L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon is one of my all time favorite restaurants. I liken a visit to L’Atelier to visiting the opera more than visiting your every day run of the mill upscale restaurant. As the twin sister of the original Paris location, L’Atelier is one of the shiny gems amongst the many great New [...]

I’d heard good things about the original Le Caprice in London for a while and I was excited to find out more about the restaurant’s new outpost in Manhattan located in the Pierre Hotel. The black and white Art Deco interior nicely matches photos of London’s own Swinging 60′s supermodel, Jean Shrimpton featured throughout the [...]

Drop into the patisserie that looks like a high end jewelry shop in the lovely St. Germain area of Paris. Instead of picking out sapphire rings or ruby necklaces to wear you can buy some colorful macarons to eat! Skip a dazzling pearl necklace for a luscious chocolate ball. All of the pastries here look [...]

The menu at M Café macrobiotic vegan cafe in Los Angeles varies from salads, wraps and sandwiches to larger Asian-influenced dishes like rice bowls, noodles, and delectable desserts from their patisserie.

I have always had an affinity for tequila. Growing up in the southwest my friends and I would spend many weekends heading south over the border to enjoy some fish tacos, cheap beer, fireworks, and tequila.  Naïve and barely over the drinking age we would grab pretty much any plastic handle of dirt cheap tequila [...]

“The fragrance of adventure and poetry endlessly pervades each cup of tea” -Henri Mariage
Mariage Freres: a cafe + boutique + perfect pot of tea = a wonderful treat (plus how to brew a perfect pot):

In celebration of its 10-year anniversary in 2010, Napa Valley Grille, located in Los Angeles’s Westwood Village neighborhood has infused a unique perspective into the Los Angeles dining scene. The result is a reinvigorated restaurant that offers diners an exceptional, chef-driven fine-dining experience that is approachable and built around a commitment to create personalized experiences [...]

Bob Schriner I walked up the steps to the restaurant and was reminded of those charming old house/restaurant conversions. I’m not sure what this building was originally purposed as, but its current form is very welcoming. Being seated on the front patio as the last daylight hours elapsed had a calm you wouldn’t think possible [...]

You’re invited!  Aspiring “home” chefs in Los Angeles will have the opportunity to learn innovative cooking techniques, food and wine pairings, and creative menu ideas from top culinary experts. Known as the father of modern Southwestern cuisine, Chef John Rivera Sedlar of downtown L.A.’s Rivera Restaurant, will demonstrate his fine culinary techniques with Spanish–inspired and [...]

Bob Schriner I’ve always known Petrossian to be more retail experience that served a limited menu. When I heard they had expanded to a full restaurant, I was intrigued to see what greater offerings were to be had. We arrived and sat out on the patio, it was such a nice sunny day I decided [...]

Bob Schriner The opening of the Hollywood W has been a long time in the making. I’ve stayed at Ws in other cities and had good and bad experiences. I must admit I was anticipating Delphine to be needlessly over the top, after all, this is Hollywood. When I walked through the hotel lobby and [...]

In an unprecedented road show, Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines has just completed a six-city tour showcasing benchmark wines from the extensive DC&E portfolio. The winemakers and winery principals from world renowned Burgundy Domaines traveled with the tour to pour and discuss their wines with industry guests and media in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, [...]

Located in the heart of Barcelona just off Avinguda Diagonal, Roig Robi has been serving classic Catalonian fare for over twenty five years.  Flavors drawn from classic Catalonian comfort food are set against a lovely indoor/outdoor garden seating area along with all of the top notch Spanish wines you could hope for.  Keeping things fresh [...]

Bob Schriner Walking around Main Street in Venice I was amazed by how empty the streets were; traffic in cars and on foot was sparse. I wondered where all the people were, was this some night of the comet scenario? Then I walked into Chaya and realized that this is the place where everyone comes [...]

Gayle Hendrix This year I was lucky enough to attend The Master Chef Classic at Beaver Creek, Colorado for the fifth time. So, I can definitely say from experience that it only gets better every year. This was the second year that the Grand Tasting was held at the Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch and it is [...]