Animal [8 & 9]

12/13/08 Dinner with Peter and Julian.

New dishes we really enjoyed were King Crab Legs, Sweetbreads, Hush Puppies & Tabasco Butter, $22

and

Flat Iron Steak, PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon) Fondue, Cauliflower, Brussel Sprouts, $25

 12/31/08 Foie Gras on a Biscuit with Maple Sausage Gravy. Officially “MyLastBite” of 2008.

Animal Restaurant
http://www.animalrestaurant.com
435 N. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 782-9225

Dining Dates:
12/13/08
12/31/08

-> Visit #10

<- Visit #7

Animal [5 & 6]

Visit #5 and #6

10/5/08

Dinner with Dean & Steph. Foie Gras on Biscuits and Gravy! Hooray! It was so worth the wait. This was by far my favorite Foie Gras dish EVER! Thanks Vinny!!!!

10/30/08
Back at Animal Restaurant last night. This time with my girlfriend Laur and our production designer neighbor, Nelson. My husband had band practice… which was a shame because he really missed out on a great evening!The three of us shared five appetizers and two entrees… plus dessert. I know, I know… it was an absolute glutton-fest. But the food is SO AMAZING at Animal, that you don’t care if your brain tells you that you’re full. You don’t care if you have to secretly undo the top button of your pants at the table. You don’t care if you need to recline in the car on the way home because you can’t breathe… The food is THAT GOOD.

My favorites from last night’s dinner…
Grouper, King Crab, Tabasco Butter with Gold Rice Succcotash & Cipollini$28
I didn’t think anything could top my Animal favorites… the Foie on Biscuits & Gravy or the Raw Amberjack, but this super grouper did it. 

Red Fish Crudo, Blueberry, Serrano Chili, Apple Slaw $14
Beautiful, clean and tart. Just as tasty as my beloved Amberjack! 

Poutine, Ox-tail Gravy, Vermont Cheddar $12
In these tough economic times, I wish everyone could feel as good as I did whilst happily working my way through this plate of comforting goodness. Poutine are traditionally made with cheese curds, but chef Vinny wasn’t happy with curds that were locally avail, so he went for Vermont cheddar. You know when you eat something and you sort of feel like you want to cry? It was that sort of contentment.

Dining Date 10/5/08 and 10/30/08

– > Visit #7

<- Visits 3 & 4

 

Animal Restaurant
435 N. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 782-9225

http://www.animalrestaurant.com

Animal [3 & 4]

Visit #3 and #4

We had another fantastic dinner at Animal last night with our friends Adela, Andrew and Jodi. 

My favorite was the Foie Gras & Strawberries, Brioche and Mache $20.

9/21/08 Dinner at Animal with my nephew Cody and his girlfriend Jade… and friends Bob, Andrew & Clara. It was such a treat to have Cody there. He is by far my favorite eating partner! We especially loved the Pork Belly and the massive “109” Steak. Chefs Vin and Jon both came around to chat with our group. Love those guys!

The “109” Steak, Foie Gras Sauce and Mash $70

Pork Belly, Kimchi $10

– > Visits 5 & 6

<- Visit 2

Animal Restaurant
435 N. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 782-9225

http://www.animalrestaurant.com

Dining Date 9/6/08 and 9/21/08

Animal [2]

We loved Animal so much that we went back the next night! Everything was AMAZING but my favorites were the ooey, gooey petit basque and the melt-in-your-mouth flat iron steak.

Melted Petite Basque Cheese, Flame Grapes, Rocket & Pinenuts $9

Grilled Quail, Lemon, Pigweed & Garlic $10

Pork Chop, Wax Beans, Squash, Lipstick & Pimento Peppers, Garbanzo $28

Flatiron Steak, Potato, Corn & Grilled Torpedo Onion Hash, Ox-tail Bordelaise $25

Macerated Strawberries, Cream, Toasted Pound Cake $8

Dining Date 8/30/08

– > Animal Visit 3 & 4

<- Animal Visit 1

Animal Restaurant
http://www.animalrestaurant.com
435 N. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 782-9225