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Eating Out

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    April 8, 2013

    Roadhouse L.A.: A New BBQ Concept From Umami Restaurant Group

    Umami Restaurant Group, in partnership with Levity Entertainment Group, this is not a pop-up and chef Robbie Richter, will be opening a new restaurant this year at the Improv in West Hollywood. Roadhouse L.A. ostensibly is a barbecue concept, although the players involved hope to take barbecue to a ... More >>

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    April 8, 2013

    3 Favorites From BierBeisl's Bernhard Mairinger

    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 Bernhard Mairinger, chef at Beverly Hills' BierBeisl. BierBeisl's Bernhard Mairinger says there are so many great restaurants in L.A., he could start his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2013

    Israel's 65th Independence Day Dinner with Suzanne Tracht and Machneyuda Chefs

    In celebration of Israel's 65th Independence Day, Suzanne Tracht will open her kitchen to Assaf Granit and Uri Navon, chef-owners of Machneyda restaurant in Jerusalem, at Jar for a collaborative one-night dinner on Saturday, April 13.

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    April 5, 2013

    Q & A With David Miscimarra: The Hollywood Pies Owner Talks Deep Pizza What to Expect at Their New Dine-in Location, Now Open

    If you drive by the new Hollywood Pies dine-in location, which officially soft opened this past weekend in West Los Angeles, you just might miss it. Taking up a humble 26-seat residence that fittingly used to house former pizza dive Pizza Mania, the location now sports a modest square sign of their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2013

    The Undercover Vegetarian: Allumette

    During my last visit to Allumette, the Echo Park restaurant featured in this week's restaurant review, there were exactly two meat-free items on the menu. Chef Miles Thompson serves a short, ever-changing menu, and there are times when I've seen perhaps one other salad on offer as well, but the brie ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 4, 2013

    Allumette Review: Miles Thompson's Echo Park Restaurant Is Outrageously Ambitious

    The Vagrancy Project founder has talent to spare

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2013

    Black Cat Bakery and Cafe on Fairfax Shutters

    Black Cat Bakery & Cafe, the 2-year-old bakery and sandwich shop on Fairfax Ave., has closed its doors permanently. Signs taped up on the windows apologized to the bakery's regulars, thanked them, and cited "the current business climate" as the reason for the closing.

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2013

    10 Best Eats on Third Street: Neighborhood Grub Crawl

    In a city where nobody walks, here's a street that imminently walkable. While our low stucco architecture bears no resemblance to the brownstones of New York City, Third Street -- between La Cienega and Fairfax -- has become a Manhattan-esque mish-mash of bars, restaurants, cafes, dry cleaners, bout ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2013

    This Week's Restaurant Review, The Condensed Version: Allumette in Echo Park

    This week, our restaurant review considers Allumette in Echo Park, the new spot from young chef Miles Thompson. To get the full rundown on this somewhat astonishing restaurant you should read the full review. Or turn the page for a synopsis.

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2013

    Happy Hour: Jay's Bar in Silver Lake

    Place: Jay's Bar, 4321 W. Sunset Blvd., Silverlake; (323) 666-1898. Hours: Daily 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Deals: $1 off all drafts and wine by the glass; $1 sake shots all day; $3 cans of PBR and bottles of Coors Light; $3 off draft pitchers and wine by the bottle. Five options for food -- including fresh c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2013

    10 Restaurant Picks from Karen and Quinn Hatfield

    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 talk to Karen and Quinn Hatfield, chef/owners of Hatfield's and Sycamore Kitchen. Chefs Karen and Quinn Hatfield's list of favorites reads like a who's who of hip Los A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2013

    Goldie's in Mid-City: Cocktails, Clams A Big Wall of Succulents

    The space on Third Street has been drawing stares for about a month. There's a patio garden out front, under a gorgeous living wall of succulents, and behind that a glass garage door leads into the bar and dining room, framed in wood (including stacked almond tree logs) and mirrors. Very eco-cabin-c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2013

    Meatless Mondays: sbe Chef Danny Elmaleh an Artichoke Flatbread Recipe

    When creating new dishes for sbe restaurants Cleo and Mercato di Vetro, Danny Elmaleh leads a team of four in search of something that gives what he calls a pop of flavor. This can come from anywhere: an herb, a certain spice, or one in the range of vinegars they are experimenting with. It's an ingr ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    March 28, 2013

