Gourmet Pigs

It's been a while since I've blogged! How is everyone's quarantine going? With so much time staying at home, I've been snac...

If you live or work in Santa Monica, then you need to know about Heroic Deli and Wine Bar. The place is divided into distinct spaces with th...

There are many restaurants from casual to fine dining in Santa Monica, so The Veranda at The Georgian Hotel may be often overlooked. When it...

by Bryan Tsunoda @discovering_LA While Mediterranean food is extremely popular in LA, it isn’t well entrenched in Santa Monica. Leveragin...

by Bryan Tsunoda @discovering_LA I watch for restaurant special events because it is an opportunity for a chef or an owner to execute a co...

I've always enjoyed Chef Nick Erven's cooking from his previous restaurant, the now-shuttered Saint Martha . I wasn't expecting ...

Sidecar Doughnuts in Costa Mesa was one of those places on my list for my few visits beyond the Orange Curtain, but now they opened another ...

by guest blogger @btsunoda When the conversation at the next table is easier to hear than the person that I’m eating with, I’m generally n...

by guest blogger @btsunoda Driving through Brentwood on 26th Street, you would never know that a restaurant exists at 246 26th Street. The...

by guest blogger @btsunoda Celebrity chef  Rick Bayless, recently extended his LA base of operations to include another Red O. Located on ...

Do you love cheese? If your answer is yes, then you need to head to the new Forma in Santa Monica right away. "Forma" is what they...

by guest blogger Bryan Tsunoda @btsunoda I’ve participated on walking food tours in cities like Milwaukee and St. Louis and recently had a...

I'm always looking for places near Toyota Santa Monica to kill time whenever I take my car in (since that Toyota location has no wi-fi)....

The annual Crabfest at The Hungry Cat will return to the Hollywood locaton on July 27! This year, the Santa Monica location will hold "...

Realizing there wasn't really a spot for craft cocktails on that strip of Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica, The Charleston 's new GM, C...

Starting on January 26, Hotel Casa del Mar will host magician ("modern conjuror") Derek Hughes for his new comedic magic show, In...

Richard Sandoval's Zengo at the Santa Monica Place does a different "Test Kitchen" menu every once in a while, and the latest...

Whist at The Viceroy in Santa Monica has reinvented itself as CAST, but Chef Tony DiSalvo is still going strong in the kitchen. The new name...