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Clifton

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    Neon Light, Possibly On For a Record 70 Years, Found Behind Wall at Clifton's Cafeteria

    Workers doing renovation at Clifton's Cafeteria downtown discovered a neon light behind a wall that was on and lit up, it was reported today. A neon history expert told the Weekly that it was quite possible that it could be the oldest continuously lit neon light in the world if it has been on for 7 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    UMAMIcatessen: Now Open Photo Gallery

    Up until Saturday, Broadway Street in downtown L.A. was a great place to be if you were in search of a bedazzled quinceañera dress, a solid gold watch, an art deco architecture tour, or a decent torta. But it terms of modern dining, Historic Broadway wasn't quite the hot bed of hipsterdom that the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    I'm on a Boat: Why So Many Places in Koreatown Have Nautical and Pirate Designs

    At the center of the city, there is a 100-foot-long ocean liner dry-docked in a parking lot. It would seem out of place in many if not most L.A. neighborhoods. Except here. Landlocked Koreatown is bobbing with nautical-themed restaurants, and you can't walk the length of a plank without stumbling in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Jane and Michael Stern Talk Clifton's Cafeteria in Saveur

    If you thumb through the latest installment of Saveur's annual 100 issue, you'll learn about Georgian dumplings, the best whisks, and extra-virgin fish sauce from the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc. Squeezed in there at 51, you'll also find Jane and Michael Stern sniffling into their Jello salad cup ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 15, 2011

    Your Holiday Heart on a String

    If you thumb through the latest installment of Saveur's annual 100 issue, you'll learn about Georgian dumplings, the best whisks, and extra-virgin fish sauce from the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc. Squeezed in there at 51, you'll also find Jane and Michael Stern sniffling into their Jello salad cup ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    LinA In LA Party Picks: Death By Dance

    Something Fish-y this way comes ...​The Halloween hangover is just about gone and it's time to be a boogie man (or woman) again with a new array of themed soirees; some you can even dress up for if you didn't get to (or want to) last weekend. Funky, freaky, gloomy and groove-y, this week's DJ- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    LinA In LA Club/Party Picks: Das Bunker, Bar Sinister, Studio 69, Psychedelic Desert

    Matador y TorosBoa-dacious at Club AM/FM​Cosmic rave-like excursions, fetishistic extravaganzas, undead dance orgies, Chinatown birthday blowouts... it's another week in party picks. Enjoy! Fri., Aug. 12 A decade ago Club Underground opened its doors at Tempest on Santa Monica Blvd. Unlike m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    A Roundup of Public Health Closures: Where Not to Eat Now

    Not so cute in real life​We know restaurant owners are only human, but it's never a good feeling when you find out that your local market or favorite sushi spot has been shut down by the Los Angeles Public Health Department for unsanitary conditions and "gross contamination of utensils." We've ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    May 19, 2011

    Robert Vargas: High Art, Low Ground

    Not so cute in real life​We know restaurant owners are only human, but it's never a good feeling when you find out that your local market or favorite sushi spot has been shut down by the Los Angeles Public Health Department for unsanitary conditions and "gross contamination of utensils." We've ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 19, 2011

    Robert Vargas: High Art, Low Ground

    Not so cute in real life​We know restaurant owners are only human, but it's never a good feeling when you find out that your local market or favorite sushi spot has been shut down by the Los Angeles Public Health Department for unsanitary conditions and "gross contamination of utensils." We've ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Charles Phoenix Talks Kodachrome Slides and Retro Vacations at Palm Springs Modernism Week

    Jena ArdellCharles Phoenix takes us across America​ While Angelenos were getting pummeled with rain on Friday, attendees of Palm Springs Modernism Week were enjoying sunshine and chrome at the Vintage Travel Trailer Show before heading to Charles Phoenix's Retro Vacation Slide Show Tour of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    DJ of the Week: Clifton (a.k.a. DJ Soft Touch)

    Photo by Jesse Chairez​ Welcome back, friends, to DJ of the week. This week's DJ is a multi-tasking party-starting fool, running DJ nights in many venues in many places all over town. Clifton (also known as DJ Soft Touch) does everything from 80s to hip-hop to soul to Brit pop and the catch ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2011

    I KILLED LAURA PALMER!

