The Re-View

The next stop on my culinary tour of Santa Monica Place is the first place I tried to enter but...

GENERAL COMMENT: I usually won’t drive east of the 405 freeway or north of Malibu Colony for lunch, but sometimes...

Loews hotel has a reputation of putting top chefs into their dining room, sometimes called “Ocean and Vine.” Remember Alain...

It’s a bit of a drive, but a nice drive. And if it were really Cuban food, it would be...

For me, the least interesting restaurant in the new Santa Monica Place is the Sonoma Wine Garden. Yet it’s one...

Continuing my adventures on the third floor of the new Santa Monica Place, I had lunch at La Sandía Mexican...

When I walked into Pourtal I was immediately greeted with a “hello” and a big smile from an attractive young...

Finally, a good Chinese restaurant in Santa Monica. When I first moved here there were lots of Chinese restaurants, many...

Some friends won’t dine with me at Le Saigon because they don’t serve beer or wine, but personally I find...

I guess almost everyone goes to Westwood Village from time to time. Years ago, we went to the Hamburger Hamlet,...