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Brentwood

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Ground Organ Meat: The New Farmers Market Burger Essential From Novy Ranches

    If you've been wondering where all the "organ burgers" have been hiding among the ground beef, turkey and vegan summer grilling options, you're in luck. Novy Ranches recently began selling ground grass-fed organ meat (kidneys, heart and tongue) at the Sunday Brentwood Farmers Market and on its websi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: Planet Carrots Why Our Winter Carrots Are Less Sweet This Year

    Carrots are an easy crop for farmers with the land for them. They don't have the stigma of Brussels sprouts or the on-again-off-again iron taste that beets sometimes have to fight. And they've been lucky enough to dance in the culinary trio of mirepoix for hundreds of years, an unintended marketin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    The Story of How Lalo Alcaraz's Cinco De Mayo Cartoon Cost Brentwood Patch Editor Dennis Wilen His Job

    We once said that Patch, that national network of "hyperlocal" news you can snooze to, just doesn't get it. And this completely proves our point. The ex-editor of Brentwood Patch today published the story of how he was fired last year for running a cartoon that the company's New York editors found ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    January 26, 2012

    Breakfast in Los Angeles: Top 10 Spots

    Sweet, savory and in between

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Beverly Hills Casting Call Wants Rich People And Their 'Help' For Reality Show

    Bravo​Oh boy. If you think The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is disgusting, have we got a show for you. Well, actually, we don't. All we know is that this proposed Real Housewives poseur will focus on the relationships between the Westside's super rich and their help. Let's just hope they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    10 Best Coffee Shops in Los Angeles

    T. NguyenCoffee Commissary​It used to be that you just needed one hand to count all the truly outstanding coffee shops in Los Angeles. Now, thanks to a recent surge of brave coffee geeks-turned-entrepreneurs, you need both hands to tick off all the stellar shops in the city, and maybe that is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    5 Best Ice Cream Shops in Los Angeles

    5.1. Rite Aid (everywhere): Their ice cream isn't chic and artisanal, but it's cheap, ubiquitous and features their standout flavor, Chocolate Malted Krunch. Milky, creamy and slightly tart, it's flecked with soft shavings of dark chocolate that melt on your tongue while crisp, malted mini-bombs e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    307 Restaurants Participate in dineLA Fall 2011 Restaurant Week

    Anne FishbeinSpicy chicken pops at Lukshon.​Ever wanted to try the Lukshon's squid stuffed with fermented ground pork or spaghetti at Scarpetta but can't afford it? dineLA, which returns for 12 days in early October, might be your chance. The restaurant promo returns October 2-7 and 9-14, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Chipotle Opens (in Brentwood)

    ​There are many things Brentwood needs. Apparently, Chipotle is one of them. Even after Soul Daddy's stunning but unsurprising failure, Chipotle co-CEO Steve Ells has enough cash to open this new location, which will open at the corner of Barrington Avenue on San Vicente Boulevard on August ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    LA's Top 10 Ice Cream & Gelato Spots

    Guzzle & Nosh​[Catch up on the full 30 Scoops in 30 Days trek in our sweet, creamy archive.] Americans remember President Ronald Reagan as any number of things: The Great Communicator, a proponent of trickle-down economics, a hack former actor with a penchant for chimpanzees. Few, however, kn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Bus-Only Lane Will Run 7.7 Miles Down Wilshire Boulevard -- Conveniently Sparing Westwood's 'Condo Canyon'

    LAStreetsBlogThe 720 -- home free!​Screwed year-in and year-out by rail-happy L.A. politicians and transportation officials, the Bus Riders Union finally gets to pop the bubbly tonight -- in celebration of a 7.7-mile bus lane it's taken them six years to win. (That is, if it's approved by L.A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    [Updated] The Want Ads: A Whole Kitchen at FarmShop

    A. ScattergoodFarmShop​ Updated: It seems as if this Craigslist ad for more kitchen staff wanted at FarmShop in the Brentwood Country Mart could do with some further clarification. Jokes about coups d'état aside (and that was meant to be funny, by the way, and no reflection of anything other ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2011

    MAKE US LAUGH, FUNNY BOY: MIKE SACKS

    A. ScattergoodFarmShop​ Updated: It seems as if this Craigslist ad for more kitchen staff wanted at FarmShop in the Brentwood Country Mart could do with some further clarification. Jokes about coups d'état aside (and that was meant to be funny, by the way, and no reflection of anything other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    February Roundup of Restaurant Openings & Closures

    Lemonade: Coming soon to Brentwood​ Sure, we enjoy swanky restaurants like The Wilshire, but it's usually the small hole-in-the walls that hold a special place in our hearts, and stomachs. That's why it hurts so bad when the dinky places close. RIP Tacos Carmelita. Let's take a moment to appre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Could Breakfast @ FarmShop Be The Most Luxurious $20 You Can Spend In Los Angeles?

