>Melisse — a piece de resistance
>I’m not impressed easily but Melisse completely blew me away with its 10 year anniversary 10-course tasting menu ($150/pp). From the first course of ‘egg caviar’ (pictured), a poached egg with...
View Article>Rae’s — old school at its finest
>On the topic of diners, here’s one of my favorites — Rae’s in Santa Monica. I first came here with a friend who has been dining here for years — decades maybe — and he swears by the breakfast here....
View Article>Spice Station Santa Monica — double the pleasure
> I was ecstatic when I saw that the Spice Station had opened in Santa Monica. I love the one in Silverlake but I hardly ever get to that side, but this location, the one in Santa Monica was about a...
View ArticleStella Rossa Pizza Bar rocks the West Side
Chef Jeff Mahin’s impressive resume is probably one of the reasons why Stella Rossa Pizza Bar is one of the hottest tickets in Santa Monica these days. Having worked at some of the world’s most...
View Articleany meal of the day at M Street Kitchen
Not long ago, I visited Stella Rossa Pizza Kitchen next door to this very eclectic and vibey cafe. Like its sister restaurant and neighbor, M Street Kitchen has a character of its own more often found...
View ArticleBuddha’s Belly is nostalgia in my mouth
We visited Buddha’s Belly a few weekends ago, a restaurant I remember seeing time after time again when my BFF used to lived in Santa Monica. The restaurant is only a block away from the water and I...
View Articlea long awaited visit to Tar & Roses
It took a while for me to post this, another birthday celebration, this time with my closest friends, at Tar & Roses, a restaurant I was invited to try when they first opened, but never had time to...
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