Charlie and I were looking for an Italian restaurant as the setting for this month’s gastronomic adventure, and we came upon UOVO, with its five locations across the city and…
For the simple elegance of its décor, the welcoming and comfortable vibe, and the quality of the food, which belie the fairly modest prices, I give Nick’s an A- and…
Once again, I had work to get caught up on after lunch, so sadly, no cocktails accompanied my lunch at Nick’s, although a few on the beverage menu looked interesting,…
Lunch at Nick’s consisted of an appetizer; warm tortilla chips with a spinach and artichoke dip, which Charlie and I shared, and a veggie burger. The chips and dip might…
At the entrance to Nick’s, I experienced a moment of trepidation. Painted on the door was a gentle, but unambiguous, reminder of the restaurant’s dress code: “PROPER ATTIRE REQUESTED.” And…
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…