Email Author Besha Rodell

2013 Stories by Besha Rodell

• Mélisse: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  If the casual-ification of the restaurant scene has got you down, if you'd still like to swish into a hushed, formal room, if you wish every... More >>

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  Milo and Olive: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  If Santa Monica were a house, Milo and Olive would be its sunny breakfast nook, although much more than breakfast takes place... More >>

• Mo-Chica: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  Ricardo Zarate has taken his whiz-kid Peruvian place Mo-Chica from a stall in Mercado la Paloma and moved it downtown, opening... More >>

• Musso & Frank: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  Step out of the tourist trap–laden, frat-boy noise of Hollywood Boulevard in 2013, and step into what is basically a time capsule —... More >>

• Nickel Diner: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  There may not be a better deal in town than the Nickel Diner's double-stuffed chicken, a mountain of roast chicken with... More >>

• Night + Market: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  Kris Yenbamroong is as much a cultural curator as he is a chef. At Night + Market, Yenbamroong presents the unadulterated,... More >>

• Oinkster: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  In the lunch line at Oinkster, men and women with copious neck and hand tattoos mingle with guys in suits. Across two tables,... More >>

• Osteria Mozza: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  If you adore restaurants, if you're addicted to the sounds, the energy and the spectacle of dining out, there's hardly anyplace in L.A. that's... More >>

• Park's BBQ: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  If the walls full of celebrity photos (from Korean pop stars to Keanu Reeves) at Park's BBQ don't tip you off, if the... More >>

• Picca: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  Los Angeles is both lucky and unusual in that it's rich in Peruvian cuisine — even high-end Peruvian cuisine, thanks to Nobu's longtime... More >>

• Pink's: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  Go ahead and take off your food-snob shoulder chip for a few minutes and bask in the glorious silliness that is Pink's Famous Hot... More >>

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  Pizzeria Mozza: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  Among the great L.A. conversations, along with which routes are the fastest and what celebrity you saw most recently, is the debate over... More >>

• Playa: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  John Sedlar, chef and owner of Playa, says that the name of his restaurant refers to the laid-back, seaside Southern... More >>

• R&R Soul Food: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  There's no shtick to this Carson soul-food joint, no marketing plan, no cutesy "down-home" aspirations. There's also no steam table and no duds... More >>

• Red Medicine: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  Eating chef Jordan Kahn's hyper-conceptual creations out of a terrarium, as many dishes at Red Medicine are served, is nothing... More >>

• Ricky's Fish Tacos: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  Many people attribute the magic of Ricky's Fish Tacos to the gloriously makeshift nature of the enterprise — a... More >>

• Rivera: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  In this long, sleek restaurant, which features different menus for different rooms, chef John Sedlar explores Latin culture with exacting,... More >>

• Rocio's Moles de los Dioses: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  There are so many things about Rocio's Moles de los Dioses that make it special — yes, there are the moles, made by... More >>

• Salt's Cure: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  It's deceptively unassuming, this restaurant; just some tables and a kitchen behind a high counter tucked into a slot on Santa Monica Boulevard... More >>

• Sea Harbour: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  Live seafood can make a meal at Sea Harbour cost more than a night on the town in Beverly Hills. While it's nice to know you... More >>

• Son of a Gun: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  If Son of a Gun could sing, it would sing some sort of hipster sea shanty, a rollicking, jaunty tune that, once examined,... More >>

• Sotto: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  Sotto is an exercise in quality, in obsession, in delivering an L.A. version of Italy so good, it'll make you appreciate the... More >>

• Spago: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  With Spago's recent overhaul of both menu and decor, everything has changed and nothing has changed. Everything: The dining... More >>

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  Superba Snack Bar: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  Superba Snack Bar slipped so easily into its community, and so quickly seemed inherent to its Rose Avenue neighborhood, that... More >>

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  Tavern: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

  published February 28, 2013

  Tavern, Suzanne Goin's Brentwood bistro, takes the idea of "starters" seriously. These are no mini entrees and no creative... More >>