’t doing anything stressful or out of the ordinary either, just typing an email when I felt my toes tingle with warmth. Then the…
Best Food Blogs of 2014
Looking back on 2014, it’s been a wild and crazy ride. We got to meet some new chefs, traveled to some exciting new places, and of course enjoyed some amazing food along the way. Oh…
Great Anticipations- The Reservation Challenge
“We’ll never get a table,” I shouted, after reading a tweet from my Los Angeles foodie friend who always seems to be on top of breaking news in the culinary world. She knew I was headed…
Feeling Old is Fleeting at Rich Table
Though at times I’ve been rightfully accused of embodying any one, or all, of these character flaws (or traits); I don’t mean to sound self-absorbed, self-centered, or self-obsessed when I say this—but it’s true, I…
But Grandma! I’m a Vegetarian
I have a lot of fond memories of my grandma Shirley, who’s actually my step-grandmother, but since all my actual grandparents had passed when I was little or before birth, she’s the grandmother I got…
La Mar Cebicheria & the Test of Time
Just a few weeks ago, Jonathan and I hit our three-year anniversary of living together. I know it’s no biggie, and something hundreds of Americans (ok fine, thousands!) celebrate, or disregard with scorn, every day.…
The Year-Long Foie Gras Fast
It’s been just over a year since I last ordered foie gras in a California restaurant. Not because I don’t love it. I mean I dream about it. I even try to recreate its umami…