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Chef Onil Chibás Delightful, unassuming Chef Onil Chibás has created an intimate restaurant in the Playhouse complex. While the theatre may be dark, his restaurant is full of light, warm atmosphere and truly great food. “What we’re trying to build is this st... More »
 Chef Luciano cuts fresh fettuccini Italian restaurants. They’re everywhere. But great Italian restaurants, that’s another story. Add to that a great Italian restaurant that makes their own pasta and ravioli daily and you’... More »
 Owner George Babakhanian displays one of his masterpieces Are you fluent in French – pastries? I admit it, my French is rusty but the meaning of “Aux Delices” (“all the delicious things in life”) flooded back to me when I tasted one of their scrumptious... More »
If you’ve eaten any meal in La Grande Orange in the old train station in Pasadena you know that their food is fresh and wonderfully prepared. (Read previous reviews of brunch and dinner). LGO recently opened another Café in Santa Monica; whereas the Pasaden... More »
When you walk into Barney’s Beanery you are hit with many things; colors, sounds, smells: chaos. From the license plates on the ceiling, motorcycles on counters, televisions at every booth and the psychedelic English bus in the middle of the restaurant; Barney... More »
The dining room of Sushi Roku is dark, Zen-like, peaceful with the sound of multiple water features in the background. A small outcropping of rocks surrounds tables on one side, while roughly hewn pieces of highly polished wood adorn the back wall. Everything ... More »
redwhite+bluezz isn’t your average wine bar. Like other local wine venues, it’s hip and has a great wine list, but the similarities end there. Noted local and known musicians infuse the lounge with the best in live jazz and blues. Flights of wine and c... More »
From the moment you enter Vertical, you can see this is not your ordinary wine bar. The décor is elegant and understated, done in shades of mushroom, taupe and brown, Vertical is a delight to the eye as well as the senses with over 100 wines offered by the gl... More »
Q’s is just the sort of seriously laid-back bar Old Pasadena has been sorely missing. Q’s is located above Barney’s Beanery, sharing the kitchen and a fraction of the extensive menu. Sandwiches, burgers, salads and appetizers are available in the bar ups... More »
I’m in luuuuuuv (again)! This time my affair is with Europane Bakery in Pasadena. Trisha and I came west from Claremont for a day of eating and of course, an activity all college students engage in, “studying.” I don’t recall much studying being done but t... More »
For those of you who are not familiar with Five-Sixty-One, it is the restaurant connected with the California School of Culinary Arts. A sort of “working classroom†if you will. Under the instruction of Chef Instructor Matthew Zboray and Dining Room Instru... More »
