Andy Gavin's Blog, page 66
August 30, 2019
Quick Eats – Lola’s
Restaurant: Lola’s Peruvian Restaurant
Location: 2610, 230 N Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA 91203. (818) 956-5888
Date: July 18, 2019
Cuisine: Peruvian
Rating: Excellent Old School Peruvian
_Seb and I and another friend were wandering around Glendale for lunch and ended up at Lola’s Peruvian after I rejected a couple unappealing chain-type restaurants.
This is an old school, classic Peruvian place.
Baggette-like bread.
Zesty sauces.
Delicias Del Mar. Ceviche, tiradito, yellow and red chili pepp...
August 28, 2019
Eating Tel Aviv – Manta Ray
Restaurant: Manta Ray
Location: Promenade | 7 Koifman St, Tel Aviv 63305, Israel. +972 3-424-7717
Date: July 6, 2019
Cuisine: Israeli
Rating: seafood!
_Our final night in Israel — just hours before heading to the airport for a very long series of flights home.
Some friends had recommended this.
And it’s right on the beach.
With a straight on view (and the typical glass barrier beach restaurants often have).
The menu.
Plain pasta.
Pasta sauce.
Here they bring this slate of mezze and yo...
August 26, 2019
Eating Tel Aviv – Claro
Restaurant: Claro
Location: Rehov Ha’Arba’a 23 | Corner of David Elazar 30, Tel Aviv 6107450, Israel. +972 3-601-7777
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Date: July 5, 2019
Cuisine: Israeli
Rating: Surprisingly delicious — incredible lamb
_Our penultimate night in Israel led us to this totally different much more modern area of Tel Aviv.
Like a Jinga building, lightweight edition.
And to Claro, which I was worried (from the online reviews) would be overly “international.” Turned out to be great.
Interior is the Isra...
August 23, 2019
Eating Tel Aviv – Onza
Restaurant: Onza
Location: 3 Rabi Khanina, Tel Aviv 6813731, Israel. +972 3-648-6060
Date: July 4, 2019
Cuisine: Israeli
Rating: Really great
_On this particular evening, our restaurant was in the historic port city of Jaffa.
The port where Jonah supposedly hitched a ride with the whale. But regardless, it’s been an important seaport since ancient times and is the only ancient part of Tel Aviv.
On our way to dinner we wandered through the old arab quarter of Jaffa, which is now home to art...
August 21, 2019
Eating Tel Aviv – a Place for Meat
Restaurant: A Place for Meat
Location: 64 Shabazi Street | Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv, Israel. +972 53-944-4023
Date: July 4, 2019
Cuisine: Israeli
Rating: Not my favorite
_After a morning touring some of the city’s historic sites…
We ended up needing to get my dad lunch — he’s a definite 3 meal a day kind of guy.
And in search of a Yemenite restaurant ended up at this steakhouse — boo, not a steakhouse fan.
The lunch menu. This is like Israeli Houstons or something.
Tomatoes, onions, etc.
G...
August 19, 2019
Otafuku – Carb Coma
Restaurant: Otafuku
Location: 16525 S Western Ave. Gardena, CA 90247. (310) 532-9348
Date: June 21, 2019
Cuisine: Japanese Izakaya / Tempura / Noodles
Rating: Great noodles and tempura
_Asian Food Friday (AFF) is another of my fun food “groups” — composed of a bunch of Santa Monica guys that on certain Friday’s set out in search of great Asian eats.
This time we headed off to Otafuku, recommended as one of the best soba and tempura places in LA — located in Gardena Little Japan. You enter t...
August 16, 2019
Eating Tel Aviv – Shila
Restaurant: Shila
Location: Rehov Ben Yehuda 182, Tel Aviv 6347122, Israel. +972 3-522-1224
Date: July 3, 2019
Cuisine: Israeli
Rating: Great
_The end of our trip brought us to bustling Tel Aviv.
Only about 100 years old, Tel Aviv is a radically different kind of city than Jerusalem.
For our first restaurant we went to Shila.
The restaurant was established ten years ago by Sharon cohen and his wife Adi. At the first years Sharon worked with 2 cooks and Adi with 1 waitress. Year after year,...
August 14, 2019
Eating Caesarea – Portcafe
Restaurant: Portcafe
Location: National Park of Caesarea Harbor, Caesarea 3842134, Israel. +972 4-610-0299
Date: July 3, 2019
Cuisine: Israeli
Rating: Lovely location, great food
_On our way from the “North” to Tel Aviv we visited the port city of Caesarea.
Above are the ruins of old Caesarea, founded by King Herod as a new Hellenistic capital away form the “overly religious” Jerusalem.
Passing through the ruins to the port we met up with relatives at Portcafe.
The sea breeze was gorgeous...
August 12, 2019
Kass has Class
Restaurant: Kass Restaurant – Wine & Bar
Location: 320 South La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036. (323) 413-2299
Date: June 19, 2019
Cuisine: California French
Rating: Fabulous
_Years ago I enjoyed Chef Christophe Emé’s Ortolan and have had attended private dinners he’s prepared.
So it was exciting that he opened a new place on La Brea — supposedly a bit more casual this time (as is in vogue).
I think the sign was completed in 2018, I believe the restaurant itself opened in 2019 :-).
From...
August 9, 2019
Eating Rosh Pina – Shiri Bistro
Restaurant: Pina Barosh – Shiri Bistro
Location: Rehov HaChalutzim 8, Rosh Pina 1200000, Israel. +972 4-693-6582
Date: July 2, 2019
Cuisine: Israeli
Rating: Great view, sloppy service
_For our second night in Rosh Pina we went up the street again to Pina Barosh and its Shiri Bistro.
They have a lovely (if slightly dated) outside patio with great views.
Said great view.
The menu.
Geoni Salad. With sprouts, carrots, beets, cucumbers, walnuts and goat cheese.
Seared Cauliflower. With tahi...
