My good friend Christy Morgan, of Viva la Greens, and I took advantage of dineLA (discounted pricing) at XIV by Michael Mina. Both of us had heard great things about it and were willing to pay $44 for an 8 course meal (instead of the normal $64, per person) to see what it was all about. All in all, it was a fun experience, but the food didn't wow me enough to go back and pay full price...unless someone else is paying ; )