Eating & Drinking

Red Bull is coming out with a cranberry flavored version of their energy drink called “The Red Edition.” This and other flavors are coming soon to a 7-11 near you. It basically tastes the same except for the cranberry aftertaste.

Glendale is not known for sushi but I decided to check out this Sushi Joint located in a strip mall. It’s easy to see that this is not an authentic Japanese sushi place, but they’re not trying to be. To ...

In my last review of Morinoya, I promised that I would try this place again. True to my word, this is my quick review my second time around. This time, I started with their Salmon Oni Chazuke ($7). Normally, Chazuke ...

After years of drinking Evian water, I’ve recently switched to Voss. The biggest reason being that Voss offers a sparking version, which I love. It has more sodium than the non-sparking version (according to the Voss website), which isn’t good ...

Alas, what used to be a great noodle place called Yashima at Olympic Collection closed down because of the terrible food they were serving after the owner change. In it’s place has opened another Japanese restaurant called Morinoya. First of ...

Previously, I’ve reviewed just about everything here, including the great Yakitory here. Last time I was here, I decided to try something different and ordered the cold tofu. Normally, it’s called Hiyayakko, but this was something else. As you can ...

While in Las Vegas for the WSOP 2012, I decided to try out Koi inside Planet Hollywood. This place actually looks like a restaurant that belongs in Las Vegas, starting from the entrance. If you’re looking for a quaint little ...

While playing at the 2012 WSOP, I dropped by Social House which, as the name implies, is more of a drinking place than an eating place. But I was hungry so I was ready to do some eating. The Sunomono ...

One of the restaurants on Sawtelle has been replaced by a new ramen place called Tatsu Ramen. They claim that everything is natural and hand made. Things look different as soon as you walk in. There are 3 iPads on ...

Slowly but surely, Google Wallet is starting to show up at my favorite shops. Here’s a picture of it at the downtown Pinkberry. When the clerk saw me take a picture of the sign, he even showed me how to ...