    L.A.'s Wine Bars Are Better Than Ever. Here Are Our Seven Favorites

    When creating new dishes for sbe restaurants Cleo and Mercato di Vetro, Danny Elmaleh leads a team of four in search of something that gives what he calls a pop of flavor. This can come from anywhere: an herb, a certain spice, or one in the range of vinegars they are experimenting with. It's an ingr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2013

    Coming Soon: BEP Vietnamese Kitchen Brunch Pop-Up in Hollywood

    On Sunday, April 21 and every other Sunday after that, Connie Tran will take over Franco on Melrose for a few hours to bring an 8-course family-style prix fixe brunch with beverages like chrysanthemum tea, pickled plum soda and Vietnamese coffee.

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2013

    Top 3 Weekend Events: Food Truck Haven, Superba Snack Bar Cooking Demo DRINKfest

    Food Truck Haven A fleet of food trucks are lining up at Angel City Brewery in Little Tokyo. Calling it a modern-day picnic, the brewery has invited a range: White Rabbit Filipino Truck, Belly BombZ KBBQ Wings, George's Greek Truck, Surfer's Taco Truck, Crepes Bonaparte, Gobbles & Oinks Truck, Grill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2013

    Happy Hour: Shin-Sen-Gumi Yakitori & Shabu Shabu in Monterey Park

    Place: Shin-Sen-Gumi Yakitori & Shabu Shabu, 111 N. Atlantic Blvd., Monterey Park; (626) 943-7956. Hours: Beer special runs from Mon.-Thu., 6 p.m.-7 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. For the rest of March, yakitori specials are available Mon.-Thu., 6 p.m.-11 p.m. In April, the specials will only b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2013

    Easter Sunday Food Drink Specials

    For those who celebrate the holiday, Easter Sunday is a time to gather loved ones for brunch and, maybe, an afternoon egg hunt. If you're planning to host a celebration at home, there are purveyors and markets like Lindy & Grundy who offer a range of resources from traditional smoked hams and legs o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2013

    Behind the Wine List: David Myers' Hinoki & The Bird

    A restaurant is in many ways like a party: You need atmosphere, music, good food and choice of drink. At the recently opened Hinoki & the Bird in Century City, the party is in full swing: entrance jammed, bar, dining room and patios full, and the cocktails and wine are equally flowing. Begin with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2013

    30-Minute Lunch: Mike & Annes's in South Pasadena

    Place: Mike & Anne's in South Pasadena. Vibe: The restaurant is a bit of a social hub in the neighborhood during noon and especially on the weekends. You'll find a mixed crowd: Stay-at-home moms, graduate students, retirees and office clerks who work down the street. The outdoor seating area is alm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2013

    Chego Update: Closed on Overland Moving to Chinatown in April

    For all of you who've been obsessively driving by the little strip mall on Overland that has for the last few years been the location of Roy Choi's Chego, hoping to see the Chego truck or evidence that Chego has reopened since it closed, ostensibly for renovations, in December -- an update. "I don ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2013

    More Events: Best New Chef Dinners, Italian Passover Dinner Sandwich Deal

    Best New Chef Dinners For two evenings, Ricardo Zarate, Stephane Bombet, Food GPS and Food & Wine will be hosting a collaborative multi-course dinner to celebrate the magazine's Best New Chef honorees at Paiche in Marina del Rey restaurant. Each night will feature a tag-team effort with Tuesday show ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2013

    Meatless Mondays: BLD Chef Lewis Chan A Vegan Pâté Recipe

    A vegan pate, or any charcuterie not reliant on meat either faux or real for that matter, is not commonly found as a regular menu item at restaurants Los Angeles. It may be why the smoked mushroom vegan pâté at BLD on Beverly Boulevard was met with wariness at first. "Initially, when we first la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2013

    Now Open: M.A.K.E. Out in Santa Monica

    M.A.K.E. Out, a new juice and snack bar, is opening today as an extension of Matthew Kenney's raw foods restaurant M.A.K.E. at Santa Monica Place's The Market. With items ranging between $2 and $12, the menu is composed of a seasonal selection of fresh juices and smoothies made from ingredients foun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2013

    Dante Fried Chicken Sunday Brunch at Daily Dose 3 Other Arts District Brunch Spots

