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Flores Review: The Food of the Moment, Prepared Expertly in Little Osaka

This Week's Restaurant Review: Flores in Little Osaka

This week we turn our reviewing eye to Flores, the New American restaurant that opened on Sawtelle in Little Osaka recently. You can hop on over to the food section and read the full review, or get a summary version below. Chefs: The husband and wife team, Angela Hernandez and Rob Lawson, each have ... More >>

Flores Opens on Sawtelle, Bringing Modern American to Little Osaka

In the heart of Little Osaka -- just steps away from all the ramen, shave ice, and okonomiyaki you could eat -- is Flores, a modern American small-plates restaurant chef'd by the husband-and-wife team of Rob Lawson and Angela Hernandez. The space, formerly Sawtelle Kitchen, has had a complete redo ... More >>

Wolfgang Puck, David Chang and Roy Choi Team Up For Chefs Dinner at Hotel Bel-Air

On June 18, Wolfgang Puck will team up with New York superstar chef David Chang (of Momofuku fame and this year's recipient of the James Beard Outstanding Chef award) and Roy Choi to host a chef's dinner at Wolfgang Puck at the Hotel Bel-Air. The dinner will consist of five courses of Asian-inspir ... More >>

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 >>

Top Weekend 4 Events: Food Swap, Colombian Brunch, Olive Oil Tasting a Wolfgang Puck Cooking Class

SGV East Food Swap The SGV East Food Swap is hosting a community exchange of homemade and homegrown food -- including fruit, baked goods and sauces -- for the public. No money is accepted at the food swap. Pre-registration is required and can be made at the organization's Eventbrite page. WHAT: SGV ... More >>

10 Best Crab Cakes in Los Angeles

Recipes for delicate cakes of minced and bound seafood are as old as, well, maritime cooking. The crab version we mostly eat today -- crab, mayonnaise, breadcrumbs, eggs, seasoning and some onion, gathered up and pan-fried or broiled -- is a colonial American recipe that hasn't changed much since it ... More >>

Forbes Travel Guide Releases 2013 Ratings: Melisse Receives 5 Stars

Forbes Travel Guide has released its annual hotel, restaurant and spa ratings, and Melisse has received the highest rating, 5 stars. Josiah Citrin's Santa Monica restaurant is one of only 28 restaurants nationally to receive the highest ranking, and one of four in California. What does the rating ... More >>

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

You can't replace the feeling of lounging on the couch with a scrunched-up newspaper. But with the web, at least you don't need to worry about getting ink on your hands and bagel. Here's a roundup of some food-related stories from our country's newspapers this week. Lucky for us, it's mostly free. F ... More >>

Pastry Chef Sally Camacho Returns to WP24, Brings Ovaltine Candy Bar

Guzzle & NoshPastry Chef Sally Camacho's Ovaltine Candy Bar at WP24​ These past six months have been a game of musical chairs in the pastry department at two Wolfgang Puck restaurants. When pastry chef Sally Camacho left WP24 to oversee the pastry program at the reopening Wolfgang Puck at the ... More >>

Last Night: A Look Into Sadie, Formerly Les Deux [Photo Gallery]

The former Les Deux space on Las Palmas has been revamped and is reopen as Sadie, a sexy bar and gastropub, on Jan. 24. At a preview last night, we took a look around and tasted through a few of the cocktails. Our favorite (so far): the Armillita Chico. Made with Calle 23 Tequila Blanco, housemade g ... More >>

Wolfgang Puck Employees Reach Settlement

We don't know whether the swans at the recently reopened Hotel Bel Air are unionized, but several other Wolfgang Puck employees resolved a major labor dispute this week. On Tuesday, a judge gave preliminary approval to a $500,000 settlement that resolved claims by nearly 2,000 current and former emp ... More >>

Sadie (Formerly Les Deux) To Open Jan. 24

After converting from Hollywood hot spot to neighborhood gastropub, Les Deux closed its doors for good in March. A new restaurant, Sadie, is taking over and will open Jan. 24, says publicist Lawrence Moore. The Les Deux chef and beverage director are both back for this new incarnation. David Sch ... More >>

11 New Restaurants for New Year's Eve

Anne FishbeinPicca​On New Year's Eve, restaurants celebrate with live bands, festive décor, theme dinners, exceptional ingredients, multi-course meals, tasting menus and endless glasses of bubbly. How to choose the best spot? We've selected 11 restaurants that opened in 2011 to represent a ... More >>

Where To Eat Out on Christmas in Los Angeles: 5 Categories, 25 Ways to Eat Out on the Holiday

J. RitzHoliday tree cheer at the Hungry Cat Hollywood.​ With all due respect to hearty home-cooked Christmas meals centered around major hunks of proteins, tamales and starchy vegetables, it's not all that difficult to find interesting ways to eat out on December 25th in Los Angeles. Alright, ... More >>

Q & A with Wolfgang Puck: The Hotel Bel-Air Interview

For anyone who's lived in Los Angeles longer than a decade, it's impossible not to feel caught in some sort of time-warp pulling up to the recently reopened Hotel Bel-Air. The swans still float serenely on the pond and wander the lush grounds, but the first thing you notice aren't the Cygnini, it's ... More >>

Opening and Closing in Your 'Hood: An October Restaurant Roundup

Guzzle & NoshR.I.P Gastrobus, Welcome Gastronomico​Attaining overnight success in the restaurant business is largely an urban myth (unless you're backed by a corporate restaurant group with tons of money to spend on marketing). Even a few empty seats in your new eatery can make you sweat. Whil ... More >>

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Union Workers Picket Hotel Bel-Air, Favorite Haunt of Hollywood Celebrities

Picketers outside the Hotel Bel Air​Several hundred union demonstrators picketed outside the Hotel Bel-Air this evening, calling on managers to rehire workers who were laid off when the hotel closed for renovations."They say go away! We say no way!" the protesters chanted. After a march down to Su ... More >>

City Council Unanimously Passes Occupy L.A. Resolution -- Protesters Struggle to Distance Themselves From Democrats, Unions

Los Angeles TimesCity Council President Eric Garcetti shows his support.​Just now, the L.A. City Council unanimously approved a joint resolution to officially "support" the Occupy L.A. demonstration and "demand accountability and results from the banks we invest taxpayer dollars in." (Full tex ... More >>

The Makeover is Complete: Les Deux Reopens Today As A Neighborhood Gastropub

Claire ThomasLes Deux's Beet Salad​ In August, we bid adieu to celebrity hot (and then cold) spot, Les Deux . Well, if you haven't heard, Les Deux is back, having traded in its velvet rope, bouncer and botox- and collogen-infused interior for a more attractive (pun intended) and hopefully, l ... More >>

[Updated] Calorie Commando Juan-Carlos Cruz Sentenced to Nine Years in State Prison

​Update: Of course this story gets weirder, the more details come out. For one, Juan-Carlos Cruz claimed that he hired two men to kill his wife not for the normal reasons, say, insurance fraud or temporary insanity or complete marital dysfunction, but for love. "Even though I was planning on w ... More >>

Buy A Piece Of Local Royalty At Hotel Bel-Air Sale

That's armoire.​If filling your abode with cootie-covered furnishings and tableware from a hotel sounds as unsavory to you as it does to us, hold that thought: Goods from the Hotel Bel-Air are up for sale, and the cooties you end up with might have belonged to Robert De Niro, Elizabeth Taylor ... More >>

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