    Photo by Jesse Chairez​ Welcome back, friends, to DJ of the week. This week's DJ is a multi-tasking party-starting fool, running DJ nights in many venues in many places all over town. Clifton (also known as DJ Soft Touch) does everything from 80s to hip-hop to soul to Brit pop and the catch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Food News Roundup: Gordita Supreme Court, Martha Stewart's New Show Why Your State Drinks

    -- Vanishing America at Clifton's. [Ruth Reichl] -- Stephen Colbert's Gordita Supreme Court. [The Colbert Report] -- Cold Sauce, or how a New York Times Congressional reporter makes insanely easy spaghetti. (Making this recipe as we speak.) [food52] -- Food blogger's home burglary makes the 11 o' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Mas Malo Downtown Opens Today: 260 Tequilas, a Tequila Vault Recipe

    Caroline on CrackBartenders at Mas Malo's mezzanine bar.​ Today, the 1920s building which houses whiskey bar Seven Grand presents one-stop shopping for fans of both bourbon and tequila with the opening of Mas Malo, the new downtown branch of Malo Restaurant. The historic 9,700-square-foot sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    "Cutie's Theme": L.A.'s 93-Year-Old Blogger Gets Extremely High Energy New Ukelele Theme Song

    Barbara "Cutie" Cooper has only been online since 2008, but she's almost certainly the city's senior blogger--93 years web-savvy and posting as one of the OGs ("Original Grandparents") at the internationally famous the-ogs.com. Cutie's husband and companion OG Pop-Pop passed last month, but Cutie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Andrew Meieran's New Clifton's Cafeteria: 4 Bars and an Appearance by Ray Bradbury

    Caroline on CrackThe Edison's Andrew Meieran standing before Clifton's artifacts.Last year, science fiction author Ray Bradbury celebrated his 89th birthday at Clifton's Brookdale Cafeteria on 7th and Broadway, a place where he, along with sci-fi writer/memorabilia collector Forrest Ackerman, founde ... More >>

  • Music

    August 5, 2010

    Nightranger: Where There's Smoke

    Caroline on CrackThe Edison's Andrew Meieran standing before Clifton's artifacts.Last year, science fiction author Ray Bradbury celebrated his 89th birthday at Clifton's Brookdale Cafeteria on 7th and Broadway, a place where he, along with sci-fi writer/memorabilia collector Forrest Ackerman, founde ... More >>

  • Music

    April 2, 2009

    4 the Massive's Raging Party in San Bernardino

    Solid Gold and Hear Gallery's Masquerade Ball featuring Polyamorous Affair, Killsonic, more

  • LA Life

    March 5, 2009

    The Martini Doctor Is In: Manny Aguirre

    Bartender icon, whose bar-side manner has soothed generations of Hollywood's elite at Musso and Frank and beyond, turns 75

  • LA Life

    May 15, 2008

    Charles Phoenix

    Kodachrome king

  • Music

    December 27, 2007

    Revenge of the New Year

    Hollywood vs. downtown...

  • News

    October 4, 2007

    God in an Alcove

    Clifton’s Cafeteria

  • News

    June 7, 2007

    The Art Outlaws of East L.A.

    They called themselves Asco and pulled off stunts that tweaked the establishment, but love affairs, jealousy and rival newcomers tore them apart

  • Music

    May 17, 2007

    Eddie Vedder, Mickey Avalon and Red Hot Chili Peppers at Hullabaloo

    Uplifting mofo party

  • News

    March 29, 2007

    Hot As Folk

    The Chapin Sisters— bringing the acoustic sexy back

  • Eat+Drink

    February 1, 2007

    Chili Con Carney's

    On the hot dog express

  • Columns

    March 25, 2004

    Mr. Phoenix's Wild Ride

    On the hot dog express

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