    Combine all of the biggest dining trends including food trucks, locally-sourced fare and pop-up restaurants and you might end up with an experience that looks and tastes something like the "Downtown Brunch Up" happening at Daily Dose this Sunday. Nomadic chef Dante Gonzales will leave his namesake f ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    March 21, 2013

    littlefork Review: If You're Craving New England in Los Angeles, Jason Travi's Restaurant Is the Place To Be

    It's also a great place to get a drink in Hollywood

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2013

    The Top 10 Bars in Santa Monica

    Bordered by the Pacific, the Palisades and the 405, Santa Monica is home and host to every shade of bar and every breed of drinker. Tourists may be our bread and butter, but they're also the bane of our existence, and we prefer our drinking establishments to be minimally invaded by camera toting, di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2013

    The Korean Restaurant Guide: Los Angeles 40 Restaurants and Bilingual Text

    If you love Korean food but aren't as conversant in the intricasies of either L.A.'s Koreatown neighborhood or, well, Korean, the folks at The Korean Food Foundation have engineered a terrific guidebook for you. Just published in a handy square cornflower blue paperback, the Korean Restaurant Guide: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2013

    Top 3 Weekend Events: Passover Cooking Class, 4-Course Dinner Seder at Jar

    Passover Cooking Class Meal and a Spiel private cooking school founder Elana Horwich will teach a class on Passover seder classics inspired by her bubbie, or grandmother in Yiddish. The menu designed for the class: Moscato spice haroset, "Best Brisket Ever" with potatoes, matzo ball soup, and an oli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2013

    Now Open: MSG Pop-Up in Venice

    For a limited time, former Alma chef de cuisine Derrick de Jesus is running his MSG pop-up at Brick House Kitchen in Venice on Monday nights from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. This latest version departs from the tasting menu series the chef ran at City Sip in Echo Park, but it continues his plans to scope o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2013

    Happy Hour: Yxta Cocina Mexicana in the Arts District

    Place: Yxta Cocina Mexicana: 601 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles; (213) 596-5579. Hours: Mon., 4 p.m.-9 p.m.; Tue.-Fri., 4 p.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Deals: $3.50 bottled beer; $4 draft beer; $5 margaritas; $5-$7 appetizers Vibe: Yxta Cocina Mexicana is located on the corner of a strip mall, i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2013

    Club 33: Disneyland's Secret $25,000 Dining Club

    Club 33 may just be Disneyland's worst kept secret. In fact, depending upon who you ask, there are staff that will give you directions to the "hidden" entrance and others that still adamantly deny its existence. Try calling Disneyland for an official comment on the club and you will be told that the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2013

    Banadir Somali Restaurant: More Fun With Goat in Inglewood

    At first glance, Banadir Somali Restaurant looks more like Somalian community center than a restaurant. White bars cover the shaded and tinted windows. The main entrance leads to a long hallway with a kitchen off to the left. You have to look around a bit before noticing a door that leads to the din ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2013

    The Undercover Vegetarian: Bar Ama

    When you think of Tex-Mex, you don't think much of vegetarian food. Unless you're one of those vegetarians who lives on 7-layer burritos from Taco Bell. Sure, there are cheese enchiladas, and queso dip, and guacamole. In fact, sometimes Mexican and Tex-Mex spots can be a respite for vegetarians -- ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    March 14, 2013

    Bar Ama Review: Josef Centeno Provides a Playful Mashup of Tex-Mex and Mexican

    The downtown restaurant gives new life to a cuisine long derided as a culinary bastard

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2013

    This Week's Restaurant Review, The Condensed Version: Bar Ama

    This week, the restaurant review focuses on Bar Ama, Josef Centeno's new downtown Tex-Mex spot. Head over to the food section to read the full review, or take a peek below for the condensed version. Food: Bar Ama is ostensibly a Tex-Mex restaurant, but it's also a Josef Centeno restaurant. That me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2013

    5 Essential Thai Restaurants in Los Angeles

    Our 99 Essential L.A. Restaurants issue came out recently, and we're highlighting a few categories drawing from the list. Today: Thai restaurants. This is not a definitive list of the best Thai restaurants in L.A., but it is a sampling of five that we think are each essential in their own way.

