Simone Dinner at Simone had been in the diary for quite a while so I was excited when the day finally came around for me to visit. I celebrated by walking to the recently opened venue in LA’s arts district along the actual Skid Row. Whilst there I met the biggest cockroach of all time. …

Otium The esteemed MJ recommended that I take a look at the Netflix show Final Table, mainly because Scottish chef Graham Campbell was apparently on very good form during several of the episodes. What I quickly discovered was that one of the contestants was from LA, his restaurant was round the corner from where I …

Cognoscenti Coffee Los Angeles! After a fairly inauspicious start involving me going mildly apeshit at a 7-Eleven worker and making a bunch of new friends in the process, my first day in the city had important business on the agenda aside from food, for a change. I needed to buy a winter coat ahead of …

The Hearth & Hound While I’ve been enjoying Downtown LA, I thought it sensible to explore a little further afield on my first night in the city. Accordingly, I hopped in a cab and headed to Sunset Boulevard for dinner at The Hearth & Hound. Set back from the main street, with a beautiful courtyard …