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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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A Neopolitan Tradition Continues At Marino

January 25, 2010 – 4:17 pm

There are few Italian restaurants that strike me as having an authentic charm it can call its own. But now that I’ve been introduced to to the hospitality and cuisine of Marino – I can now point to a place that prides itself as much on attentive service as its food. Great conversation and the freshest ingredients: I can only describe it [...]

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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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Fraîche Keeps Things Fresh in Santa Monica

November 13, 2009 – 8:52 am

All photos by Kevin Eats
Never having been to the Culver City location, I had my first experience at Fraîche  just a couple months after mine at Riva – the restaurant that was formerly housed where Fraîche stands now. It would officially be my second meal with Jason Travi’s protogee Sydney Charles Hunter III at the helm. [...]

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OC Eating: South Coast Plaza Restaurant Tour

October 5, 2009 – 11:02 am

I always knew that South Coast Plaza was one of the premiere places in Southern California to shop. Until recently, I’d never the opportunity to find out that it’s also a destination to eat. I, along with a few other bloggers, were invited by the PR company representing the South Coast Plaza restaurants to go [...]

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