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Eating Out

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    May 16, 2013

    Morihiro Onodera: The Chef Throws Pots

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. For the first decade of the 21st century, people who loved sushi in Los Angeles made a pilgrimage to Mori Sushi, a minimalist restaurant on Pico Boulevard. There, owner and sus ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    May 16, 2013

    Rustic Canyon Review: Chef Jeremy Fox Makes a Good Restaurant Even Better

    The high-profile chef brings out the Californian at this nine-year-old mainstay

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    May 16, 2013

    Now Open: Indian Gastropub Badmaash in Downtown L.A.

    To get a sense of what new Indian gastropub Badmaash is all about, look no further than the three samosa options at the top of the menu -- each one encapsulating a characteristic of the restaurant. Owners Nakul Mahendro and his brother Arjun, along with their father (and executive chef) Pawan worked ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2013

    The Undercover Vegetarian: Rustic Canyon

    Chef Jeremy Fox once presided over the most celebrated vegetarian menu in the country at Ubuntu in Napa. So now that he's taken the helm at Rustic Canyon in Santa Monica, it is no surprise that it's quite easy to eat incredibly well without meat at his current endeavor. On the current menu, more t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2013

    5 Best Dosas in Los Angeles

    There are as many kinds of dosas as there are moms in South India -- which is to say, a lot. This Indian breakfast and snack food is a thin, crispy crepe made from a lightly fermented batter of ground rice and lentils. The batter is ladled onto a hot griddle and then quickly spread to paper thinness ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2013

    Rocio Camacho: The Goddess of Mole

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. The spirits of ancient Mexican deities may soon reside in Los Angeles, enticed across the border by chef Rocio Camacho. Camacho's two San Fernando Valley restaurants, both name ... More >>

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    May 15, 2013

    10 Best Octopus Dishes in Los Angeles

    Cooking octopus can be tricky. But when done right, it's tender, delicious and loaded with health benefits (low-calorie, lean, vitamin-rich). Japanese and Mediterranean diets are swimming, as it were, with octopus options -- as is this town, where many restaurants have the dish on their menus. Accor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2013

    This Week's Restaurant Review, The Condensed Version: Rustic Canyon

    Rustic Canyon in Santa Monica provides the fodder for this week's restaurant review. We highly recommend reading the full review, but if you're strapped for time check out the condensed version below, which also includes a few extra tidbits.

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    May 15, 2013

    Happy Hour: Duck Wings and Sangria at Blue Cow Kitchen in Downtown L.A.

    Place: Blue Cow Kitchen, 350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles; (213) 621-2249. Hours: Weekdays 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (drinks); 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (food) Deals: A two-sided, postcard-sized menu begins with $5 well cocktails -- vodka, rum, gin, whiskey or tequila -- with a choice of mixer. There are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2013

    Washington and 10th: Fried Catfish, Supreme Tacos Repeating Chinese Takeout

    You know you've found a great strip mall when it's almost entirely obscured by a carnival that's setting up in the parking lot. The Washington Market Square is an eight acre strip mall just west of Crenshaw on Washington Boulevard, directly across the street from the Johnnie Cochran Middle School an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2013

    5 Great Hollywood Restaurants to Hit Before the Clubs

    Poor Hollywood. Aside from the folks who actually live there -- and tout its cheap rent, down-and-dirty attitude, and "central location" -- the neighborhood inspires sneers, scoffs and, at best, a low level of tolerance from other L.A. residents. By day, tourists clog the main boulevards, slowly ru ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2013

    Tsujita Annex: Now Open with All-Day Ramen, Umbrellas Awesome Signage

    With the dollar-yen exchange rate so good right now, you may be reading this in a Tokyo tsukemen shop. Lucky you. But if you're still in L.A., you might instead consider heading over to Little Osaka, where the beautiful noodle palace of Tsujita L.A. has recently expanded across the street. Lucky us. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2013

    Restaurant Dishes: More Calories Than Fast Food?

