Jiraffe - Santa Monica, California

502 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90401

(310) 917-6671

http://www.jirafferestaurant.com

 

I came here with a group for a birthday and had a wonderful time.  The food was good, the service was great, and the portions were huge!  I love their goat cheese & beet salad, and lamb chops.  I will definitely continue to come back.  This restaurant is great for groups!

 

 

Cafe de L'Ambassade - Paris, France

9 Rue Boissy d’Anglas

75008 PARIS

01 42 65 04 05 

We randomly stopped by this restaurant during a shopping break and was pleasantly surprised.  We had spent so much time fine dining in Paris so it was refreshing to try something different.  I  loved everything we ordered. 

Homemade sauteed potatoes with garlic and parsley

Preserved pork sausage

Preserved duck

Fresh bread

Masion Akira - Pasadena, California

713 E Green St
Pasadena, CA 91101

(626) 796-9501

http://www.maisonakira.net

 

We stopped by for dinner one night since we were in the area and decided to try it out.  We ordered a bunch of things for more variety and ended up super full. The presentation and service was very good but the food was just decent.  My favorite dish was the steak.

 

 

 

 

Fraiche - Culver City, California

9411 Culver Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232

(310) 839-6800

http://www.fraicherestaurantla.com

 

I came here for dinner with some friends since we heard good things about the chef and wanted to check it out.  To me, the food was just okay.  There wasn't anything in particular I loved or felt was special.

 

 

Morel's French Steakhouse & Bistro - Los Angeles, California

189 The Grove Dr

Los Angeles , CA 90036

(323) 965-9595

http://www.morelsla.com/index.php

Whenever I shop at The Grove, we always stop by here for brunch or dinner.  I like the food for brunch a lot better than dinner.  I like their fondue as well so I always order that as an appetizer.  The french onion soup is pretty good too.

Joel Robuchon - Las Vegas, Nevada

3799 Las Vegas Blvd S

Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 891-7925

www.joel-robuchon.com

* 3 Michelin Stars *

This was my second time trying the 16 course tasting menu at Joel Robuchon since the first time I went, I used an old camera and the pictures didn't come out that great. :( 

The first time we did the 16 course tasting, every dish contained white truffles and this time they changed it to black truffles. Overall the food and service was great, the food presentation was awesome and it's definitely an experience I would recommend everyone trying at least once.

My favorite dish is still the crab meat caviar. I can't seem to get enough of it so I will definitely go back!