Redondo’s Zoku specializes in skewered food, but has more to offer
Richard Foss
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Richard Foss
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Coastal Hermosa survives early storms, change for the better
Richard Foss
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Richard Foss
October 24, 2024
Intricate, sophisticated, successful, Mar’Sel at Terranea is the antithesis of home cooking
Richard Foss
July 3, 2024
The dinner of a thousand details: A feast in Paris illuminates fine dining expectations in California
Richard Foss
July 2, 2024
Family Heirloom: Gaetano’s in Torrance celebrate generations of restaurateurs
Richard Foss
April 29, 2024
Variations on a Donut: Cambodian, Classic, and Modern
Richard Foss
April 25, 2024
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Richard Foss
February 28, 2024
A La Carte: Hermosa burger block, a Mexican metamorphosis, classic closed, dining events
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September 28, 2023
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Richard Foss
May 12, 2023
Three decades of pizza on Pacific Coast Highway, Brooklyn Brick Oven Pizza
Richard Foss
April 26, 2023
Best of the Beach 2023 Dining & Entertainment
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April 12, 2023
Chinese American classics from another era
Richard Foss
April 8, 2023
Top 10 in 2022 – All cuisines, all prices, all different
Richard Foss
February 9, 2023
Two for the show – Pat Brown and son James honored for their early support of the Warner Grand Theater
Richard Foss
July 29, 2022
Redondo’s Zoku specializes in skewered food, but has more to offer
Richard Foss
November 15, 2024
by Richard Foss “This is a great cuisine for someone with a short attention span,” I remarked to my dining
A LA CARTE: lil’ Vegerie wins big award, BBQ back, openings, and wine events
Richard Foss
October 30, 2024
by Richard Foss Top Honors: Gourmets all over the world now know about ‘lil Vegerie, the tiny takeout-only cafe located
Coastal Hermosa survives early storms, change for the better
Richard Foss
October 25, 2024
by Richard Foss I am not a sports fan, but since so many people around me are, I have absorbed
Victoria’s Mexican Grill, high standard, sweet finish
Richard Foss
October 24, 2024
Two establishments on Western in RPV dish out the classics by Richard Foss One of the first questions that comes
Intricate, sophisticated, successful, Mar’Sel at Terranea is the antithesis of home cooking
Richard Foss
July 3, 2024
by Richard Foss One of the delights of dining out is ordering something you can’t possibly make at home because
The dinner of a thousand details: A feast in Paris illuminates fine dining expectations in California
Richard Foss
July 2, 2024
by Richard Foss When I reminisce about memorable dining experiences at French restaurants, some people recoil from the idea. An
Family Heirloom: Gaetano’s in Torrance celebrate generations of restaurateurs
Richard Foss
April 29, 2024
by Richard Foss In Los Angeles, something a century old is, well, old. The South Bay was mainly agricultural
Variations on a Donut: Cambodian, Classic, and Modern
Richard Foss
April 25, 2024
You say Doughnut, I say Donut by Richard Foss A friend moved from the South Bay to New Zealand but
Beach Cities Wine Dinners: Four meals, 18 wines, uncountable flavors
Richard Foss
February 28, 2024
by Richard Foss One of the allures of wine dinners is that attendees experience a meal exactly as the chef
A La Carte: Hermosa burger block, a Mexican metamorphosis, classic closed, dining events
Richard Foss
September 28, 2023
by Richard Foss Burger Rebirth: In a previous column, I mused that Hermosa Beach might have reached peak burger, since
Beach Cities 2023 Summer Dining
Richard Foss
May 12, 2023
South Bay Beer & Wine Festival Ernie Howlett Park, Rolling Hills Estates May 21 The Palos Verdes Rotarians host their
Three decades of pizza on Pacific Coast Highway, Brooklyn Brick Oven Pizza
Richard Foss
April 26, 2023
Brooklyn Brick Oven consistently delivers New York flavor. Want to argue? Fuhgettaboutit by Richard Foss I had to try some
Best of the Beach 2023 Dining & Entertainment
Richard Foss
April 12, 2023
American BBQ Willingham’s World Champion BBQ There are several good barbecue options in the greater South Bay that offer expansive
Chinese American classics from another era
Richard Foss
April 8, 2023
by Richard Foss The Chinese takeout container with its stylized pagoda on the side has been a symbol of fast
Top 10 in 2022 – All cuisines, all prices, all different
Richard Foss
February 9, 2023
2022 was a year of extraordinary diversity in the dining scene by Richard Foss Sometimes I look at previous columns
Two for the show – Pat Brown and son James honored for their early support of the Warner Grand Theater
Richard Foss
July 29, 2022
by Richard Foss The Grand Vision Foundation periodically honors supporters of the arts, and for this year’s gala at the