    FarmShop​ Twenty dollars doesn't go very far in Los Angeles. Hell, at some addresses on Sunset Boulevard, it barely pays for parking. What it can score you, however, is breakfast at Brentwood's FarmShop, which at the moment may be the most indulgence twenty bucks can buy. Sure there are ot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Pressed Juicery: What Hollywood Is (Not) Eating

    ​ At a recent women's magazine fashion shoot, we interviewed a celebrity so skinny she looked like you could practically suck her through the straw of the algae-colored drink she was nursing. The plastic one pint bottle (slapped with a chicly adorably label for the Brentwood juice delivery ser ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    More Italian for Brentwood: Villetta Debuts in February

    L. Balla​ It seems that Brentwood just can't have too many Italian restaurants. The newest on the horizon: Villetta, slated to open next month in the former Chez Mimi space across from the Brentwood Country Mart. Locals were saddened when Chez Mimi shuttered (the owners are still looking for ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    January 6, 2011

    The Platonic Ideal

    Farmshop's french fries are what fries should be

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    [Updated] First Bite: The Platonic Ideal, or FarmShop's French Fries Are What Fries Should Be

    Jonagold apple, portions removed​Update: Department of Corrections. In this week's First Bite column, which waxed rather purple over French fries at the rather too new FarmShop, we misidentified the price of the potatoes involved. We were erroneously brought a $4.50 serving of French fries ins ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Ask Mr. Gold: Wedding Bell Bonding, or Places to Eat For Pre-flight Consideration

    Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menu​Dear Mr. Gold: I'm getting married and in dire need of a legit rehearsal-dinner spot. My fiancée and I would gladly eat anywhere you recommend, but our families' tastes are a bit more conservative than bossam or pig ear. Any ideas for a spot (ideally W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Best of Artisanal LA: Compartes' Peanut Butter Spread

    I'm not sure what to call the peanut butter concoction Compartes Chocolatier was selling at this weekend's Artisanal LA fest. Paste? Filling? Frosting? What I do know is that it was the first time the Brentwood chocolatier packed their peanut butter cream into jars and offered them for sale. Imagin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Neighborhood Activist Allan DiCastro's Rules of Engagement With The City Hall Leviathan

    DiCastro knows how to get these fixed.​ In these lean budget times, services are being cut, which means more trash, potholes and unwanted liquor stores in your neighborhood, in a city already known for having well enough of all of the above. City workers have many more demands on them and are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2010

    Roast Chicken In Brentwood: Does Reddi Chick Hold Up To Nostalgia?

    N. GalutenChicken basket at Reddi Chick in the Brentwood Country Mart​ The Brentwood Country Mart is an interesting place, even if just as a destination for anthropological study. Small Santa Monica children are not allowed, from what we can gather, to go through their formative years without ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    Schwarzenegger's Tuesday Voting Attempt A Fail

    ​Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger got a do-over Tuesday morning when his ballot was rejected because he apparently voted for two U.S. Senate candidates instead of one (Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner?). The fail in Brentwood was caught on Fox 11 News live. The governor was apparently given two choices ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Coming Soon to Brentwood: Spumoni Italian Cafe and Yogurtland

    As if Brentwood isn't home to enough Italian restaurants within a five-block radius, Spumoni Italian Cafe & Pizzeria opens February 15th, located next door to Osteria Latini on San Vicente Boulevard. Also on the block is La Scala and Pizzicotto. And a bit further down the street you can find Sor Tin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    National Cupcake Day: Like We Needed A Reason

    SusieCakes​If you needed another excuse to eat cupcakes for breakfast, you've got one today. It's National Cupcake Day. Why? Why not. If there's a secret rationale behind these things, it's still secret. There were reports of National Cupcake Day being celebrated in August and October, so what ... More >>

  • News

    December 10, 2009

    Brentwood's Toxic Grave

    Historic dumping grounds beneath the spectacular VA land finally get tested.

