Love Restaurants Viviane – Beverly Hills, CA. Great New Restaurant! November 16, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Chef Michael Hung, formerly of Faith & Flower in downtown Los Angeles, has just opened a new restaurant, Viviane, in the Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills. This is not your typical hotel restaurant, Chef Hung has created a flavorful continental with French accents menu that will leave you wanting more. The restaurant is chic in […] Read more » Avalon Hotel Beverly Hills Dining Best American Cuisine Los Angeles Best New Dining Beverly Hills Best New Restaurant Los Angeles Chef Michael Hung Viviane - Beverly HIlls Viviane Restaurant Beverly Hills
Cookies Love Snickerdoodle Doo’s – Recipe! Old Classic with a Twist! November 12, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Snickerdoodles are a sugar cookie dough, which are rolled in a cinnamon & sugar mixture and then baked. The leaveners used in Snickerdoodles range from; cream of tarter to baking soda and eggs. I use a combination of them for a cookie with nice lift, but still has a slight crunch around the edges. I […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Best Cookies Recipe Cinnamon Cookie Recipes Easy Cookie Recipes How to Make Snickerdoodles Snickerdoodle Doo's - Recipe! Old Classic with a Twist! Snickerdoodles Recipe
Love Restaurants Jon & Vinny’s – Los Angeles! Go for the Meatballs! November 11, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo are two of the hottest chefs in Los Angeles. Animal, their flagship restaurant, has been around for a few years now as well as Trois Mec and Petit Trois, who they partnered with Chef Ludo Lefebvre, to create French modern and French bistro style cuisine. Jon & Vinny’s is their […] Read more » Best Italian Dining Best Italian Food Los Angeles best italian restaurants los angeles Favorite Restaurants Gena Bell Jon & Vinny's - Los Angeles! Go for the Meatballs! Jon & Vinny's Italian Restaurant Fairfax Restaurant Reviews Gena Bell
Cookies Holiday Food Laugh Love Milk Chocolate Gobs – Recipe! Boo! Perfect for a Happy Halloween! October 21, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 1 Comment on Milk Chocolate Gobs – Recipe! Boo! Perfect for a Happy Halloween! Gobs are basically a cookie that contains candy or chocolate pieces. However, some Gob recipes are more like Whoopie Pies, where the cookie portion tastes like cake and less like a chewy cookie. I prefer chewy chocolaty cookies over cake cookies because if I wanted cake, I’d make cake. This recipe is easy to make […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Halloween Cookies Recipes Halloween Treats Milk Chocolate Candy Cookies Milk Chocolate Cookies Recipe Milk Chocolate Gobs - Recipe! Boo! Perfect for a Happy Halloween! Milk Chocolate Gobs Recipe
Love Travel Travels to Milan, Italy – 2015 October 19, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Our travels through Italy were spectacular, which started and ended in Milan. Milan in many ways has a unfair reputation for being too industrial or just about fashion, but we found it to be filled with interesting art, churches, walking areas and great food. We landed in Milan quite late, so after an exciting cab […] Read more » Best Hotels Milan Italy Best Restaurants Milan Italy Excelsior Hotel Gallia Milan Italy Italy - 2015! Milan World Expo 2015 Travel Milan 2015 Travel Tips Milan Traveling to Milan Travels to Milan
Love Travel Travels to Como, Italy 2015! October 13, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment We arrived into Como by train from Milan, which was a fabulous way to get there because it is only a 35 minute ride and the train station was within a mile of the Sheraton, Como. I had mixed feelings about staying at the Sheraton, mainly because of the number of hotels and inns that […] Read more » Bellagio Italy Cernobbio Italy Como Italy Explore Como Italy Hotels Como Italy Lake Como Travels 2015 Restaurants Como Italy Traveling to Como Italy Travels to Como Italy 2015!
Love Travel Travels to Piedmont Italy – Food, Wine & Biking Tour 2015! October 7, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 2 Comments on Travels to Piedmont Italy – Food, Wine & Biking Tour 2015! We just got back from a trip to Italy and our first stop was in the Piedmont region, probably most famous for its Piemontese wines of Roero, Arneis, Barbera, Dolcetto, Nebbiolo, Barbaresco and Barolo. Turin is the capital of the region, which borders France and Switzerland and is famous for its car industry and of […] Read more » Biking Tours Italy 2015 Butterfield & Robinson Italy - Food Travels to Piedmont Travels to Piedmont Italy - Food Travels to Piedmont Italy 2015 Wine & Biking Tour 2015! Wine & Biking Tour!
Love Restaurants Odys + Penelope – Los Angeles! A Modern American Churrascaria! September 1, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Odys + Penelope has been a restaurant on my radar since they opened back in January 2015. I finally achieved a decent restaurant reservation time at this delightful New American Churrasco and Grill. Quinn and Karen Hatfield have been pleasing my palate since they opened Cortez in San Francisco several years ago and with Hatfield’s […] Read more » Argentinean Style Restauarant Best New Dining Los Angeles Chef Quinn and Karen Hatfield New Dining Los Angeles Odys + Penelope - Los Angeles! Odys + Penelope Churrasco and Grill Los Angeles Reviews by Gena Bell
Ice Cream Love Triple Vanilla Ice Cream Sundaes – Recipe! August 29, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 1 Comment on Triple Vanilla Ice Cream Sundaes – Recipe! Who doesn’t love a good ice cream sundae, especially made with homemade vanilla ice cream? I call my vanilla ice cream Triple Vanilla because I use the seeds inside the vanilla bean, the pod itself and a splash of vanilla extract. The vanilla flavor is super intense and you can load your sundae with anything […] Read more » Best Ice Cream Recipes cooking with Gena Bell How to Make Vanilla Ice Cream Triple Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Sundaes - Recipe! Triple Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Recipe Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe
Love Restaurants Santa Monica Yacht Club (SMYC) – Santa Monica, CA August 24, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment SMYC, Santa Monica Yacht Club opened in April by Chef Andrew Kirschner of Tar & Roses (currently closed due to a kitchen fire) with a seafood focused menu aimed to please. The space is rustic modern with a whimsy nautical touch and tables lining the walls with kitchen & bar off to one side. The […] Read more » Best Seafood Dining Los Angeles Best Seafood Restaurant Santa Monica ca chef Andrew Kirschner New Santa Monica Restaurants SMYC - Santa Monica SMYC (Santa Monica Yacht Club) - Santa Monica
