So I am an avid watcher of Bravo’s Top Chef. One of the chefs this season who has been quite entertaining to me was Fabio Vivani. Sadly, he was told to pack up his knives and go last week. My friends and I decided that we needed a Fabio sighting to get us through the Top Chef finale (which wil...

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photo by either rusty s. or mary d. from yelp Two fantastic places on Tujunga Blvd, in Studio City — namely my local Italian-style sandwich joint, Press Panini, and the sensational Gelato Bar — are both running a promotion! photo by MaxMillion On Tuesday, November 4th, at Gelato Bar they...

Every year around this time, Christine and I head out in search of cool amateur haunted houses in the valley to explore. But this year, with our own little pumpkin on the way, Christine opted out of our tradition for fear of being bumped, pushed or just plain scared to high heaven along the way. So,...

[photo by Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times] After learning from Daily Candy and Chowhound about this hot new watering hole in my ’hood (that had replaced the rather cool Sapphire lounge) we strolled over to Laurel Tavern one Thursday, just over a week ago, to see what the fuss was about. We saunte...

Okay, I don’t usually get excited about sandwiches. They’re not really my… thing. It’s not that I avoid bread or anything, it’s just that I tend to prefer my carbs in pasta form, or as roasted or fried potatoes. So — you’ve gotta appreciate it when I go nuts about this new sand...

I love Mexican food, but I’ve been rather wary of it ever since I got severe food poisoning at Poquito Mas a couple years ago. Don’t get me wrong now. I’ve had Mexican food - good Mexican food - several times since then, but I still approach new Mexican restaurants or ones I only o...

Disco Duck emails: Levi, I have two things to share. First is that on the first night of Pesach this year my family was assaulted by anti-Semites on the way home from a Seder at 3:30 AM. These punks drove by and deliberately slowed down along side my walking family to throw empty beer bottles at us....

Beis Midrash Toras HaShem (O); 12422 Chandler Blvd, Valley Village, CA 91607; Phone 818-980-6934; http://torashashem.blogspot.com Prayer: B+ Friendliness: C+ Food: B Singles: D Decor: B Average Age of membership: 40. Misc: Good kiddish and decent childcare. The shul is comprised of a few young marri...

Do I like Greek food?  As my best gal pal Vanessa would say:  does a one legged duck swim in a circle? The answer is a resounding  Ne! (which sounds like no, but is actually yes, in Greek.) Now that my Grandma has passed I don’t get Greek food cooked for me nearly as often as I used to.  I...