Jan
29
Danger ahead in Garbageville
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Flying anyplace today is tough, go to the airport and get jerked around by some TSA employees who just could never cut it as real cops and now you get to deal with them as they go about protecting the flying public, not fun. So sometimes the boys ,the dogs and I head […]
Jan
12
Mulberry Street Pizza - My LA Fave
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Pizza Pizza Pizza, is there a perfect pizza? Well I have to admit, in California it is hit and miss. That miserable joint on Lankershim that I critiqued several months ago, Angelina’s aka YUK, has closed. It is going to become a Thai restaurant, file that one under who cares. […]
Dec
11
Peppone’s pricey old school Italian
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Peppone Ristorante, Brentwood,California was the meeting place of the week, not bad for an evening of laughs and entertainment with Michael Trope, Christian Nazarian and of course me, John Nazarian. We had a nice table in a little room off the bar and it is in fact a little old New Yorkish……not in a […]
Nov
27
Just as the seasons change and summer leaves and fall begins and as we prepare for the Thanksgiving Day holiday..Chickie’s Bail Bonds throws one hell of a “High Brow” Gala. She does this every year. Chickie Leventhal, Mitch and Karen throw this party every year with a different theme and it has […]
Sep
24
Once again I visited Santa Barbara, I had to go down and see my friend Elizabeth Vogt, Esquire. Her secretary Wendy made all of our plans for the morning and was to have lunch with us. Too bad for me and for Wendy she is getting ready to participate in some marathon and was eating […]
Sep
20
My son Jonathan and I were “home alone” and seeing that my oven is no longer in the kitchen (it went to oven heaven), we had a small issue, what to eat? Well here we go again, trying out the local eateries.
I have driven by Victorio’s in North Hollywood hundreds of […]
Jul
7
This Fourth of July weekend I was out of town on an assignment that will take me a several more days to crack, but I have a hook in deep in my “target.” And I think he is beginning to feel my presence or at least I hope.
I had to get down to Palm Springs […]
Jul
5
Melvyn’s: not if you have a pulse
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This story is nothing a good Cat D-9 could not fix (that is a real big bulldozer). One of my friends lost a companion of hers recently and wanted to return to the Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs for “old time’s sake” (I have stayed at the Ingleside Inn a few times in the past, […]
May
23
Pizza Per Tutti!
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Always looking for a place to grab some good pizza to take home, and at all cost avoid those mass-produced joints — not easy. But I found Pizza Per Tutti, owned and operated by Marcello. He is in the kitchen making pizza, salads, and sandwiches. I ordered a Vegetarian Pizza and the […]
May
14
Bel-Air Bar and Grill
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After a rather hectic day of bullshit, I ended with a great dinner at the Bel-Air Bar & Grill with my good friend, Michael Trope, of the legal firm of Trope & DeCarolis. Over the years, I and I am sure hundreds of you have driven right by the place. Michael has […]
May
9
Great Sunday Night at Cicada Club
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Nothing and I mean nothing is as good as good food, great music and even greater company and how tough is it to get all that together. Well that is just what I did the other night right here in Los Angeles at the Cicada Club. My son Mike and I were […]
May
6
Paradise Lost
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Paradise Cove Beach Cafe, Malibu, California…I had decided to meet some friends at this Tourist Trap. When my son and I arrived the parking lot was not as full as it often is as it was early. I walk in and see my friends sitting in the worst booth in the place….there were lots of […]
Apr
7
The Ivy: Great as Always
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The Ivy restaurant is always a great place to eat, I love a late breakfast or a nice late lunch there…one thing for sure you will never be disappointed. I was invited by one of my former clients who became a friend over the years. Elizabeth never does anything half-ass…trust me. Having lunch is fun, […]
Apr
6
The economy is in the crapper you say? Well last night I had dinner at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Winebar in El Segundo and the place was full of victims, oops I mean customers, and I and two guests were there, too. Our waitress started with that bullshit line, “would you like a bottle of […]
Mar
30
Dial 818-Masala for Great Indian Food
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Deciding to go out for Indian cuisine the other night, my two boys and I chose a spot new to us and fairly new to the neighborhood, 818-Masala located in North Hollywood. You will remember the horrible food and experience at Curry Land (aka Da Shits!)…so I was a little hesitant, and then like a […]