Subject:

Acapulco

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    April Roundup of Restaurant Openings and Closings

    Adding more raw fish to Sawtelle Boulevard, morinoya is Little Osaka's newest "authentic hole in the wall izakaya," serving tapas dishes including yakitori and oden as well as sushi and sashimi. The Slice Truck is also settling into the area with its first brick and mortar restaurant, fulfilling own ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Tantalum: Best Beautiful Bar in an Ugly Strip Mall

    Lost in a corner between a Loehmann's and an Acapulco, Tantalum is an Asian-jungle-oasis-escape from the SUV-driving hordes at Best Buy, Ralph's, and Sports Authority. As you enter with the less-than-zero expectations inspired by the front façade, you are greeted by a huge, open series of rooms wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Real Mex Files For Bankruptcy

    Courtesy of El Torito.​If you've ever wondered why the food at El Torito, Chevy's and Acapulco tastes remarkably similar, it's because they all have the same corporate parent, Real Mex Restaurants, Inc.. The company, which owes $49 million to its employees and food suppliers but only has $1 mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    LinA In LA Club/Party Picks: Booze and Boobs On A Boat To Mexico!

    Lina Lecaro Crookers crank it out at Control, Friday​There is never a better excuse for excess and revelry than a birthday or anniversary. This week, two such occasions are mark-the-calendar-worthy, at the Avalon Hollywood and at the new Los Globos. An overnight excursion, a popular Italian DJ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    John Lautner's 100th Birthday: L.A. Celebrates its Forgotten, Space-Age Architectural Giant

    Courtesy of the John Lautner FoundationLautner's Marbrisa house in Acapulco, Mexico​ Our print edition this week features a story about John Lautner, L.A.'s forgotten architectural giant, written by Lautner-obsessed Evelyn McDonnell. LACMA and the John Lautner foundation are celebrating Lautne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Marijuana Purchases in Southern California Cut Off by American Express?

    American ExpressShould Bruins be offended that there's a Trojan on this bitch?​Yes stoners, leave home without it. Turns out the popular practice of using mom's gold card to pay for that Acapulco gold is no longer possible, at least not if that card is issued by American Express. LA Snark vi ... More >>

  • LA Life

    February 24, 2011

    Can a Gabacho Become President of Mexico?

    American ExpressShould Bruins be offended that there's a Trojan on this bitch?​Yes stoners, leave home without it. Turns out the popular practice of using mom's gold card to pay for that Acapulco gold is no longer possible, at least not if that card is issued by American Express. LA Snark vi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Lawsuit: Woman Claims a Princess Cruise Line Employee with a History of Sexual Misconduct Assaulted Her

    ​Did Princess Cruise Lines have a serial sexual predator working aboard one of its ships? According to California resident Marisa Foppoli, who filed a lawsuit earlier this week in Los Angles Superior Court against the third largest cruise line in the world, the answer is yes. It was the wee hour ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    The Other Red O: The Original Red Onion

    Parking is plentiful. There are no bouncers to prevent you from entering before your allotted hour. Here, the unwashed masses are welcome. With the much hyped and much criticized opening of posh Mexican restaurant Red O, we thought it was time to take a look at the other Red O, the one that doesn't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    "Buen Provecho" Tamale Cooking Class at MOLAA Mr. Gold's Two Cents

    phil_g/flickr​As part of an ongoing series that celebrates Latin American cooking, the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) will host a cooking class this Saturday, November 6th, that will teach participants how to put together the perfect tamale. And what does a perfect tamale look like to J ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    'LULAC,' Huge Latino Group, Endorses Prop. 19, California's Marijuana Legalization Initiative

    A big Latino group on Friday endorsed the legalization of marijuana: Surprised?​Updated again after the jump with some debate about whether the endorsement is official. First posted Friday at 1:17 p.m. Surprise surprise. Latinos are getting behind the California ballot initiative to legalize ... More >>

  • Music

    July 29, 2010

    Sergio Mendes: Q&A

    A big Latino group on Friday endorsed the legalization of marijuana: Surprised?​Updated again after the jump with some debate about whether the endorsement is official. First posted Friday at 1:17 p.m. Surprise surprise. Latinos are getting behind the California ballot initiative to legalize ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Brand-Name Bud? Gold Rush To Patent Marijuana Strains Gets Snuffed By U.S. Patent Office

    Brand-name bud?​A gold rush to obtain federal patents on strains of marijuana such as Acapulco Gold, Maui Wowie and even straight-up "Chronic" was snuffed out last week by the federal patent office, according to a report in Monday's Wall Street Journal. The move came following inquiries by th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Hurricane Surf In SoCal This Weekend?

    ​Stranger things have happened, but the website Surfline has a rarity for June: possible hurricane surf hitting the Southern California coast. Hurricane Celia is rotating 750 miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and, although she's getting weaker as water to the north gets cooler, Celia c ... More >>

  • News

    April 1, 2010

    Can Placido Pull It Off?

    With a secretive Domingo convalescing, L.A. Opera faces a high-stakes Ring Festival

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Mexico A No-No For Spring Break?

