Osteria Monza

Sunday, 18 Dec 2011

Had late dinner (seated 9.30pm?) at Osteria Mozza
6602 Melrose Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036


having tried OM at MBS I did look forward to eating at the 'original'

Little Gem Lettuces with baby squash, red onions, walnuts & pecorino


Burricotta with radicchio, spiced walnuts,honey & fried rosemary


something from the tasting menu - Pici with duck ragu

"fresh" (not cold) Squid Ink Chitarra Freddi with Dungeness crab, sea urchin & jalapeno

Maltagliati with wild boar ragu

what I do missed from my first visit - Fried potatoes with rosemary. so so good.

Dolci #1

Dolci #2

Huckleberry cafe & bakery

Sunday, 18 Dec 2011

Brunch at huckleberry cafe was a wonderful way to start an easy Sunday.

1014 Wilshire Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90401-1907(310) 451-2311


expect a long line of customers who queue to order and pay before waiting to be seated

lots of delicious looking goodies

attractive tarts

C+c

ginger lemon cake and macaroon

green ham and eggs. yes no kidding. actually prosciutto ham with eggs and pesto on toast


fried egg sandwich

granola and yoghurt

to nibble

food at picca is tapas style and meant to be shared. we ordered a lot (what's new) and finished them (what's new)

:)

chicken. poor animal. on the menu in every culture



shots with uni and other stuff. the menu was really long and unfortunately the names of the dishes (nor ingredients) did not register with me

fish and mashed sweet potato



quail's egg, potatoes with cheese, and the most delicious tomatoes with cheese

scallop



Causa Sushi where Chef Zarate replaced traditional sushi rice with mashed potatoes. we had spicy tuna, spicy yellowtail, and unagi




beef

halibut and calamari



cheese calzone, with an 'Indian' spiced taste

one of the specials of the day - chorizo on open sandwich

black cod with sweet potato chips - very good

churros - with caramel, raspberry, and chocolate sauce

picca

Sat, 17 Dec 2011

Peruvian. our first time.
picca is a really great restaurant on 9575 West Pico Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90035 Phone: 310-277-0133


the place was packed. we arrived 10 mins early and fortunately, did not have to wait too long for our table.

the open kitchen was a hive of activity

some introduction to peruvian dining

 

the cocktail menu and J had 'flight of the condor'

Mexican coke. with real sugar. not HFCS

the bar

Bar Bouchon

Sat, 17 Dec 2011

Still jet-lagged, we woke up at 3.30pm and had our first meal of the day at 6pm, out on the patio at Thomas Keller's Bar Bouchon on 225 North Canon Drive in Beverly Hills

this was pre-dinner at 8.30pm, so we had drinks and a very light meal to fill the tummy before heading to Rodeo Drive for a little shopping.

yes truffle popcorn. oh so good.

tomato soup and ham & cheese sandwich

BLT. simple but good



sweet Red Medicine

the desserts were all very, very interesting, and definitely worth saving space for