A friend once asked me, rather out of the blue (this was at another overpriced restaurant in Pasadena, come to think of it), “What are your thoughts on aging?” I…
It was my birthday dinner, we were at a French restaurant, and the cocktails list was short, obscure, and unexciting, so, champagne it was. There were a couple of heart-stoppingly…
If the service is the best thing about Perle, the second best thing about this restaurant is its extensive vegetarian selections. Despite the obvious benefits of adopting a vegetarian lifestyle,…
May is my birthday month! On top of that, the end of May also marks the conclusion of another stressful and exhausting semester at the university where I teach. These…
We need more words. The English language, beautiful as it is, can seem deficient at times, as when one struggles to find a word to encapsulate a specific feeling or…
As anyone who has been following our blog would’ve realized by now, Charlie and I try to order a wine or cocktail(s) with our meal so we could report on…
At only 20 items, three of which are sides, the Redbird brunch menu is slightly disappointing in terms of selection, but the uniqueness of the offerings arguably makes up for…
I’d say that Redbird is conveniently located downtown, near LA City Hall, except that nowhere downtown is convenient—or safe—anymore. Once you have stepped over the usual number of napping homeless…
If I hadn’t met Charlie for brunch that day at Magnolia House, what would I have been doing instead with my Sunday? Probably what I do every Sunday: preparing for…
Along with your brunch at Magnolia House, you get to choose either a mimosa or a Bloody Mary for just $8. There are other interesting-sounding cocktails on the drinks menu…