    The average meal at an average sit-down restaurant chain contains a belt-busting 1,128 calories -- more than half of the Food and Drug Administration's recommended 2,000 calories a day for a healthy adult, according to a study by University of Toronto researchers. In contrast, the average fast food ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2013

    More Events: Wine Dinner, Old Town Dishcrawl Egyptian Food History

    Napa Valley Grille & Trefethen Family Vineyards Four-Course Wine Dinner Taylor Boudreaux will prepare a four-course dinner to be paired with wine from Trefethen Family Vineyards. Courses include an amuse-bouche of Dungeness crab salad, a main course of braised veal short ribs with rutabaga purée, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2013

    Meatless Mondays: Homestyle Taiwanese at Bean Sprouts Restaurant in Arcadia

    Taiwanese cuisine has gained recognition for its street food, night market eats, and even beef noodle soup, but what might be overlooked is the accessibility of vegetarian fare throughout the island. A Jan. 13, 2011, article published in CommonWealth Magazine reported that flexible vegetarianism bec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2013

    4 Great Bars & Restaurants For Moms Who Don't Do Afternoon Tea

    For all that our mothers do for us, we've designated just one day each year for them, which often amounts to a three-hour tea or brunch set that probably appeals more to the stereotype of mothers than anything else. It's easy to overlook the new normal of mother figures in a post-women's lib era tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2013

    The Undercover Vegetarian: Corazon y Miel

    Corazon y Miel (subject of this week's restaurant review) is basically a meat-obsessed restaurant. There's a lot of pig parts, a lot of chicken bits. But it caters to vegetarians in that there's at least one starter and one (and sometimes two) entrees that are meat-free.

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2013

    Now Open: Rocio's Mole de los Dioses in Tarzana Community Garden Sourcing

    After a soft-open this past Saturday, Rocio's Mole de los Dioses will officially open in Tarzana to the public today, joining locations in Bell and Sun Valley in offering moles of various traditions. "We believe in keeping traditions alive. We focus on moles because it's one of the more traditiona ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2013

    Oxnard Street and Whitsett: Pad Thai, Israeli Pizza Scary Lavash in North Hollywood

    You know you've found a real gem of an intersection when two competing strip malls face each other, each with their own unknown dining options. The intersection of Oxnard Street and Whitsett Avenue in North Hollywood is one such magical place, with donut shops, Thai places, and at least one tropical ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2013

    Q & A With Micah Wexler: Dead Chefs, a New Residency at Umamicatessen Plans for a New Restaurant

    Hot off his 10-week, sold-out residency at Umamicatessen, chef Micah Wexler is already planning a new series of dinners. The dinners consist of a weekly, themed meal at a central kiosk at Umamicatessen that's been transformed into a chef's table for up to 12 guests. The residency that just ended was ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    May 9, 2013

    Corazon y Miel Review: Craft Cocktails and Creative Cooking Take Up Residence in a Surprising Place

    The Bell restaurant's heart is in the right place, our critic finds.

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2013

    This Week's Restaurant Review, The Condensed Version: Corazon y Miel

    Corazon y Miel is the subject of this week's restaurant review. You can read the full review over in the food section, or turn the page for the condensed version.

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2013

    Plan Check x Stussy Burger Collaboration Begins Saturday

    It seems that Plan Check's fashionable burgers have finally met their match. Beginning on Saturday, May 11, the popular Sawtelle Boulevard gastropub will be collaborating with longtime surf and street brand Stussy on a one week customized menu. For $45, diners will get access to an off menu burger a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2013

    Happy Hour: Biergarten in Koreatown

    Place: Biergarten, 206 N. Western Ave., Los Angeles; (323) 466-4860. Hours: Weekdays 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., excluding holidays. Deal: A one-page menu with deals on beer pints and bar bites priced between $3.50 to $7.50, including German fried rice for $7 and sizable wursts (knack, brat and bock) at $7 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2013

    We Hang Out With Kiss at Their New Restaurant in Torrance

    Kiss co-founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons are partners in a restaurant called Rock & Brews, which on Wednesday will open its third location, on PCH in Torrance. "Often this idea of themed restaurants means that it's an excuse for crap food," self-described "foodie" Stanley tells us on-site, as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2013

    The 10 Best Restaurants in Silver Lake: A Neighborhood Grub Crawl

    Ah, Silver Lake. Home of hipsters, celebrities and -- not very many good restaurants. Or, more accurately, a whole lot of pretty bad restaurants. But while Silver Lake hasn't had the food boom you might expect, given the price of housing in the neighborhood (seriously, a tiny Spanish bungalow with a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2013

