‘Los Feliz’


Umami Burger is All Grown Up

October 15th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Not blood, but tastier.

Not blood, but tastier.

The newest edition of Umami Burger opened up a couple weeks ago in Los Feliz and I got there as soon as I could to see if they could continue producing those same amazing burgers.  The last time I went to Umami on La Brea, it was still BYOB and had yet to develop a burger built for unvegans.  Even the so-called “Manly Burger” had onions, but they were still nice enough to make burgers for my unvegan specifications.  Umami Ni, as I like to call the new Umami Burger (ni meaning two in Japanese), was a grown up version of the original.

Not only does Umami Ni serve beer and wine, they even have a bar called Salaryman (another Japanese homage) where they serve Asian beers for comfortable prices.  Arriving at 9:00, I expected to be seated quickly, but the place still had a waiting time, so I headed over to experience Salaryman.  Continue Reading»


Living the Good Life at Palermo

April 24th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
It's the cheesiest!

It's the cheeeeesiest!

Walking into Palermo, I had little idea what I was in for.  We had found it on my mom’s iPhone, using the Urban Spoon application, which I had never used before.  Needless to say, we didn’t have the highest expectations.

When we got inside, there were quite a few people in the waiting area and they all were drinking wine.  Asking one of them, we were told that they were selling wine for a dollar a glass.  On a Saturday night!  What a great way to start out our night.  Despite the number of people, we actually only waited about 15 minutes.  No sooner than we sat down, one of the staff came by and offered us a platter of pizza bread, explaining that it was “on the house.”  The bread was a little tomato-ey, but it’s hard to complain when it’s free. Continue Reading»


Beer Me Some Breckenridge Agave Wheat

The taste of skiing?

Colorado is definitely a beer state, and not just because Coors comes from the Rocky Mountain State.  No, it is also home to New Belgium (of Fat Tire fame) and seemingly countless other micro and craft breweries.  While in Breckenridge for a ski weekend, I decided I had to at least try one of these, and because it turned out to be the only one available at dinner, my choice happened to come from the creatively named Breckenridge Brewery.  The brewery, by the way, is actually no longer in Breckenridge, having expanded and moved to Denver in 1992.

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