Author Archives: Val

Rooms With A Vu

Vū Restaurant Marina del Rey, California I’m not ashamed to admit the amount of times I’ve been enticed to visit a restaurant that touts its scenic or spectacular views, only to be disappointed by the underwhelming and overpriced food (I … Continue reading

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I Came, I Slaw, I Conquered

West Virginia hot dogs / slaw dogs West Virginia and the Carolinas Macaroni and cheese has never really worked for me as a comfort food, so it’s no big secret that nothing brings a smile to my face faster than … Continue reading

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Night At The Museum

Ray’s and Stark Bar LACMA, Los Angeles, California It’s comforting to know that as you leave the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, you can now free your mind from trying to determine if those were supposed to be body … Continue reading

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Überrito

Feijoada burrito Ta Bom, Los Angeles County Albert Einstein… Alexander Graham Bell… Thomas Edison… Leonardo Da Vinci… geniuses, right? Wrong. Lucky idiots, the whole lot of them. Time/space theorem, the telephone, audio recording, helicopters, hell – my nephew in 4th … Continue reading

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India Ink

Haldi Root (***CLOSED***) Woodland Hills, California Someone walking into Haldi Root unaware that the name of the restaurant is derived from the Hindi word for the root of the turmeric plant (which when ground produces a spice commonly used in … Continue reading

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