Love Restaurants Maude – Beverly Hills March 19, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I just had a wonderful dining experience at Maude last night. The food by far was the most outstanding part of the evening, which is sometimes difficult to say in Los Angeles. Curtis Stone, chef and T.V. personality is the executive chef/owner of Maude and I was just as curious as many others to see […] Read more » Best New Restaurants Beverly Hills Best New Restaurants Los Angeles Chef Curtis Stone Maude Degustation Menu Restaurants farm to table restaurants los angeles Maude Beverly Hills
Love Restaurants Republique – Los Angeles March 7, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Chef Walter Manzke’s Republique is one of the most talked about restaurants in Los Angeles. Chef Manzke has taken over the old Campanile space, which we will truly miss and has created his own farm-to-table concept. La Brea Bakery has moved out of the old space and just down the street and now the entire […] Read more » Campanile Space on La Brea Los Angeles Chef Margarita Manzke Chef Walter Manzke Farm to Table Dining Los Angeles La Brea Bakery space Los Angeles La Brea Dining Los Angeles Republique Los Angeles Small Plates Dining Los Angeles
Love Restaurants Fishing with Dynamite – Manhattan Beach March 5, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Chef LeFevre has opened a 35-seat fresh seafood restaurant in Manhattan Beach called Fishing with Dynamite. His success with M.B. Post, his Gastro Pub just down the street are obvious and this space with the raw fish edge are holding strong on reviews too. Besides raw seafood options, Fishing with Dynamite offers strong cooked menu […] Read more » ca Chef LeFevre Manhattan Beach Fishing with Dynamite Manhattan Beach Great Dining Manhattan Beach 2013 Great Oyster Bars Los Angeles Great Seafood Restaurants Los Angeles Great Small Plates Restaurants Los Angeles
Love Travel Travel and Dine Boulder, CO 2014 February 25, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment We arrived into Boulder in the early evening with just enough time to check into our hotel the St. Julien Hotel and Spa just before dinner. We were here for three nights to celebrate my husband’s 50th birthday. As a surprise I ordered a growler, a large jug of beer, from a local brewery called West Flanders […] Read more » Brasserie Ten Ten Boulder CO Flagstaff Restaurant Boulder Frasca Boulder Q's Restaurant Boulder St. Julien Hotel Boulder West Flanders Brewing Company Boulder
Love Restaurants Travel Dining in the San Francisco Bay Area 2014 February 24, 2014 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment We just got back a week ago from touring the Bay area and visiting friends for my husband’s 50th birthday. We had some great food and lots of fun in his old stomping grounds. We started our visit on the Peninsula and for our first night we dined at Amber India in Mountain View. […] Read more » Amber India Mountain View Best Dining San Francisco 2014 Best Food Bay Area Birch Street Bistro Elan ca Great Dining San Francisco Bay Area 2014 Restaurant Gary Danko Rich Table San Francisco Roam Artisan Burgers
Love Restaurants Spago – Beverly Hills December 19, 2013 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment I hadn’t been to Spago since the remodel and menu revamp over a year ago. The restaurant is much darker with a modernistic feel and much more intimate than the previous space. The waitstaff is still highly trained and very approachable with great knowledge of food and wine. Before our dinner began, an amuse bouche […] Read more » dining in Beverly Hills great dining los angeles great fine dining in Los Angeles reviews Spago Beverly Hills Spago Beverly Hills Wolfgang Puck's Spago
Love Restaurants The Factory Kitchen Opens in Downtown Los Angeles December 3, 2013 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment The Factory Kitchen is open in Downtown Los Angeles by Veteran Valentino Chef Angelo Auriana and former business partner of Celestino Drago, Matteo Ferdinandi. The Industrial style space located in the Arts District of downtown is large is size with a bar on one side and casual tables on the other. The menu starts with […] Read more » best new fine dining downtown los angeles casual italian dining los angeles Chef Angelo Auriana los angeles hot spot downtown los angeles italian dining downtown los angeles Matteo Ferdinandi new dining downtown los angeles new hot restaurants downtown Los Angeles The Factory Kitchen downtown Los angeles
Love Restaurants Finally Fine Dining – Orsa & Winston, Downtown Los Angeles November 25, 2013 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Chef Josef Centeno of Baco Mercat and Bar Ama just opened his “fine dining” restaurant, Orsa & Winston, right next door to Bar Ama on West 4th Street in downtown Los Angeles. I use the term fine dining loosely because the ambiance was nothing short of a 1980’s big hair rock concert performed by Quiet […] Read more » best new fine dining downtown los angeles chef josef centeno downtown dining fine dining los angeles new restaurants los angeles Orsa & Winston downtown Los Angeles
Love Travel Great Dining and Travel in Oahu 2013 – Honolulu November 17, 2013 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment We vacation in Hawaii at least once a year and Oahu is the island we visit most often because it not only has great beaches, but fabulous dining. We landed early enough to get in a full day by the pool and surf and captured the magic of a beautiful sunset. We stayed at the […] Read more » aulani hotel azure restaurant doraku sushi honolulu genius lounge le bistro honolulu lewers lounge lucky belly chinatown honolulu MW restaurant honolulu nobu waikiki Oahu travel 2013 royal hawaiian hotel salt bar + kitchen waikiki bars waikiki beach waikiki dining 2013 waikiki hotels
Love Travel Paso Robles Harvest Weekend October 22, 2013 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Paso Robles is one of my favorite places to visit for wine and food. This past weekend was their annual Harvest Festival with special events happening at most wineries. We will use any excuse to go wine tasting and let’s not forget about the food. We arrived late afternoon and stopped by Barrel 27 on […] Read more » alta colina wines paso robles artisan restaurant paso robles barrel 27 paso robles belvino viaggio b&b paso robles denner vineyards paso robles dining paso robles 2013 ecluse wines paso robles la cosecha bar + restaurant paso robles oso libre winery paso robles
