Aburiya Toranoko
It's been a long time.
Let's see, so in between the last time I blogged (not counting the J Gold map) and today, life's been...kind of busy. Between work, side projects, and you know...GETTING engaged, it's been crazy busy. It's a good thing twitter is a nice and simple platform for microblogging. Not to mention, my love affair with the Instagram iPhone app, blogging has almost become, dare I say, pointless?
But alas, sometimes it's just good to do some good ole writing and after today's visit to Aburiya Toranoko, the newest baby in Michael Cardenas' Downtown LA empire, I thought it'd be a good time to revive this blog. Well, let's not kid ourselves. I'll probably post again in 2012.
Anyhow, on to the next one.
The sushi bar at Aburiya Toranoko
Jonathan Gold’s 99 Essential Restaurants (The Google Maps Remix)
The always fun, always controversial list: Jonathan Gold's 99 Essential Restaurants is out.
The man gets around
View 99 restaurants and a snitch ain't one... in a larger map
While I don't agree with everything on the list, it's Jonathan Gold's list and not mine. I've been to 51.
How many have you been to?
And where does IKEA's swedish meatballs rank on this list?
Dining at The wolvesden – Craig Thornton
Sometimes, you have a meal that blows your mind.
Sometimes, you have two.
Evan Kleiman and Bill Esparza Present “A Taste of The Streets” Ricky’s Fish Taco Edition
Summer vacation is a wonderful thing. No blogging, no school, no work.
Wait, I have a job.
But it was nice for the last few months to not think about blogging. Not that I was blogging much to begin with, but it was nice nonetheless to take a break.
So what did I do during my free time? I took a lot of pictures, ate a lot of food, hung out with a lot of people, traveled, and gained weight. It was worth every pound. Just don't tell my doctor.
And for the few readers who still have my blog in your RSS feed, or occasionally check this blog, thank you. For those that left, no thank you. I'm kidding, I still love you too.
But anyhow, it's time to get back crackin' here.
New York, San Francisco, and Las Vegas all have great food scenes, but there is something special about LA and this is just one example:
We did not roast nor eat this man.
Nozomi Sushi – Omakase
The beauty of living in LA/Southern California is that you're never farther than 20 minutes from a decent sushi restaurant. Gen, R23, Zo, Toshi, Urasawa, Nozawa, SugarFish, Mori, Kiyokawa, Kawa, Kiriko, Famima, Ralphs, Gelsons, the list NEVER ends. There is just no shortage of sushi in this city. It's a good thing for us sushi lovers as there are options galore when you have sushi on the brain.
While I don't find myself in the South Bay often, I was impressed enough with Nozomi Sushi that I would definitely take another drive down to experience the omakase there.
The LA Live JW Marriott and LA Market by Kerry Simon
I love big hotels. It's a place where people converge, convene, and interact. For an avid people watcher like me, it's perfect because it's a world full of strange and amusing characters.
Campanile Restaurant – Mark Peel’s Masterpiece
Campanile is doing something right when they manage to stay in business 20 years in a city that is constantly chasing the biggest hits, fads, and trends.
Rivera Restaurant – Downtown Revitalized
It only seems appropriate that the last post of the year focuses on Rivera Restaurant. Rivera Restaurant is one of the cornerstones in the revitalization of fine dining in Downtown LA that started at the beginning of 2009.
Mussel Men
Sunday Supper at Church and State
Church and State has received endless praise since Walter Manzke's start and rightly so, the food is good. And that is the saving grace for this bistro.
Bone Thugz
Grace Restaurant
"Who actually reads foodblogs" posited Sinosoul during a recent dinner at Shufeng Garden.
Assuming there is some truth in that statement (I believe it), then people really only come for the pictures. I'm cool with that.
I share with you Grace Restaurant's Tasting Menu, sans commentary.
Mental Drooling
- Long weekend? Extra sleep time. http://t.co/8hZtHnHQME 1 hour ago
- Hickory. Cheese. Fries. Order up. @ The Apple Pan http://t.co/usHtfr2qC6 15 hours ago
- @CAZZETTE check out Elizabeth Restaurant or Schwa. 17 hours ago
- @teroterotero so same model. Why aren't our MvNOs aren't disrupting biz the same way? Tech (GSM/CDMA), coverage, locked phones? all above? 1 day ago
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