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Julian Cox

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Food News Roundup: Food Stamps at Farmers Markets, Disneyland's Club 33 Eater L.A.'s Pizza Week

    The Philadelphia Inquirer: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that a $4 million grant will help supply the technology for farmers markets to accept food stamps. (The Electronic Benefit Transfer card has largely replaced paper coupons.) Eater L.A.: Chinese pizzas, most expensive pizzas ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    May 3, 2012

    From Highland Park to Venice Beach, Our New Columnist Finds That the Cocktail Moment Has Become a Movement

    The Philadelphia Inquirer: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that a $4 million grant will help supply the technology for farmers markets to accept food stamps. (The Electronic Benefit Transfer card has largely replaced paper coupons.) Eater L.A.: Chinese pizzas, most expensive pizzas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Food News Roundup: Farmers Challenge Monsanto, Sous-Vide Cocktails Possible Bourdain Book Deal for Marilyn Hagerty

    Reuters: Organic farmers vow to continue challenging Monsanto's patents on genetically modified seeds, defying a court that ruled no controversy exists. Food Arts: Julian Cox, and others, are using sous-vide for cocktails. Call it "flash brew." Grand Forks Herald: A book deal with Anthony Bourdain ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Top 5 Weekend Food Events: Can You Dig It?, Global Food Porn, Test Kitchen Burger Night, ColLAboration Winterfest, Market Basket Cocktails

    Anne Fishbein/LA WeeklyRoasted beets and cheese at MB Post​Can You Dig It? Chef David LeFevre kicks off a seasonal series where he hosts a guest chef who will cook a three-course meal of shareable small plates. For the inaugural event, it's LeFevre's pal Giuseppe Tentori (Boka, GT Fish & Oyste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Test Kitchen Returns at Short Order

    They say too many cooks spoil the soup. So how about five chefs -- each with a distinct style -- all making burgers in the same kitchen, at one time? It's not a plot to ruin dinner, but rather the newest incarnation of Test Kitchen, happening Saturday, Feb. 25, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Short Order. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    John Sedlar Creates Pacific Standard Time Menu at Playa, With Dishes Inspired by L.A. Art

    "You screwed up," chef John Rivera Sedlar told Getty curator Andrew Perchuk in the months before Pacific Standard Time began. The sprawling, Getty-funded celebration of postwar SoCal art should have included food. But Perchuk, already working to facilitate exhibitions at 60-plus institutions and org ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 10, 2011

    Playa: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

    "You screwed up," chef John Rivera Sedlar told Getty curator Andrew Perchuk in the months before Pacific Standard Time began. The sprawling, Getty-funded celebration of postwar SoCal art should have included food. But Perchuk, already working to facilitate exhibitions at 60-plus institutions and org ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 10, 2011

    Picca: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

    "You screwed up," chef John Rivera Sedlar told Getty curator Andrew Perchuk in the months before Pacific Standard Time began. The sprawling, Getty-funded celebration of postwar SoCal art should have included food. But Perchuk, already working to facilitate exhibitions at 60-plus institutions and org ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 10, 2011

    Rivera: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

    "You screwed up," chef John Rivera Sedlar told Getty curator Andrew Perchuk in the months before Pacific Standard Time began. The sprawling, Getty-funded celebration of postwar SoCal art should have included food. But Perchuk, already working to facilitate exhibitions at 60-plus institutions and org ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    October 27, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Sotto

    "You screwed up," chef John Rivera Sedlar told Getty curator Andrew Perchuk in the months before Pacific Standard Time began. The sprawling, Getty-funded celebration of postwar SoCal art should have included food. But Perchuk, already working to facilitate exhibitions at 60-plus institutions and org ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    A Quick Q&A with Bartender Julian Cox

    Caroline on CrackJulian Cox at Playa​We recently caught up with Julian Cox, the award-winning bartender at Playa, the Latin-inspired restaurant on Beverly, and Picca, the Peruvian-inspired restaurant on Pico -- two of the hottest new restaurants of 2011. What's your favorite part about being ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    September 15, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Picca

    At Ricardo Zarate's restaurant, Peruvian meets the Japanese izakaya

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Test Kitchen Alumni Return for Anniversary

    Guzzle & NoshSotto's boscaiola pizza; the exterior of the two restaurants; Picca's mollejita.​Next Monday, the former Test Kitchen space celebrates its 1-year anniversary with the return of several high-profile TK alumni to the kitchens. Upstairs at Picca, chef Ricardo Zarate will host Kogi im ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    What to Read Now: Eating Bugs in The New Yorker

    Anne FishbeinDonaji​If you have not yet picked up the latest issue of The New Yorker, you may want to. Turn to page 38, dear reader, and you will find a Dept. of Gastronomy piece by Dana Goodyear on bugs. You will also find happy mention of John Sedlar (Rivera, Playa), Bricia Lopez (Guelaguetz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Drink This Now: Eveleigh's Pisco Punch

    With most of the city's top bartenders attending Tales of the Cocktail, this may be the worst weekend in Los Angeles to get a top-quality cocktail. So when they all get back, get thee to Eveleigh, which has, improbably, become a destination for great cocktails and good food amid one of the tackies ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Picca: A Sneak Peek into Ricardo Zarate's New Restaurant

