pure luck: a new window & some curry fries

admin | June 9, 2008

things were looking pretty bleak for pure luck, my favorite vegan restaurant, after a truck crashed through their window and they waited ages to repair the damage. that’s why it brings me great pleasure to report that they have a new window at last! yay! they’ve remained open through every stage construction, and now it […]

veggie grill: holiday take-out

admin | September 22, 2007

as i’m sure you know, yesterday was a holiday. it was labor day here in the u.s., and even though it’s kind of a bullshit holiday when people like to actually go out (rather than sit home with their families worshipping god or whatever), most of my favorite vegan restaurants decided to close for the […]

Ari-Ya. I ta da ki ma su! 食べましょ!

admin | June 29, 2007

In English: “We’ll eat”! And so we do. Probably around once a month or whenever we get around to it. Ari-Ya is a wonderful sushi bar in the heart of vibrant West Hollywood, on Santa Monica Blvd. almost next door to Celebuhangout Pinkberry. I was a late starter to Sushi - Asian food (other than […]

Eagle’s Eye Restaurant at Golden, BC

admin | March 9, 2007

Here’s a restaurant with a difference. Diners can arrive by a 15-minute gondola ride some 7,700 feet above sea level. Unsurprisingly, the views are to die for with the snow-capped peaks of the Rockies visible on the horizon. This is Eagle’s Eye Restaurant at the Kicking Horse Resort in Golden, British Columbia. […]