Robata Jinya

Robata Jinya

Last night I met up with my old friend, Brian, for dinner, whom I haven’t seen in a while.  He loves the Japanese culture, so he suggested we go to Robata Jinya.  It’s a small but lovely place, with modern Asian decor including a Samuri, and…

Raya at The Ritz Carlton

Raya at The Ritz Carlton

I’m continuing my California Bucket List and decided to take a drive down to Dana Point to visit my girlfriend Cathy Britan & her daughter Rachel. My girlfriend Mary Stavin drove us down. It’s was a great way to relax, spend time with friends and…

The Bellwether

The Bellwether

Tonight, Gretchen invited me to have dinner with her and her son, Sean, who was in town from Nashville. Her friend had recommended The Bellwether so she wanted to check it out. We had actually tried going there once before, but they were closed which…

Paley

Paley

So this was the beginning of a truly Fab night out with Gretchen. I met her and her Fab friend Sally Kellerman at Paley (pronounced pay-lee) for an early dinner at around 5:45pm. At that time, there were a few people seated outside and several…

Pace

Pace

I met Gretchen at Pace tonight because I foolishly left my house keys in her car after our fabulous lunch at Musso & Frank’s. She was meeting her friend Steve Schweidel (aka Schwidy) there before his long flight to Australia where he was going to…