Email Author Nancy Rommelmann

Awards

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 21, 2008

  "No Exit Plan"

• 2009 - National Entertainment Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published February 21, 2008

  "No Exit Plan"

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2001 Stories by Nancy Rommelmann

• Eat at L. Ron’s

  published November 15, 2001

  At least twice a day for the past eight years, I’ve driven past the Manor Hotel, which houses the Church of Scientology... More >>

• Who She Took With Her

  published November 1, 2001

  age 19, wedding day On December 12, 1948, Nancy Schorn was born into privilege. Her father was the chief financial officer of the... More >>

• Call Waiting

  published July 26, 2001

  In a quiet corner of a Studio City bar called Residuals, cater waiter and actor Richard Comeau, a self-professed “man of many faces,” hands ... More >>

• He Sells Surfdogs by the Seashore

  published June 28, 2001

  One balmy day last summer, my boyfriend and I came up with what we thought was a good way to spend a relaxing day: bike riding on... More >>

• Beyond the Bar

  published June 7, 2001

  Quick, name a restaurant that’s good-looking, casual, and where most every reasonably priced dish is a triumph. Coming up blank?... More >>

• Eat Beef While Ye May

  published May 24, 2001

  I never gave much thought to the thousands of miles of ocean that cosset our country until the meat crisis afflicting much of the rest of the... More >>

• All You Can’t Eat

  published May 3, 2001

  “These aren’t even as good as the ones you get at Ralphs,” says my friend, rolling an inari sushi across her plastic plate.... More >>

• When in Venice . . .

  published April 12, 2001

  Loud music, rude servers and odd art can all be forgiven, ignored or overlooked at a restaurant where one likes the food. But no matter how... More >>

• One Mojito, Two Mojito, Three Mojito, Floor

  published March 29, 2001

  The best Cuban food I‘ve eaten in Los Angeles has been earthy, and served in no-decor places like Versailles, where the garlic chicken is... More >>

• My Three Sons

  published March 15, 2001

  Let me introduce my three boys, Antonio, Giuseppe and Johnny Stifano. Actually, they‘re not my boys in any sense of the phrase, as I am... More >>

• Sweet Surrender

  published March 1, 2001

  Several years ago, while researching bakeries in Los Angeles, I tasted dainties from San Pedro to the San Fernando Valley. While I did not find... More >>

• Slow Food

  published February 15, 2001

  Photo by Anne Fishbein Enlarge image Stew is the stuff of memory, and, as such, can be very good: my... More >>

• Pow!

  published February 8, 2001

  Naming a restaurant Temple implies a certain confidence in one‘s ability to provide tranquillity. Playing against type, by situating th... More >>

• A Happening Plate

  published January 25, 2001

  Art by Dottie-Boy for DottievisionTM I tend not to dine where I drink, because the fare at nightclubs is rarely more than incidental: a chip... More >>

• Someone’s in the Kitchen

  published January 4, 2001

  For over a decade NOW, there’s been a trend for new restaurants to offer up old-style comfort foods: mashed potatoes and meat loaves and... More >>