Looking for a place to meet for drinks? Try Oriel Chinatown. Just north of Union Station on Alameda Street sits a building just below the raised train tracks. First a tire shop and then a nail salon, the space is now home to Oriel Chinatown, a French-themed modern wine bar and bistro. Oriel Chinatown is an oddly-shaped building with a few tables in the covered entrance and a few more to the right of the entrance, which lead to a patio. To the left of the entrance is the bar and a few more seats. The walls are white with pink and purple floors and furniture that are illuminated by the low lighting to create a rose-hued space. Oriel Chinatown is a project of Dustin Lancaster, who has opened Bar Covell and Augustine, two other wine bars in Los Angeles. At Oriel Chinatown the focus is on French wine.
08 February, 2018
Jaffa, the oldest neighborhood of Tel-Aviv, has inspired Los Angeles' new modern Israeli restaurant Jaffa. Located on West 3rd Street in West Hollywood, Jaffa LA is a bright space that includes stone walls and reclaimed wood, serving up modern Israeli cuisine. Chef Anne Conness, who's nuevo rancho cuisine I first tried at her El Segundo restaurant Sausal, fell in love with the cuisine of Israel after traveling there with business partner Nancy Vrankovic. At Jaffa LA, Chef Conness has taken the modern Israeli cuisine that she fell in love with and combined it with locally grown, fresh and seasonal ingredients, well-raised meat and sustainable seafood. On my first visit to Jaffa LA for their "friends and family" preview, we took a seat on the patio where baskets of blankets were nearby to wrap ourselves in as it got chilly. We started with drinks, choosing from an eclectic international wine list, which includes Israeli wine, cocktails and mocktails. A glass of sparkling pink Bailly-Papierre NV Cremant de Bourgogne, France was the way to start.
01 February, 2018
Grocery shopping can be a pain. At least, I find it to be. I prefer to get fruits and vegetables from one location and staples from another. And then there is finding time to go to the market. Every time I come home from traveling, I just wish I would have groceries waiting for me. Well, I have found just that with Milk & Eggs, the Please The Palate pick of the week. After a week of travel, I placed my order while I was still traveling. I then got home and my order arrived first thing the next morning just in time for me to make a morning cappuccino! Milk & Eggs is a website (and app) that connects us, the customer, to the best foods. They offer milk, eggs, dairy, meats, seafood, vegetables, fruits, breads, pastas, beverages, spreads, dips, sauces, fresh herbs, chips, snacks and more....basically anything you might need. And they are all the freshest products possible, as well as locally acquired. There are also meal kits and recipes. And, if you are following a diet, such as Mediterranean, Atkins, Paleo, Vegan, Diabetic, Keto, South Beach or Whole 30, they each have a section with ingredients specific to each diet.
27 January, 2018
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