A Matter of Service
Anyone who dines out knows that your final opinion about a place is so much more dependent on the kind of service you receive than the actual food on the plate. Unless you have...
What Restaurants Should Do
I was recently accused of having less than “many years” of experience in restaurants. Well for your information, I’ve been dining out since I was the tender age of 6 years old, ordering steak...
2009 Food Trends
This list is based on everything that I know about the food universe today, and where it’s headed in the coming year. It’s plain that 2008 will go down in history as one of...
Consistency
I’ve had some consistency in the past few days. Consistent inconsistency. Before I get more ridiculous, I’ll preface this by saying that in the past few weeks I’ve been experiencing worse than average quality...
Theories of Restaurant Criticism
“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on...
L.A. Food Isn’t_____
A few months ago, a panel of culinary luminaries gathered at UCLA’s Hammer Museum to discuss a seminal question for L.A.’s burgeoning food scene. It was simple: What is Los Angeles Food? Apparently cities...