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2013

    Now Open: Crossroads in Beverly Grove

    Tal Ronnen has had a busy week, first with the grand opening of LYFE Kitchen in Culver City last Friday and now Crossroads in Beverly Grove. Whereas Ronnen was a consultant for LYFE, he's both chef and partner at Crossroads. Unlike the fast casual concept behind LYFE Kitchen, Crossroads is designed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2013

    10 Best French Macarons in Los Angeles

    French macarons are glorious confections, little sandwiches of buttercream or ganache filling pressed between two meringue disks. (They are not to be confused with macaroons, which are coconut, and most definitely do not resemble tiny round pastry sandwiches.) When well-made, macarons are delicate c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2013

    Open Today in West Hollywood: Pingtung Eat-In Asian Market

    A new restaurant called Pingtung is soft-opening today on Melrose in West Hollywood. The restaurant, which bills itself as an "eat-in market," will operate as a casual cafe in the daytime, then go for a more glam vibe at night with cocktails and Asian nibbles. The restaurant is owned by Li Ping, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2013

    Happy Hour: SiLO Vodka Bar in Downtown L.A.

    Place: SiLO Vodka Bar: 221 W. 7th St., Los Angeles; (213) 221-7956. Hours: 4 p.m.-8 p.m. everyday. Deals: $5 well drinks; $4 house wines; $3 draft beer; $3-6 food. Vibe: SiLO Vodka Bar at happy hour belies its nighttime persona, shinier in its sleek design of darker wood paneling and glass orb in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2013

    5 Essential Japanese Restaurants in Los Angeles

    Our 99 Essential L.A. Restaurants issue came out recently, and we're highlighting a few categories drawing from the list. Today: Japanese restaurants. This is not a definitive list of the best Japanese restaurants in L.A., but it is a sampling of five that we think are each essential in their own w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2013

    Where the Chefs Eat: 10 Restaurant Picks From Hinoki & The Bird's David Myers

    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 talk to Hinoki & The Bird and Comme Ca chef David Myers. Burgers, Japanese comfort food, high end modernist cuisine -- David Myers covers quite a lot of ground with his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2013

    Meatless Monday Weekly Series: Sage Organic Bistro

    With a long civic history, Meatless Mondays remains as relevant a strategy used to curb the ever-growing list of public health and environmental issues as ever. In fact, last November, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a resolution approving Meatless Mondays, making this the largest ci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2013

    Cooking With Charcoal: At Hinoki & the Bird and ink., the Coal Is in Your Food, Not Underneath it

    In Japan, a restaurant recently served an entire tasting menu of dirt -- dirt soup, dirt dressing, dirt risotto ... you get the idea. At Copenhagen's Noma (aka the Best! Restaurant! in the WORLD!!) you will eat burnt hay in any number of ways: coating tubes of leeks in a layer of black ash, accompa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2013

    Fire Damages Chez Panisse in Berkeley

    A fire broke out at the Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse shortly after 3 a.m. this morning, according to various San Francisco news outlets, damaging the front of the restaurant. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control before it spread to neighboring buildings, and reportedly prevented ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2013

    Now Open: LYFE Kitchen in Culver City

    LYFE (an acronym for Love Your Food Everyday) Kitchen opened in Downtown Culver City on Feb. 25, in the former Gyenari location. Featuring an eco, health, social and somewhat budget conscious dining concept, LYFE has two of McDonald's top executives, Michael Donahue and Mike Roberts, at the helm. (E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2013

    The Undercover Vegetarian: Alma

    At Alma, the downtown restaurant owned by chef Ari Taymor (and the subject of this week's restaurant review), vegetarian options take up about a quarter to a third of the menu on any given night. The problem is that the menus are very short, so while there are certainly meat-free things you can eat, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2013

    Coming Soon: The Salon at Osteria La Buca

    A salon was a respected -- sacred almost -- intellectual space, taking on different meanings at various points of history as a literary gathering or an art exhibition. On Thursday, March 28, Osteria La Buca will attempt to reintroduce this European tradition to Angelenos with the launch of its month ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2013

    10 Best Eats in Monterey Park: Neighborhood Grub Crawl

    The first U.S. city with an Asian population majority, Monterey Park has been referred to as "the Chinese Beverly Hills" and "the first suburban Chinatown." When it comes to doing a food crawl, it will obviously skew heavily to Chinese cuisine. Indeed, a top 10 could consist solely of Chinese resta ... More >>

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