An honest Muse Santa Monica review after three visits: how to get a reservation, what to order, what to skip, and the dessert we get every time.
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Our Cafe Landwer Brentwood review: great hummus, a $24 schnitzel for two, plenty for my vegan brother, and frozen yogurt downstairs at Go Greek.
Our honest review of Bad Roman Beverly Hills: the must-order garlic babka, fun cocktails, the secret menu, what to skip, and why dessert is the highlight.
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We took a rare kid-free trip to Telefèric Barcelona for tapas and cocktails, then walked down San Vicente to Bacio di Latte for gelato. Here's our honest take on both, including the one dish we won't order again.
Sora Brentwood, the new hand-roll-focused sushi restaurant, has been packed since the day it opened. We made a reservation before heading over on a Saturday night with our two daughters and a friend who met us there, and it’s a good thing we did — every table was full and the room stayed loud and busy the entire time. After working our way through about sixteen hand rolls across eight different flavors between the four of us, I walked away with mixed feelings: the food is excellent, but the experience comes with real trade-offs worth knowing before you go. The…
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We visited the newly reopened Duke's Malibu on a regular Saturday with no reservation — the honest truth on the wait, the newly remodeled dining room, what to order (and what to skip), and what it actually costs for a family of four.
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Carbon Beach Club at the Malibu Beach Inn has become our family's go-to for a special-occasion dinner. Here's why: the oceanfront terrace, the whipped ricotta, the deep-dish chocolate chip cookie, and honest notes on cost, parking, and bringing kids.
A return visit, ten years in the making, to Black Market Liquor Bar in Studio City — the inventive cocktails, the must-order deep-fried flufferutter, honest notes on the service, and why it is the perfect westside-to-valley meeting point.
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Our dinner at Shoreside Santa Monica had great food and friendly staff, but also a wind problem the restaurant hasn't quite solved yet. Here's what worked, what didn't, and how the inKind rewards made up for the higher-than-listed prices.
Our second visit to Chelsea in Santa Monica, the moody London-inspired spot that's become one of our family's regular dinner spots — what to order, what to skip, and why the Banana Flambé is worth it.
