Keeping up with the New York food scene can be a challenge living all the way in Los Angeles. So, I try to keep a running list of those restaurants I’d like to try on each visit. Here are a few of new and/or noteworthy additions to add to yours: CROSBY BAR: I’m in LOVE……

I do like art (heck, I married an artist and represent them for a living), but I’ll admit I’m not an avid collector or someone who can even offer an intelligent reason why some works are considered museum worthy and others just wind up on the sidewalk. But, what I can tell you is that……

There’s no sign, so you know it must be cool. The entrance…an ivy covered arbor, romantic from strung lights and a side view of the front orchard-esqe patio, where guests of the booming restaurant/bar, Imperial No.Nine, might step out for some night air. The Lobby…shades of cornflower blue and chrome, evoking modern chic and urban……

And so it seems there are two words in my vocabulary lately–work and cocktails (exactly in that order). Oh, and vacation. But, unfortunately that’s a story for another day. I finally made a visit to Bar Keeper in Silver Lake and it ignited even further my recent obsession with bringing back the cocktail hour. Here’s……

Ok, so I’ll admit it. My first attempt at pickles was a big ole fail. After a few days of refrigeration, it was apparent there was something very unappealing growing in the bottom of the brand new jars I had paid entirely too much for at Sur la Table. SO…I decided $125 to take a……

I’m not sure how you can improve on what I already felt was spa perfection, but some how, The Parker’s Psyc has managed. It had been two years since my last visit and I must say, they have reached Titanic status (minus the tragic ending). They still have all the amenities that lured me before,……