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Restaurant Review: Kues Chinese Kitchen & Bar (Alhambra)

No matter how many decades you’ve got under your belt, life somehow never gets old, does it? A buddy shares something you never knew about him after years of intimate...

Restaurant Review: The Wolves & Settecento

It is a testament to the efficacy of social conditioning that every October brings with it a renewed thirst in the sheep-like populace for thrills and chills. Swept up in...

Restaurant Review: Bestia

The Italian restaurant Bestia is brought to you by the same husband-and-wife team that founded Bavel, another trendy spot that Charlie and I visited last year. If the...

Restaurant Review: Descanso (Wilshire)

It felt like a betrayal of our trust and hopefulness. Just one week after we celebrated its advent, 2025 stabbed us in the back. And kicked us in the balls. Then it...

Restaurant Review: Star Leaf (Pasadena)

There where they dance, prance, and sing; performing their hearts out and having a grand old time, we once stood, saying our lines and singing our songs. Today, however...

Manuela: Summary/Overall Impressions

There’s room for improvement, particularly in terms of the staff’s ability to add up customers’ charges, but ultimately, I had an enjoyable dinner at Manuela, and, like...

Manuela: The Drinks

And now we come to the main reason I’d totally go back to Manuela: their extensive cocktails list. Y’all should know by now; I do love me a delicious cocktail! Among the...

Manuela: The Food

So as not to leave anyone in suspense, let me start off by saying that dinner at Manuela was overall delectable, although the appetizers were much more memorable than my...

Manuela: The Place

We needed to pick someplace special this month because December is Charlie’s birthday month. Plus, since 12/30 turned out to be the one evening most convenient to us...