    22 Mother's Day Food Drink Specials (Bottomless Mimosas! Cupcakes! Tiaras!!)

    Mother's Day is this coming Sunday, and if you haven't gotten that one figured out yet, maybe it's time to start planning. Depending on your age and demographic, a crayoned card could work, or maybe your kid's card and a stiff drink. If you want something a bit more professional, turn the page for a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2013

    Now Open: David LeFebvre's Fishing With Dynamite in Manhattan Beach

    Seafood has been a large part of David LeFevre's life, beginning with childhood summers in Virginia to his repertoire as a chef at Charlie Trotter's in Chicago and Water Grill in downtown L.A. It was such that when he opened Manhattan Beach Post he noticed there was a very definite expectation for i ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    May 2, 2013

    Bludso's Review: A Compton Classic Comes to Hollywood

    Kevin Bludso's barbecue works even in translation, our critic finds

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2013

    More Events: Kentucky Derby, Cinco de Mayo A Coffee Workshop

    Kentucky Derby at Willie Jane Willie Jane will open early on Saturday in celebration of the Kentucky Derby, offering a bar menu that includes biscuits with short ribs; crispy Niman Ranch pig tails; and deviled eggs. The restaurant will be collecting donations toward OneFundBoston.org, benefiting vic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2013

    5 Best Places to Eat in the Downtown Arts District

    This week's L.A. Weekly profiles the one of the city's hottest neighborhoods: the downtown arts district. Check out the other stories in our series: *Tyler Stonebreaker: Curator of the Downtown Arts District. *6 Developments That Will Change the Downtown Arts District's Future*How the Arts District ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2013

    Happy Hour: Vertical Wine Bistro in Pasadena

    Place: Vertical Wine Bistro, 70 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena; (626) 795-3999. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 4 p.m.-7 p.m. All day Sunday. Deals: Eleven food options include truffled mac-n-cheese, charcuterie and sliders, ranging from $5 to $10. Cocktails are $7 to $8, which include blueberry lemonade and Kir Ro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2013

    Nostalgia For King's Tropical Inn Sparks a Trip to the L.A. Library's Menu Collection

    Exploring the LAPL menu collection is an ongoing project in which we'll take a close look at the menus owned by the Los Angeles Public Library. Read about the project here. A couple of weeks ago, we received this reader inquiry from Bob: "In the 1950's there used to be a restaurant on La Cienega B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2013

    5 Great L.A. Restaurants for Lunch When The Boss is Paying

    It's rare, but sometimes the planets align and your chakras are glowing (or whatever), and your boss steps out of her office and asks you where you'd like to go eat for lunch. Maybe she really screwed something up and she knows it, so she'd like to make it up to you with a mea culpa and an appetizer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2013

    5 Restaurant Recommendations from n/naka Chef Niki Nakayama

    Where the Chefs Eat is an ongoing series in which we ask a local chef to give us his or her favorite spots for everyday or cheap dining options. This week we talk to Niki Nakayama, chef and owner of n/naka, for her top 5 picks. Since opening n/naka two years ago, chef Niki Nakayama hasn't had muc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2013

    The Amalur Project: Sergio Perera and Company Pop-Up at Cortez (Vinegar Dust! Foragers!)

    If you haven't been checking your Facebook page, Twitter feed, Instagram account, etc. lately, you may be sadly unaware of the latest temporary food-as-art installation, The Amalur Project, which last night debuted at Echo Park's Cortez. I'm sorry. But the happy news is that, as is often the case, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2013

    Third Street and Western: Live Octopus, New York Slices A Patio Party Upstairs

    In the land of strip malls, Koreatown in king. There are stacks upon stacks of tiny one-off eateries that dot the landscape around Western Avenue as it cruises towards Wilshire Blvd., an untold number that speaks to just how well K-towners must eat. More often than not, these are the sorts of places ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2013

    Cinco de Mayo Food Drink Specials

    Cinco de Mayo is on this coming Sunday, but some restaurants around town are offering specials in food and drink leading up to the day Mexico gained victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. We highlighted a few events in town for you to check out what's in store over the next ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2013

