You know that feeling when you’ve lost something precious and no matter how hard you’ve looked, you just can’t find it anywhere? Then one day, perhaps even years later, you find it again? That’s exactly what happened with me and Fab’s restaurant in Sherman Oaks. It was a cheap but delicious Italian restaurant that was [...]
It’s the dog days of summer as I stare woefully at my beautiful but unused Viking range. The thought of cooking seems quite unappealing but I need to eat and take-out won’t do. Here is my mother’s fantastic gazpacho–no need to use the stove and what a wonderful dish on a hot summer day! Rub [...]
Close to ten years ago, my husband and I went to a sushi bar recommended to us by a friend. Located in a strip mall, sandwiched between a pet grooming business and a Domino’s pizza, we wondered if we had the right place. It said “Katsu-Ya” on the sign and there was a line to [...]
14500 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 818-990-7006 It’s official. I’m one of them. A slave to debt and in the poor house. No, I didn’t max out my credit card on a binge at Bloomingdales. I didn’t even buy a car which I can’t afford but makes me look like I’m keeping up with [...]
21825 Sherman Way Canoga Park, CA 91303 (818) 348-3240 The year was 1973. Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” was number one, CBS sold the New York Yankees to a 12 person syndicate led by George Steinbrenner for 10 million, and four hippies in Canoga Park, California created a dream: They opened a restaurant/health food store where there [...]
