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...
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 Victorios in North Hollywood hundreds of...
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...
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...
Well let it not be said that I am not a man about town. My son Mikee and I were invited to have lunch at a restaurant in West Hollywood called Panini on Sunset. As soon as we walked in we were greeted by Anita, she owns the place and she acted like she really wanted...
Many of you have been asking for more thoughts on eating out. First, nothing beats a home-cooked meal, nothing! My pal Marks mom makes everything from scratch and Octavios mom, oh, Mexican food to die for, and that would be just about as good as it gets (except for...