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2009

    Be a Land Baron (Or At Least Get Out of That Dump)

    Historic dumping grounds beneath the spectacular VA land finally get tested.

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Meals On Wheels: A Brief L.A. Food Truck Update

    Buttermilk Truck launches the evening of November 11th at The Brig in Venice (via LAist). The Grilled Cheese Truck, which launched last week, just posted this week's schedule on their website. Today, Brentwood. Tomorrow, on KTLA. Flying Pig Truck, which hit the streets in mid-October, is on Cahuen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    Wine and Cheese Club to open at Tavern: Caroline Styne Instructs

    Since its April 30th opening, Tavern in Brentwood has been recognized for its organic food items and unique cocktails, but not necessarily for its wine list or cheese selection. Owner Caroline Styne hopes to change that, inviting winos and amateurs alike into the Larder room, a charming and intimate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Marriage, 99 Cents Store Style

    ​ Tomorrow, the calendar date 09-09-09, is when 99 Cents Only Stores will indulge in an irresistible bit of self-promotion. The company will have nine engaged couples married for the cost of 99 cents per couple at its Hollywood store. (Perhaps marriage, here, is being equated with a 99-year life s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 19, 2009

    Divorce! The Musical

    ​ Tomorrow, the calendar date 09-09-09, is when 99 Cents Only Stores will indulge in an irresistible bit of self-promotion. The company will have nine engaged couples married for the cost of 99 cents per couple at its Hollywood store. (Perhaps marriage, here, is being equated with a 99-year life s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    Cat Cafe: Los Angeles Needs One, STAT

    Here is a business idea for those casting about for things to do in the economic downturn: start a cat cafe. Japan has one. No, correction, they have seven. Seven places where visitors to the cafe pay $8-$12 an hour to sit with cats and drink tea with cats and read comics with cats and pet the cats. ... More >>

  • LA Life

    October 2, 2008

    Best Roast Chicken: Grill Masters

    Here is a business idea for those casting about for things to do in the economic downturn: start a cat cafe. Japan has one. No, correction, they have seven. Seven places where visitors to the cafe pay $8-$12 an hour to sit with cats and drink tea with cats and read comics with cats and pet the cats. ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    May 29, 2008

    On and Off the Shelf: A Bookseller on Selling (and Reading) the Novel

    Here is a business idea for those casting about for things to do in the economic downturn: start a cat cafe. Japan has one. No, correction, they have seven. Seven places where visitors to the cafe pay $8-$12 an hour to sit with cats and drink tea with cats and read comics with cats and pet the cats. ... More >>

  • LA Life

    March 27, 2008

    Look Out — It’s a Kazan-vilanch!

    What to do the week of March 28-April 3

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2008

    Closing the Books

    What to do the week of March 28-April 3

  • News

    October 4, 2007

    Sole Survivors

    Footcandy

  • LA Life

    September 27, 2007

    Don't Swerve and Drive

    What to do in Los Angeles this week

  • News

    May 24, 2007

    Book Parking and Vice and Consent

    Our readers write

  • Art+Books

    November 30, 2006

    Pictures From the Past

    Our readers write

  • Music

    August 31, 2006

    Nightranger

    Mean Streets?

  • News

    May 11, 2006

    Homeless in Westwood

    A shelter for vets sounds better than more car-dependent business

  • Eat+Drink

    June 30, 2005

    Jonathan Gold’s 99 Essential L.A. Restaurants - Part 3

    From Renu Nakorn to Zankou

  • Film+TV

    May 5, 2005

    I’m Black and Paranoid

    An L.A. native’s view of Crash

  • News

    March 3, 2005

    Flora Gil Krisloff Interview Transcript

    An L.A. native’s view of Crash

  • News

    February 24, 2005

    Problems in Paradise

    On the campaign trail with the three who would represent the ultimate NIMBY district

  • News

    February 27, 2003

    If It Happened Here

    A bioterrorism attack on Los Angeles might look a lot like this

  • News

    December 23, 1999

    Trashing Cheap

    Janitors make progress on health insurance, but many still go without

  • Eat+Drink

    November 12, 1998

    Heavy Rotation

    The big veal keeps on turnin'

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