Tag Archives: Food

Ojai Valley Inn & Spa’s Maravilla A Hidden Gem

March 2, 2010 – 10:07 am

I had occasion to visit Ojai Valley Inn & Spa not of my own accord, but on invitation to spend the night there after attending the Papabubble candy-making workshop one Saturday afternoon. That is, not before enjoying a special meal in the resort hotel’s main restaurant (of a total 4), Maravilla. The resort itself is [...]

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Petrossian WeHo: Where We Go For Comfort

February 10, 2010 – 10:35 am

My girlfriend and I had a reservation at Petrossian WeHo on the last day of Dine LA. It was my long overdue date with Petrossian and it ended up falling on a day El Nino came out to play. Light rain, grey skies, black umbrellas and puddles on the ground as we zig-zagged into the Robertson boutique.
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M Café: Accessible Macrobiotics & Plain Deliciousness

January 8, 2010 – 9:24 am

All good things – that require discipline – come to an end. That is, in my case, anyway; I had dabbled in Macrobiotics all but a week a few years ago before deciding that my palate wasn’t committed and my budget wasn’t copious. It’s not as if I didn’t agree with the basic theories behind the [...]

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Great Chefs of LA Goes Gargantuan

November 17, 2009 – 9:29 am

We call this, “November in Southern California.” Sunny and mid-seventies. Of all four, enabling seasons in SoCal – I would pick Fall to have the most misses. Tree leaves wilt to brown with no color in between and … well, who am I kidding? I really don’t think any of that is a big deal [...]

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