Marston’s has been a Pasadena institution for many years, serving outstanding breakfasts and lunches to that city’s residents as well as to those who commute to the area. But the owners of Marston’s, Jim and Kristin McCardy, live in the Santa Clarita Valley, and two years ago they quietly opened a second Marston’s at the…
The Barrymore http://barrymorelv.com/ We really enjoy our trips to Las Vegas. And one of the things we love is that there are so many incredible wining and dining options there. That being said, except for occasional exceptions, we’re not really into that whole celebrity chef thing on the Strip. We much prefer finding restaurants a…
Recently, I wrote an article about restaurant corkage policies, and reader Cathy Martin raised an issue that I did not address. Her comment related to: if restaurants were reasonable in their wine pricing, corkage would not be necessary. I understand what she is saying, even though from my own perspective I’m not sure how much…
It was a recent Saturday evening, and we were searching for somewhere new to go. My wife Karen searched the internet for wine oriented restaurants within a reasonable distance and came up with Chablis Wine + Food (www.chablisca.com) in Tarzana. A perusal of the online menu made us wonder why we hadn’t visited sooner. And…