Brentwood

What's in the Chef's Market Cart: Beets from Coastal Organics

This week we ask Chris Reynoso, sous chef at Tavern in Brentwood. He's waiting for the elevator and pulling a cart loaded with boxes of produce. "This whole bottom layer is just beets, red ones from Coastal Organics and yellow from Jimenez," Reynoso says. "We just roast them really simply and dic ... More >>

Vincenti Ristorante: 99 Essential Restaurants 2013

25: Tavern's Poached Pear Coupe

Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 25: Tavern's Poached Pear Coupe. Like pretty much anything else you find on the menu at any one of Suzanne Goin's restaurants, the desserts at Taver ... More >>

A September Roundup of Restaurant Openings and Closings

Celebrating the "change" in season (it's L.A., come on), restaurants around town are revamping their menus, adding new happy hours (City Sip, The Parish, Dominick's, etc), prix fixe specials and pumpkin everywhere they can. Known for creating menus from scratch, Test Kitchen returns to Sotto with a ... More >>

LAPD DUI Checkpoint Cheat Sheet For The Weekend: Koreatown, USC Area Targeted

You would think that the cops would give you a break after arresting 1,118 drivers for alleged DUI during 4th of July festivities in L.A. County this year. Nope. Not only are they not letting up, but the LAPD will be shooting fish in a barrel with one checkpoint this weekend:

Your 4th of July Dining Deal Round-Up: Cobbler, Korean BBQ Sliders Beer Pong

Beer Belly's Backyard Boogie: The Filipino grillmasters at the The Park's Finest are joining forces with Beer Belly to host their 2nd annual "Backyard Boogie," an afternoon stocked with plenty of BBQ and beer. From 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., you can enjoy smoky pulled pork, hot links, coconut beef, bibingka ... More >>

Bread Lounge: Art District's Stellar New Bakery

For the past two years, a baguette from Bread Lounge -- perfectly moist, crusty outside and airy as a wisp inside-- was one of the city's best-kept secrets. You could find it on the tables at some of the hippest restaurants in town, in the personal pantry of Walter Manzke or Nancy Silverton, served ... More >>

10 Best Milkshakes in Los Angeles

David Lynch has written at some length about his creative meditations and the fact that for many years they were fueled by little more than the chocolate milkshake at Bob's Big Boy in Burbank. We're big Lynch fans. We think his films are beyond brilliant. Still we can't help but wonder at the height ... More >>

Andrew Breitbart Was L.A.'s Implausible Native Son

How L.A.'s liberal Westside produced a fierce conservative provocateur

Breakfast in Los Angeles: Top 10 Spots

Sweet, savory and in between

10 Best Ice Cream & Gelato Shops in L.A.

Delicieuse, known for its goat's milk ice cream, is closing, but that doesn't mean Los Angeles isn't full of fantastic ice cream and gelato shops. In fact, we're chock-a-block with delicious frozen treats. Here are ten of our favorites.

Farmshop Starts Serving Dinner Fried Chicken Night

The fried chicken at Farmshop.​The hiring is finally done, the liquor license accomplished, and tonight, Farmshop expands its hours and opens for dinner. Jeffrey Cerciello's kitchen, which has already created one of L.A.'s newest cult items, the perfect shoestring fry, will offer 3-to-4-course ... More >>

Drunk Driving Checkpoints Tonight, Saturday in Los Angeles

​4th of July weekend was swarming with cops and DUI checkpoints. But the LAPD don't sleep. And so this weekend there's more where that came from. The department has checkpoints scheduled once again for South L.A. (when's the last time they did one in Brentwood?). Here's the when and where:

U.S. Veterans Affairs Sued for Leasing Giant Parcel in West L.A. to Enterprise Rent-a-Car, UCLA Baseball Team -- Not Homeless Vets

veteranstoday.com"Locked Out of West LA VA"​You can often hear West L.A. residents, and those on the nearby Santa Monica border, whining about the rampant homeless-veteran population in their area (which is trying desperately to gentrify -- to polish itself into the next Brentwood or Beverly H ... More >>

Royal Couple Might Stay at Schwarzenegger's Brentwood Home

Google MapsDis is like a big house and all dees tings.​Get ready Westsiders. If you didn't fully enjoy the spectacle of President Obama's last few visits, then here's your chance to observe another media frenzy. Prince William and his new wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, are rumored ... More >>

Obama in L.A: Hope is High That Presidential Visit Won't Repeat Traffic Nightmare of August

We hope traffic is not so bad.​Updated after the jump: Obama jams up L.A. streets, inspires the Twitter hashtag #obamatraffic. Obama's in L.A. today. And authorities are being pretty mum about exactly where his traffic-clogging entourage will be. Security reasons. Really, we just want to kno ... More >>

Where NOT to Go To Dinner Tonight: President Obama Has Booked Tavern

Tavern's websitethe dining room at Tavern​ As you probably know already -- hopefully, if you're going to be in a car anywhere on the Westside later today -- President Obama is in town. Why? Why do you think: the man is fundraising in a place that has historically been very kind to him. So, the ... More >>

Dispelling Rumors: A March Roundup of Restaurant Openings & Closures

Elina ShatkinSotto's liquor arsenal: for celebratory or mourning purposes​ It can be tricky to determine whether a restaurant is nearing its end. Despite conflicting and vague reports, Bistro LQ is indeed closed. We tracked down chef-owner Laurent Quenioux, who confirmed that "Yes we r closed. ... More >>

DJs, Sips and Apps: Second Glass Brings Wine Riot to L.A.

