"Wow, that's the best one of 'X' I ever had" was our mantra for this delightful meal.  ...

Experienced and loved the Crudo tasting menu a couple of weeks ago and have been anxious to try out the tomato version. This time, Sal was there that night. You just had to look at the dining room to see the difference - it was completely full at 9pm on a Wed.

I have been reading about underground restaurants for a couple years now. All the rage in NY and San Francisco, they are finally making their way to Los Angeles. ...

A wonderful new Foodie experience is now available in LA: The MeltingPotTours.  Two ladies (sisters) who have extensive backgrounds in the food industry have started offering intriguing tours with Food themes.  Yes, tourists would love them, but really it is the locals who could most benefit.  I saw they were offering a tour of the Farmer's Market at 3rd and Fairfax and we had to check it out.  ...

We were so full from our bountiful lunch we did not eat dinner until close to 10PM that night.  It was incredibly rewarding to indulge in the produce we purchased earlier that day, much of which was probably picked that morning or the day before.  ...

After an amazing tour with Amelia Saltsman and a brief interlude of "where did we leave the car" we caught up with the crew at Rustic Canyon Wine Bar for a beautiful, relaxed luncheon featuring the best of what is local and seasonal.  I had not experienced anything like this since my trip to wine country in Italy and France last year.  ...

I was very lucky to have recently "won" the time of Amelia Saltsman, a renowned local foodie author and media personality.  The prize, which was the result of my winning a silent auction benefiting the Santa Monica Farmer's Market, included having her as a personal guide through the market, followed by a special luncheon at the Rustic Canyon Wine Bar, featuring that day's market highlights. 
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Had to go check out the new bistro on Abbott Kinney.  We have another player in the whole Eat Local/Small Plate/Bistro Atmosphere phenomenon that has become all the rage in LA.   Up until Gjelina, (silent "G") Akasha was our most recent experience of this genre.  We hated it.
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A casting director from The Food Network sent me an email and asked that I post their latest concept: They are looking to fix bad cooks.  Sounds like a funny concept.

Sal was in Italy, not at the restaurant.  We eventually figured this out, and that was most likely why they had trouble handling just 5 tables.  And their concierge quit.  And our waiter had just started there.  He did fine, but clearly the kitchen was experiencing serious chaos. 

But the food? Really good.  But dinner took 3 hours.  ...

Rumor had it Blue Water Grill had a new menu and perhaps a new chef.   I have always liked the venue.  Great views, big tables with a lot of room between them.  It was a good sign when I had trouble getting a Friday reservation.  They were booked solid until 8:30. 

We had a great table with both a view of the boats as well as into the open kitchen where they were grilling fish.  They opened our rose that we brought ($10 corkage.) We were very optimistic on how the evening was going to go. 
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