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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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 6, 2013

    Q & A With Soul of a Banquet's Wayne Wang: Cecilia Chiang Why the Best Chinese Food in the World is in the SGV

    Back in 2011, when it seemed like the entire Bay Area was seized with Chez Panisse 40th anniversary fever, Hong Kong-born, San Francisco-based filmmaker Wayne Wang (Chan Is Missing, Joy Luck Club, Smoke) asked Chez Panisse's founder, Alice Waters, if there was a role he could play. Waters suggested ... 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.

  • Blogs

    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

    The Latest Cupcake Trend? Cannabis Cupcakes

    With so much talk of late about cupcakes and legalizing marijuana, we should have known a Cannabis Cupcakes cookbook wasn't too far behind. "What better way to take advantage of both [the cupcake and cannabis] trends than with a cookbook that satisfies these guilty pleasures?," the cookbook's press ... More >>

  • 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

    VICE's New Food Web Series: Truckers In The Wild

    Back in the early 2000's, I pitched VICE magazine's then-editor some food content. He basically scoffed at me. "Food?" he said, "That's just not the demographic we're going for." So I've watched with great interest as VICE has produced more and more food content over the last few years. Obviously fo ... More >>

  • 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

    More Events: A Beer Pairing Dinner, Family Fun Day Spring Cocktail Launch

    5-Course Beer Pairing Dinner at Mohawk Bend Chef Erick Simmons and brewmaster Jesse Houck have put together a five-course dinner menu complete with beer pairings. The meal begins with mini pizzas matched with Carillo Kolsch. The first course of potato gnocchi is served with Emil's Special Beer. The ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2013

    Cookbook of the Week: Vegetable Literacy Deborah Madison's Chive Saffron Crepes Recipe

    Today's cookbook market is flooded with vegetable-focused books from every vegan, sustainable and backyard-grown perspective. But when Deborah Madison promises Vegetable Literacy, we listen. We weren't disappointed. As with Madison's other cookbooks, Vegetable Literacy is an incredibly fresh persp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2013

    A Recipe From the Chef: Beachwood Cafe's Chai-Ginger Hot Cross Buns

    If, like any good Episcopalian, you feel that you should enjoy hot cross buns but, like many of us, you nonetheless loathe the yeasty rolls with their bitter bits of candied citrus peel, chef Minh Phan of Hollywood's Beachwood Cafe may have a solution for you. She replaces the citrus bits (currants ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    March 28, 2013

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

    If, like any good Episcopalian, you feel that you should enjoy hot cross buns but, like many of us, you nonetheless loathe the yeasty rolls with their bitter bits of candied citrus peel, chef Minh Phan of Hollywood's Beachwood Cafe may have a solution for you. She replaces the citrus bits (currants ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2013

    Q & A With Lou Amdur: Glazed Hams, Slutty Chardonnays What to Drink at Easter

    See also: L.A.'s Wine Bars Are Better Than Ever. Here Are Our Seven Favorites Lou Amdur, may have sold his cozy, Laundromat-and-Thai massage parlor adjacent Hollywood strip mall wine bar, LOU, last March. But he still has that gift for being able to effortlessly hold forth on all things wine and fo ... 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

    Q & A With Costco's Syd Birenbaum: Best Bargain Wines, $18,000 Sales His Cure For Your Never-Ending Headache

    If your wine-buying strategy at Big Box discount stores typically involves grabbing a case and getting out poste-haste, you might want to reconsider sticking around for a chat with Syd Birenbaum, the unexpected wine specialist at the Costco in Marina del Rey (known as the Culver City branch). Biren ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2013

    New Faces of Targeted Beer Drinkers: Joe College and Hipsters

    From Joe Six-Pack to Joe College, the face of the desired beer drinker has changed in the past few years with growing sales of craft beer brands and fruit flavors. Joe College, unlike his older and more blue-collar counterpart Joe Six-Pack, is a "lot more experimental than [he] used to be, sampling ... 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

    5 Lessons From the Sustainable Coffee Culture Panel

    If coffee is your preferred source of caffeine, then you may have come across the term "sustainable" in some form or another on a package label. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, sustainability is both a principle and a set of precepts for a productive co-existence between humans and ... 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

    DIY Porchetta: How to Make Your Own Porchetta Feast Recipes From Barbrix Chef Don Dickman

    Porchetta, as we recently discovered, is having its moment in Los Angeles. Or maybe it's having another moment, as the glorious Italian ode to pig is hardly a recent discovery. The roasted pork dish had been gracing Italian menus, Italian food trucks and rustic Italian kitchens for a long time befor ... 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 19, 2013

    Sugary Drinks Linked to 180,000 Deaths Annually

    Now we know you were all really mad at NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg for trying to ban large-sized sodas. But the man may have had a point. Sugary beverages are linked to more than 180,000 deaths worldwide annually, according to new research presented this week at an American Heart Assn. conference. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2013

    Making Wine on Catalina Island: The Rusack Family's Santa Catalina Island Vineyards

    Wine as an expression of a specific locale or terroir is what countless skilled winemakers strive to achieve. A noble goal to be sure, but one winery has taken the task a step further, specifically 22 miles further, offshore on Santa Catalina Island. Buffeted by salty ocean air, the island makes for ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2013

    Baristas Prepare for This Weekend's Southwest Regional Barista Competition

    Starting today and going through the weekend, over 30 baristas -- including a good number from Los Angeles -- will be in Santa Cruz to compete in the Specialty Coffee Association of America's Southwest Regional Barista Competition. This would be one of six such regional competitions; the top 6 from ... More >>

  • 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 14, 2013

    Serious Drinking: Discovering Rhone Wines at Decouvertes

    Découvertes en Vallée du Rhône is a biennial wine event held up and down the Rhône Valley for four long, thrilling days, involving the systematic tasting of mostly red wine by thousands of eager tasters from all over the world, and the systematic inebriation by same each night. Each day, is roug ... More >>

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