​ Who said wine tasting had to be full of stuffed shirts? Add a few DJs, a photo booth, and snacks from L.A.'s cool food trucks, and you've got Second Glass's Wine Riot, wine tasting for the iPhone generation. And, yes, there's an app for it, too. "The average wine event was in a stale borin ... More >>

Rehearsal-Dinner Dining

Get a taste of your relatives-to-be at Tavern

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 >>

Bacon Trail Mix, Welsh Cakes, Ice Cream Sammies & More: Best of Artisanal LA Wrap-Up

Guzzle & Nosh​We've spent the week curating our picks for the Best of Artisanal LA: --Peanut Butter S'more Pie from I Heart Pies: Why top your pie with something as banal as a crust when you could top it with a springy layer of caramelized marshmallow? --Pork Rillette & Compound Butter at Vil ... More >>

Best Relishes: Viola's Gourmet Goodies, The Vintage Hollywood Party Staple

J.GarbeeViola's Relishes, Vintage Furniture Not Included​There's nothing that says "Hollywood cocktail party" quite like mango chutney and corn relish. Or at least in the 1930s and 40s, an era when pillows of cream cheese were piled on top of just about every appetizer, and cocktail hour wasn' ... More >>

Guardian Of Middle School Student Anwar Stetson Sues L.A. District After He Lost Two Fingers In Shop Class

​The guardian of a 13-year-old middle school student who lost two fingers in shop class in 2008 is suing the Los Angeles Unified School District for negligence after a the plaintiff rejected a settlement offer, according to his attorneys. The incident at Paul Revere Middle School in Brentwood ... More >>

Educating Maria

On L.A.'s Skid Row, a generational war over how to teach the American children of illegal immigrants

Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood House For Sale: $3.6 Million

​A Brentwood house where Marilyn Monroe died in 1962 has been put up for sale for nearly $3.6 million, according to Curbed LA. Curbed points to the Marilyn Monroe Memories website, which states she bought the cul-de-sac home in 1962 for $90,000. It was her first. The 2,624 square foot house h ... More >>

May Roundup of Restaurant Openings and Closures

While vegan/raw food restaurants are popping up around LA, a large casual dining chain files bankruptcy--closing 10 of its local restaurants. And as downtown gained a new, glitzy eatery, First & Hope--and Rick Bayless' highly-anticipated Red O opened last night in West Hollywood--41-year-old Anna's ... More >>

Cuttle Bone: Cuttlefish, A Tasting Menu The Cuttlefish Mating Ritual

Jonathan Gold​If you've ever tried the Insalatina Tiepida Di Polipo e Seppia Arrostita Con Carciofi, Asparagi e Fave at Vincenti Ristorante in Brentwood, and we sincerely urge that you make a reservation today, then you are familiar with the exquisite tenderness of cuttlefish, the way its fles ... More >>

Jeffrey Cerciello's Farmshop Market & Restaurant to Open in July

Deborah JonesChef Jeffrey Cerciello​For all of us who've been mourning the empty Maury Rubin-shaped hole where City Bakery used to be in the Brentwood Country Mart, good news indeed. Jeffrey Cerciello, lately culinary director of Thomas Keller's casual dining division, has taken over the space ... More >>

Sean Penn Charged In Clash With Paparazzo

FoxSean Penn was depicted on 'Family Guy' as a camera-attacking weatherman.​Sean Penn never met a camera he didn't like ... to smash. The notoriously paparazzi-unfriendly star was charged Friday with misdemeanor battery and vandalism stemming from a run in with a photog at Brentwood Country Ma ... More >>

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 >>

L.A. Council Rejects Home Buffer Zone For Pot Shops

​Considering its long-awaited ordinance to get a grip on 545 largely unregulated medical marijuana retailers in L.A., the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday rejected a proposed 500 foot buffer zone between the shops and homes and instead drafted language that would prohibit the businesses f ... More >>

House Now Open on Beverly Boulevard

Bruce Marder, several partners from his other restaurants (Capo, Broadway Deli, Cora's and Brentwood Restaurant and Lounge) and his son Max have joined forces to open the Cal-Ital café/restaurant House on the former Pastis premises on Beverly. Head chef is Ricky Moreno, of Capo and Cora's. Twenty- ... More >>

In Praise of Banquets: Why I'd Rather Eat at Tavern Than at Babbo, or Mommy, My Ears Are Bleeding

The other day I had lunch at Tavern, Suzanne Goin and Carolyn Styne's snappy newish eatery in Brentwood . I ate the New Yorker -- brisket, pickled onions and horseradish on a roll. The sandwich was good, but what made me even happier was the banquet on which I was sitting.

Tavern, Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne's Westward Expansion

California cool

Divorce! The Musical

Brick's Picks: Champagne Grooves

Jazz in L.A., ’08-’09

Full of Beans: Vermont Serves Up Cassoulet

Chef Laurent Quenioux shows off a seasonal, soulful rendition

Pictures From the Past

Young at Heart

Future: Last chance for our theater

Small Plates

The Amusements of Youth

A tale of three meals

Behind Enemy Lines

Joe Scarborough goes to the trenches of Hollywood

Not Just a Mama’s Boy

A great chef takes on home cooking at Angelini Osteria

Barrio Logic

Immigration will revitalize Fortress L.A.

Exercises in Devotion

Only the Lonely