    Acapulco.​After two Americans connected to the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez were gunned down, the U.S. State Department issued a warning regarding travel to Mexico, particularly its northern cities and states -- including Tijuana. The attack in the city opposite El Paso, Texas, included on ... More >>

  • News

    January 14, 2010

    L.A. Opera’s $14 Million Imbroglio

    Superstar Plácido Domingo pushes the company closer to worldwide acclaim — and financial collapse

  • Eat+Drink

    October 8, 2009

    New Guac City: Rosa Mexicano at L.A. Live

    Superstar Plácido Domingo pushes the company closer to worldwide acclaim — and financial collapse

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    Today in Photographs: March 19, 1958

    Back from Acapulco: Actress Lana Turner and Los Angeles businessman Johnny Stompanato return from a Mexican vacation. ("But there is no romance, Lana says," according to the original caption.) Turner's 14-year-old daughter, Cheryl, right, is on hand to greet them. Stompanato had been linked to mobst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2009

    Recession Reality Bites -- The Whole Enchilada

    Thanks to some prodding from KNX radio, the L.A. County Economic Development Corp. has crunched the latest unemployment figures and states that a true picture of those out of work in L.A. County is 20 percent -- not the "mere" 10.5 percent we'd been told. Now comes even more staggering news from the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2008

    LAPD Detective Testifies in Witchcraft Murder Trial

    A Los Angeles Police Department homicide detective testified yesterday in the witchcraft murder trial of 22-year-old Carla Mendez who is accused of killing a local snow-cone vendor who allegedly put an evil spell on her female lover. Detective Luis Rivera, who looked dapper in a beige suit, blue s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2008

    Key Witness Testifies in Witchcraft Murder Trial

    Opening arguments began yesterday in the strange witchcraft murder trial of Carla Mendez accused of the Silver Lake murder of a local snow-cone vendor who she believed had put an evil spell on Mendez' female lover. Deputy District Attorney Hyunah Suh described the slight 22-year-old Mendez, who wa ... More >>

  • LA Life

    July 10, 2008

    Why Mexicans Love Elvis

    Aside from the pompadour, no gabacho can sing "Guadalajara" like he does

  • Music

    November 22, 2007

    Hardcorey

    Corey Hart, Moby and Tarina Tarantino's “Tokyo Hardcore”

  • Stage

    October 25, 2007

    Theater Listings

    For the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1

  • Stage

    October 18, 2007

    Theater Listings

    For the week of Oct. 19-26

  • Stage

    October 11, 2007

    Theater Reviews: The Drawer Boy, Hollywood Hellhouse, Max Maven

    Also Jim Morrison's Swimming to the Moon and this week's pick, Innocent When You Dream.

  • LA Life

    October 4, 2007

    Whoa, Nellie! You're the Best!

    What to do in Los Angeles this week

  • Film+TV

    August 16, 2007

    Film Reviews: Delirious, Death at a Funeral, 7 Dias

    What to do in Los Angeles this week

  • News

    February 1, 2007

    Death of the Snow-Cone Man

    Norberto Castro made a good life here, but a witch spelled his doom

  • Eat+Drink

    November 9, 2006

    Where To Eat Now

    Norberto Castro made a good life here, but a witch spelled his doom

  • Eat+Drink

    June 30, 2005

    Jonathan Gold’s 99 Essential L.A. Restaurants

    From A.O.C. to Zankou

  • Eat+Drink

    June 30, 2005

    Jonathan Gold’s 99 Essential L.A. Restaurants - Part 2

    From The Hungry Cat to Providence

  • News

    June 16, 2005

    Chicanos and the Man

    Comedian Paul Rodriguez and his skateboarding son, Paulie, are rich and famous. But where would they be without Pablo?

  • News

    April 21, 2005

    Really Big Packages

    Forget what EW says, it’s the moguls’ perks that are out of control, not the stars’

  • Eat+Drink

    September 2, 2004

    New to the List

    Forget what EW says, it’s the moguls’ perks that are out of control, not the stars’

  • Eat+Drink

    August 12, 2004

    Love, From Los Angeles

    Forget what EW says, it’s the moguls’ perks that are out of control, not the stars’

  • Art+Books

    November 6, 2003

    Behind the Scenes

    Phil Stern shows what a “dumb-fucking illiterate schmuck” can do with a camera

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    Los Angeles: June, 2002

    A semi-comic fantasy about an aspect of the future that may prove pertinent to L.A.

  • News

    March 28, 2002

    The Realm of the Open-Ended

    Farmers Market in the shadow of “The Grove”

  • News

    October 26, 2000

    Black Film Resources

    Farmers Market in the shadow of “The Grove”

  • Film+TV

    May 4, 2000

    Heart Attack

    Love to the death

  • News

    April 6, 2000

    Shavian Wisdom

    Love to the death

  • Film+TV

    March 30, 2000

    Law and Disorder

    Mexican politics, corruption and a little too much cinéma vérité

  • Columns

    November 18, 1999

    Delicious Huge Love

    Mexican politics, corruption and a little too much cinéma vérité

  • Music

    August 13, 1998

    Third Ear

    Bossa Nova Hunchback Corpses on the Moon

  • News

    April 2, 1998

    Letters

    Bossa Nova Hunchback Corpses on the Moon

  • Stage

    February 5, 1998

    Ludwig Lives

    Bossa Nova Hunchback Corpses on the Moon

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