To tease your palate for the upcoming two-week dineLA Restaurant Week event, where you can get to know 300 local restaurants via special prix-fixe menus, dineLA has been running a series of "Quickfire Challenges." more ›

With all the buzz surrounding restaurant newcomers Anisette and Comme Ca, another elegant French bistro has quietly slipped under the foodie radar: The Hall at Palihouse. This serene, casual, but sophisticated space within the "extended-stay" hotel has recently changed chefs: Anisette's former chef de cuisine, Brendan Collins, has taken over from Stephanie O'Mary, and in doing so has invigorated the traditional French bistro menu with more exotic Mediterranean influences. more ›