Tasty Tidbits: Free Therapy with Lunch, Whole Foods Wine Bar, Kids Cooking, Beer Hop, Bow & Truss, Gipsy Kings Dinner, $4 Burgers and More

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BY KAREN YOUNG Whole Foods in Tarzana  has a wine bar where you can sit down and meet up with friends.  Purchase prepared foods to enjoy along with your wine or if you're craving a steak or seafood, they'll even cook it up and serve it to you. … [Read more...]

Tasty Tidbits: Restaurant News in the 818

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BY KAREN YOUNG   LA Creamery seems to be infiltrating Los Angeles with its pints of luscious gourmet ice cream over the hill, but the 818 has been slow on the uptake, however there's finally some waves — Olive & Thyme in Toluca … [Read more...]

The Village: Frank Leon’s New Restaurant for Cocktails, Conversation and Good Eats

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BY  KAREN YOUNG The Village in Studio City has been a long time coming for two reasons.  First, there was big talk of Ellen DeGeneres opening a restaurant in the former Bokado location with other celebrity names bandied about, but … [Read more...]

Tasty Tidbits: New Restaurants, Olympic Eats, Special Deals

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Wasabi Sushi revolving

BY KAREN YOUNG What's New... Studio City's "sushi row" might just take on the name "pizza row" as well.  Pizza Rev, a "craft-your-own" eatery, is opening its second location on September 21 at 12103 Ventura Blvd  (just west of Laurel … [Read more...]

Tasty Tidbits: Restaurant News in the 818, Plus a Sneak Peek Weho Happy Hour

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BY KAREN YOUNG   Chef Kazunomi Nozawa closed the doors of his infamous Studio City restaurant, Sushi Nozawa,  on February 29, but the legacy continues with  SUGARFISH  which quietly opened its doors on May 17.  Although Nozawa … [Read more...]

Tasty Tidbits: Restaurant and Food News in the San Fernando Valley

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BY KAREN YOUNG Raphael in Studio City is starting its Regional Wine Series dinners on May 9.   This first dinner features wines from Italy paired with Chef Adam Horton’s creative  global creations.  Feast on an antipasti with … [Read more...]

Tasty Tidbits: Restaurant News in the San Fernando Valley

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BY KAREN YOUNG When you dine at any one of the three Rosti restaurants (including Calabasas and Encino in the 818) today, January 18, mention Concern Foundation when you order and receive 15% off your entire bill.  The money is being donated … [Read more...]

Tasty Tidbits: Restaurant News in the 818—and Beyond

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The Daily Grill offers entrees under 600, such as this chicken meatball and angel hair dish for 590 calories.

BY KAREN YOUNG The Cheesecake Factory now has competition for their SkinnyLicious menu. The Daily Grill is now offering a Simply 600 Menu made up of meals that are 600 calories or less. Choose from salads, sandwiches, burgers, tacos, seafood, … [Read more...]

Tasty Tidbits: Restaurant News in the San Fernando Valley

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BY KAREN YOUNG Studio City, just east of Radford Avenue on Ventura Boulevard is fast becoming prime real estate for the expansion of out of the area restaurants with gourmet casual fare mixed with beer and cocktails. The recently opened Black … [Read more...]

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Chi Dynasty brings royal treatment to Chinese cuisine

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BY KAREN YOUNG The restaurant scene in the 818 is definitely picking up with restaurateurs from "over the hill" choosing some prime locations on the Ventura Boulevard corridor. Chi Dynasty, which has been a culinary landmark in Los Feliz for 27 … [Read more...]