Govind Armstrong

L.A. Weekly's People 2012 Issue

Govind Armstrong: The Kid in the Kitchen

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. The debut of Post & Beam, chef Govind Armstrong's Baldwin Hills restaurant -- which he had the chutzpah to open on New Year's Eve, of all nights -- was billed as a homecoming. ... More >>

Post & Beam Launches Gardening Club This Weekend

Looking to get dirty this weekend? Baldwin Hill's Post & Beam is launching the first of its summer series of Gardening Club workshops this weekend with help from horticulturalist Geri Miller and head chef Govind Armstrong. The arrival of spring means that vegetables like basil, peppers, squash, eggp ... More >>

Post & Beam Opening: Govind Armstrong's Garden

Chef Govind Armstrong's long-awaited Post & Beam quietly opened on New Year's Eve, a night traditionally invested with outsize hopes by revelers. "We started with a limited menu, and I think since we were new, people cut us a little slack, but it was a very untraditional service," Armstrong says. ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 8/8-8/12

Flickr/Lauren Manning​ In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Because I have been at parties where I was asked about the pizzeria up to half a dozen times, and the smug Silver Lake dudes, the ones always trying to make excuses for their neighborhood's depress ... More >>

Q & A With Govind Armstrong: Post & Beam, His New L.A. Restaurant, Why 8oz. Closed Coming Home

Vanessa Stumpchef Govind Armstrong​ Govind Armstrong has a long history in this town, dating back to when he worked as a 13 year-old apprentice for Wolfgang Puck in Spago's kitchen. Armstrong, who is still maybe younger than you are, went from Spago to City to Campanile, with time spent time i ... More >>

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Vanessa Stumpchef Govind Armstrong​ Govind Armstrong has a long history in this town, dating back to when he worked as a 13 year-old apprentice for Wolfgang Puck in Spago's kitchen. Armstrong, who is still maybe younger than you are, went from Spago to City to Campanile, with time spent time i ... More >>

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The Great Burger Debate Continues: Ten L.A. Burgers Get Dissected

Muy YumWhere does Father's Office rank?​ The only thing more assured than poor driving during an L.A. rainstorm is people pointing out that nobody in L.A. knows how to do it. The same goes for hamburgers. It is impossible to eat one, or to even mention that you like one, without everyone else ... More >>

TV Recap: Feniger, Armstrong on Top Chef Masters

Top Chef Masters premiered last night and featured two local chefs in Susan Feniger (Border Grill, Ciudad, Street) and Govind Armstrong (8 oz.), with the show itself taking place in our own fair city. The premise of the show is fairly simple: take six accomplished chefs from around the country, have ... More >>

Top Chef Masters Season 2: Chef Contestants Announced

Go find your knife kit and your remote. The second season of Bravo's Top Chef Masters is scheduled to premier on April 7th at 8 p.m. 22 chefs, including 6 who are returning from the first season, will compete for All That Plastic Wrap. (Okay, and charity money too.) This season's L.A. chefs includes ... More >>

Web Surfing: A Roundup of Posts from LA Food Blogs

-- Where local chefs eat, like in real life. [EAT: Los Angeles] -- Cookbook gifts for cooks (David Chang's Momofuku, etc.). [Daily Dish] -- Vote for the sexiest chef in Los Angeles. (Okay, Govind Armstrong. But actually being in LA is sexy too.) [Eater LA] -- Making mole with Ludo Lefebvre. Or, M ... More >>

23rd Annual Great Chefs of L.A.: Hot Ticket, Hot Chefs, Hot Weather

This past Sunday on a unseasonably sultry afternoon in Studio City, over 800 foodies gathered to enjoy the fall/winter fixings from some of our city's hottest chefs at the 23rd Annual Great Chefs of L.A., a benefit hosted by comedian George Lopez which raised $150,000 for the National Kidney Foundat ... More >>

Celebrate Columbus Day: 8 Oz. Burger Bar Extends Happy Hours Today

If you're celebrating Columbus Day today, Govind Armstrong's Melrose Avenue burger joint 8 oz. Burger Bar will help you out. They're extending their happy hour(s) today in honor of the federal holiday, which was established in 1934 by Franklin Roosevelt. If you want to know where your postal carrier ... More >>

Jonathan Gold’s 99 Essential L.A. Restaurants

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Chef duo's Food Network show falls flat, but they've moved on to the Carson Daly show and their first restaurant, Animal

Where to Eat Now

Chef duo's Food Network show falls flat, but they've moved on to the Carson Daly show and their first restaurant, Animal

Where To Eat Now

Chef duo's Food Network show falls flat, but they've moved on to the Carson Daly show and their first restaurant, Animal

Where To Eat Now

Chef duo's Food Network show falls flat, but they've moved on to the Carson Daly show and their first restaurant, Animal

Where To Eat Now

Chef duo's Food Network show falls flat, but they've moved on to the Carson Daly show and their first restaurant, Animal

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