downtown LA

Hanging Out with Louie

March 11, 2010
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Last week, my friend Sophie had her dad, Paul, visiting from France and we decided to take him to Bottega Louie for an early dinner. In 2009, LA Times wrote Bottega Louie up as a place that “seems too good to be true. A palatial restaurant/gourmet market/patisserie opens downtown– a marvel of white marble, brass [...]

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Not so Lazy, Lazy Ox

February 18, 2010
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After a long week, my girlfriend BB and I made our way to the much talked about new “neighborhood canteen,” in downtown LA. On our way over, I got a text from a recent, but very persistent, gentleman suitor, which I shared with BB. I had made up my mind that, even if my love [...]

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