    World's 50 Best Restaurants List Announced: Noma Loses Its #1 Spot

    You know how Noma is often referred to as the "best restaurant in the world"? That's thanks mainly to the World's 50 Best Restaurants List, an annual ranking compiled by Restaurant Magazine and sponsored by San Pellegrino. Well that list has just come out, and Noma is no longer on top. Spain retook ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2013

    Meatless Mondays: Susan Feniger A Burmese Gin Thoke Melon Salad Recipe

    A three-week trip to an ashram in the Indian town of Ahmednagar in 1981 shifted Susan Feniger's (Street, Top Chef Masters, etc.) aesthetic and approach as a chef. Before then, her professional purview was almost exclusively located within traditional French restaurants on the East coast to the West, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2013

    Hinoki and The Bird: If There's No Grilled Tofu Entree, Does That Mean It's Not Vegetarian Friendly?

    Hinoki and The Bird (the subject of this week's restaurant review) came up as a possible option for a group dinner I was trying to organize a few weeks back. The group included one vegetarian. "I think this will be a great option for a vegetarian eater," I proposed, noting that the menu had a whole ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 25, 2013

    Hinoki and the Bird Review: The Sweet Smell of Success

    David Myers' new Century City restaurant is a triumph of the senses

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2013

    The 9-Year-Old Food Critic Strikes Again: Liam Loves Hart & The Hunter

    Remember Liam, the 3rd grader who wrote a fantastic essay about his visit to ink. a few months back? Well, he's at it again, this time putting his efforts towards a review of Hart and the Hunter.

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2013

    This Week's Review, The Condensed Version: Hinoki and The Bird

    This week, the restaurant review considers Hinoki and the Bird, the new Century City restaurant from David Myers. We urge you to read the full review, but you can read the vital-stats-only version below:

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2013

    Now Open: Osawa Brings Otsumami, Shabu Shabu and Sushi To Old Town Pasadena

    At 11 a.m. yesterday, Osawa opened to the public in Pasadena. The restaurant is owned by Sayuri Tachibe, who is the wife of corporate executive chef Shigefumi Tachibe of the Chaya Restaurant Group, though he isn't involved in this project, nor is Chaya. The chef at Osawa is Norio Yoshikawa.

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2013

    Top 4 Weekend Events: Food Truck Fest, Top Chef Pig Roast, Wine Dinner Food Truck Beer Dinner

    Diamond Plaza Food Truck Fest Waffles de Liege, Slummin Gourmet and Dogzilla are among the food trucks gathering at the Rowland Heights plaza -- a convenient location given nearby options like Ten Ren's Tea Time, Tokyo Shabu Shabu and New Capital Seafood. WHAT: Diamond Plaza Food Truck Fest WHEN: S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2013

    5 Restaurant Picks From Red Medicine's Jordan Kahn

    Where The Chefs Eat is an ongoing series in which we ask a local chef to give us his or her favorite dining options. This week, we check in with Red Medicine's chef, Jordan Kahn. Jordan Kahn says he hasn't taken a regular day off since October. And since his restaurant is open until 2 a.m., that m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2013

    Happy Hour: Hyperion Public in Silver Lake Happy Wings!

    Place: Hyperion Public, 2538 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles; (323) 761-6440. Hours: Monday to Thursday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Deals: There is a range of drinks at this Silver Lake gastropub, including three beer-and-shot combos from $8 to $10. Tall glasses of Pabst Blue Ribbon at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2013

    Machneyuda Chefs Assaf Granit and Uri Navon Bring Israeli Cuisine Center Stage in L.A.

    Check out Anne Fishbein's photo gallery of Assaf Granit and Uri Navon's Israeli dinner. On their first trip to Los Angeles, Israeli chefs Assaf Granit and Uri Navon wasted no time in getting to know some of this town's culinary habits. They shopped at the Santa Monica Farmers Market, partnered with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2013

    5 Best Happy Hours for Craft Beer

    For many bars, happy hour means rock-bottom prices for stiff well drinks that could peel paint off the walls. But plastic-bottle vodka isn't for everyone. Besides, any two-for-one deal on Kentucky Gentleman is likely to leave you stuck calling a cab. Instead, take advantage of beer-focused happy hou ... More >>

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