One night in Pasadena: best for nice dinner?

[galka]

Coming from Boston for one day to see Caltech- need recommendations for a nice dinner, please. Son has cooking ambitions- want to go to a really good place, thank you!

[tatertotsrock]

SHIRO
in South Pasadena...many young aspiring chefs would be so excited to be near Shiro's kitchen.
Beautiful food, clean, tasteful, elegant, sometimes simple, and always good.
Japanese/French
attention to detail for sure.
Good wine/sake list and bar. Small room, not too fussy, it's all about the food.
From veggis, fish, meat to dessert, all is amazing.
Enjoy!

[Clare K]

Parkway Grill.

[galka]

thank you so very much for this recommendation- it was a totally fabulous meal and the place is indeed remarkable, just like you said

[tatertotsrock]

Hi galka,
Did you go to Shiro or Parkway Grill?
I'm off to Shiro tonight...I've got some wine collecting dust that needs to be enjoyed with some great food.
Can't wait.

[PanchanLove]

California School of Culinary Arts is a Le Courdon Bleu culinary academy in Pasadena that also has restaurants where future chefs ply their trade:

Bistro 561
561 E Green St
Pasadena, CA 91101

[ipsedixit]

I like Restaurant 561 alot myself, but if you go just be warned that the food can sometimes be uneven. It is, after all, a cooking school cum restaurant.

www.561restaurant.com

[SauceSupreme]

While you're at Caltech, try and talk to Tom Mannion, who is trying to put together a cooking program *within* tech.

The Ath is nice, and I'm having dinner this week for a bourbon tasting, but I would say the best dinner in Pasadena is at Red White + Bluezz. Even when you take away the wine bar, it's still a great restaurant, if only a little pricey.

I would concur, though, with the Briganti and the Ritz Carlton recs -- the reason being is that, as a Tech student, your opportunities to leave campus will diminish as the workload increases, which means that he'll be eating in Pasadena quite a bit. Heading to South Pas or San Marino will be a welcome treat, even if he doesn't quite realize it now.

[ipsedixit]

The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton, Huntington.

http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Propert...

(By the way, Caltech has some nice dining options as well.)

[rantsnravesnreviews]

Go to South Pasadena and try Brigante for Italian its very good.