For a little taste of Paris right on La Cienega, stop by Le Petit Bistro. The crowd is predominantly regulars like myself (I’ve been there five times in the last two months), who come back time and again for the well-prepared authentic French cuisine, including frogs’ legs and escargot! My choice of their fine fare is some thing from their extensive menu of fresh seasonal fish. Relax on their newly-added patio, and you’re sure to enjoy the perfect summer dining experience. The owners are three charming clients of mine—George, Albert, and Robert—and if you tell them you heard about Le Petit Bistro from Taboo, dessert is on them—with a kiss on both cheeks, of course!
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Le Petit Bistro
Thursday, July 15th, 2010For a little taste of Paris right on La Cienega, stop by Le Petit Bistro. The crowd is predominantly regulars like myself (I’ve been there five times in the last two months), who come back time and again for the well-prepared authentic French cuisine, including frogs’ legs and escargot! My choice of their fine fare is some thing from their extensive menu of fresh seasonal fish. Relax on their newly-added patio, and you’re sure to enjoy the perfect summer dining experience. The owners are three charming clients of mine—George, Albert, and Robert—and if you tell them you heard about Le Petit Bistro from Taboo, dessert is on them—with a kiss on both cheeks, of course!
Chefs, Inc.
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m an avid cook, and so are my daughters. To all you budding Julias out there, I highly recommend taking a class to hone your skills. We like Chefs, Inc., a great local culinary school. Chefs, Inc. especially caters to the younger set, offers a kids camp for those children you can’t keep out of the kitchen, and a beginning culinary program just for teens. There’s also a whole variety of classes for adults, from healthy cooking techniques to mastering knife skills. But once you get the kids enrolled you’ll never have to cook a meal again, right? 10955 West Pico Blvd., 310.470.2277
Taboo Holiday Party
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
We hope to see you at our annual holiday party! We’ll be hosting carolers and Los Banjolinos, a banjo band and serving up red velvet bundt cakes from Kiss My Bundt on Thursday, December 10 from 6-9pm. We’re thrilled to feature two of our favorite authors signing copies of their books: Jim Heimann, Los Angeles: Portrait of a City from 6-7pm, and Alissa Walker, City Walks Architecture: New York from 7-8pm. Remember that all of West 3rd Street will be hopping with sales, food and music during those hours, so be sure to use the complimentary valet parking. (Click here for free valet coupon, now until December 20th.) For more information on drop off locations, check out the West 3rd Street Business District website. See you then!
Angeli Caffé
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
One of the most beloved foodies in Los Angeles, chef, cookbook author and KCRW’s Good Food host Evan Kleiman, celebrates 25 years at her fantastic Angeli Caffé this month–my husband Michael actually designed the Angeli logo 25 years ago! To celebrate, Evan’s having several festive events in January. There will be a kid-friendly pizza and pasta party from 12-4pm, then a grand, grownup dinner under the stars starting at 7:30pm. For more information on these events sign up for their newsletter on their website. In the meantime, drop in to the restaurant between now and 2010 to congratulate Evan and enjoy three-course dinners for $25. One bite of Evan’s rustic Italian cooking and you’ll be dining there for the next 25 years, believe me. 7274 Melrose, www.angelicaffe.com
Susan Feniger’s Street
Sunday, August 16th, 2009
One of my favorite restaurants this summer has been the brand-new Street in Hollywood. The food is inspired by food sold on streets around the world, and accordingly, Street has a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Most of the time owner and gracious host Susan Feniger is buzzing around to make sure everyone is experiencing the restaurant the way she planned it, and she’s graciously assisted by Marisa, Kajsa, Jen and the rest of team. There are so many different tasty bites from around the world that I recommend the Globe Trot, a tasting menu where you get to sample a little something from every continent. And be sure not to miss any of the fabulous cocktails. The majority of the space is outdoors, which is very pleasant for the warm LA evenings we’ve been having lately. 742 N. Highland, 323.203.0500