Archive for the DINING/ RESTAURANTS Category
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DINING/NEW YORK: PURPLE YAM
PURPLE YAM Reading my own dineLA promo yesterday reminded me that I've been somewhat shirking my restaurant critic responsibilities lately. Even when I was billed mainly as a restaurant critic on my show, Karen's Restaurant Revue, back in
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DINING/UPCOMING EVENT: DINE LA
DINE LA As someone who spends at least three months a year in New York City, I've always appreciated Restaurant Week. Although it began in 1992, I never heard of it until the winter after 9/11. (Which happened in 2001, for those of you l
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NEW YORK/DINING: TOP BRGR
TOP BRGR This is a “dining” experience I had this summer, when I was hanging with my little mo during her hospital and physical rehabilitation ordeal. It's still kind-of pissing me off, so, with today being a slow news day, here it is
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DINING: THE SPICE TABLE
THE SPICE TABLE Years ago, I reviewed a restaurant called Gadsby's on something like LaCienega or LaBrea or one of the “La”s. (I'm not talking about the fabulous old Gatsby's in Brentwood, which was, unfortunately, before my time.) The
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DINING/RECIPES: SUMMER HURRICANE SALAD
SUMMER HURRICANE SALAD I know that summer has come and gone once again, but, because I'm in New York, where I spent the summer with my little mo, it's reminding me that I never wrote about this fun experience that I had during the August h
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DINING/NIGHTLIFE: ONE-EYED GYPSY OPENING
ONE-EYED GYPSY OPENING Lucia and I ventured into the interesting area near Little Tokyo last week for the opening of the bar One-Eyed Gypsy. (Luckily, there were none of those there.) This is Dana Hollister's most eccentric place yet! T
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NEW YORK/DINING: SETTE PARK SLOPE
SETTE So, after a super-stressful two weeks of my mother being in the hospital here in New York, (where I'll be until at least the middle of September,--New York, not the hospital, knock on wood,) my great friend Lyndsey came into New
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DINING/EVENTS: CAFE DEL REY’S TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
CAFE DEL REY'S TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY About two and a half years ago, when I was the restaurant critic for the Culver City News and the Blue Pacific News, I reviewed brunch at the lovely Cafe Del Rey in the Marina. I've always wanted to
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DINING: LEXINGTON SOCIAL HOUSE OPENING
LEXINGTON SOCIAL HOUSE OPENING I spent the night before Jury Duty at the fabulous opening of the new restaurant/bar/club Lexington Social House in Hollywood. It was a great send-off! (Could I be any more dramatic???) I would have to
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EVENT: OPENING OF THE BAR AT CLIFF’S
OPENING OF THE BAR AT CLIFF’S Before I left for my latest trip to New York in early May, I just had to make time to attend the opening of The Bar at Cliff's, in Silverlake, no matter how behind in packing I was. And, even though I don't
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