Caribbean
What to expect at the Cuban Music Festival in Los Angeles!?
My sister from another mister, pal Lissette Schuster (no relation!) invited me over to her house this weekend for some Tostadas (toasted Cuban bread with...
Mofongos, North Hollywood
5757 Lankershim Blvd · North Hollywood, CA 91601 · Neighborhood: North Hollywood One of the best kept secrets in LA, one that really shouldn’t be a secret at all,...
Quick Bites: Diary of a Foodie
Yesterday was the start of Passover, so over the weekend, to get down with my Jewish roots, and in anticipation of the huge holiday...
Old San Juan, Atwater Village
2830 Fletcher Dr · Los Angeles, CA 90039 · Neighborhood: Atwater Village My mother once visited me and asked me to take her someplace where she could get a...
Border Grill, Downtown, Los Angeles
445 S Figueroa St · Los Angeles, CA 90071 · Neighborhood: Downtown As Summer 2012 reaches the midway point, quite a few restaurants are luring guests in...
VIDEO: Backyard Bite visits Lidia’s Dominican Truck on the Cooking Channel’s Eat St.
A few months ago I sampled some grub from Lidia's Dominican Kitchen food truck for the Cooking Channel's show Eat Street. The show takes audiences around...
Sunny Spot, Venice
822 Washington Blvd · Venice, CA 90292 · Neighborhood: Venice Having already been a fan of Sunny Spot since they opened their doors this past November, I was super excited to...