    Picca, Ricardo Zarate's west LA version of a Latin American cantina, opens June 25th. Where Mo-Chica is classic Peruvian food, Picca is decidedly modern, driven by small plates with a heavy Japanese influence. The menu is split into five sections, weighted toward causas shaped like sushi nigiri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Grappa Don't Preach: Italian Cocktails Come to Sotto

    Why does anyone need 16 amaros? "A man needs choices every once in a while," says bartender extraordinaire, Julian Cox, whose cocktail menu for Sotto, which should officially open to the public next Wednesday, is designed around Italian liquors like sambucca, Campari and grappa. Look for an amar ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    March 17, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Playa

    John Sedlar continues to reinvent the tortilla

  • Eat+Drink

    March 3, 2011

    L.A.'s Best Cocktails

    Our 55 favorites and where to find them

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    First Look Inside Playa: John Sedlar's New Restaurant Opening This Friday

    Nick ArnoffPlaya's Strawberry Dessert​ Playa, the second Latin restaurant from Rivera chef John Sedlar, opens this Friday, February 11 in the Beverly Boulevard space formerly home to Neal Fraser's Grace. Turn the page for details, including Sedlar's new menu items, Julian Cox's inspiration be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Test Kitchen's Final Night: Alums Come Together To Feed You For A Good Cause

    Flickr/Muy Yum​ Monday, December 13th, may be Test Kitchen's final dinner service, but Bill Chait and Brian Saltsburg's restaurant experiment is going out with a big-time culinary (and charitable) bang. For $150/person, Test Kitchen and non-profits Share Our Strength and Gettlove, are bringin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Bar Toscana to Open in Brentwood

    Offering modern spins on classic Italian cocktails, Bar Toscana, the brainchild of Italians William Perbellini and Francesco Lafranconi, is set to open in Brentwood on December 10th. In contrast to the dark, shoebox-sized, wood-paneled speakeasy vibe that's been the rage these last couple years, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Meat in a Glass: The Carnivore Cocktail

    Rivera The Donaji ​Lately, mixologists have taken to using protein as an ingredient, and we're not talking about the shrimp cocktail. Whether they're made with crickets, bacon-infused bourbon or pickled octopus, carnivore cocktails have been making the rounds in bars and restaurants across the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Your Walter Manzke Update: 4 Days at Test Kitchen, El Bulli, Chicago, Etc.

    A. ScattergoodSanta Barbara prawn with brown butter, lemon and capers​ As you will know if you read Jonathan Gold's most recent review, the Test Kitchen has been up and running for a few weeks now, featuring a rotating group of chefs like guest performers in a how-do-you-get-reservations-for- ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    August 26, 2010

    Test Kitchen: Never-Ending Experiment

    Invented anew every night

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    LA Weekly Flickr Pool Reader Photo of the Day: Rivera's Cocktail Lab

    This LA Weekly Flickr pool photo comes to you courtesy of photographer djjewelz, who took the beautiful shot, of Julian Cox's cocktail laboratory at Rivera, on August 6th using a Canon PowerShot S90. Djjewelz is not the only one who has been frequenting John Sedlar's downtown restaurant, which was t ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    August 5, 2010

    Rivera: Burrito on the Rocks, Salt

    Searching for great food and a great margarita

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Ask Mr. Gold: Burrito On the Rocks, Salt

    Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menu​Dear Mr. Gold: Great Mexican food and yummy, salty margaritas: I find, in L.A., it is very hard to reconcile these two seemingly well-matched priorities. Either the food stinks and the drinks rock, or vice versa. Tons of great Mexican restaurants conten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    BreadBar's Hatchi Mix Series: Tequila in Three Magic Acts

    Steve JulianJulian Cox, Mixologist at Rivera​ Julian Cox, Mixologist at Rivera, is popping up this Thursday as the latest participant of Breadbar's Hatchi Mix Series. Cox will be sharing his Tequila in Three Magical Acts menu tonight, July 1st, only from 6 p.m. to close, serving up eight tequi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    BreadBar's Hatchi Mix Series: Rum Amok Cocktails

    Anne FishbeinMixologist Joel Black​BreadBar's Hatchi dinner series has broadened its culinary horizons to celebrate dinner's best friend: booze. For its second installation, Joel Black - mixologist at CaƱa Rum Bar - will be shaking up his "Rum Amok" cocktail menu at BreadBar's Century City lo ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    April 29, 2010

    Our Favorite Happy Hours

    50 deal-driven places to get you and your wallet feeling a whole lot better

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Las Perlas, Cedd Moses' Mezcal & Tequila Bar Opens in Downtown L.A.

    For every bar there's a liquor and for every liquor there's a bar. Nightlife impresario Cedd Moses' latest venture, Las Perlas, soft-opened last night, aiming to become to mezcal and tequila what Seven Grand is to whiskey and La Descarga is to rum. The result is somewhere between an upscale cantina ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Booze AND Chocolate, Simultaneously: Valentine's Day Cocktails A Recipe for The Chocolate Covered Cherry Cocktail

    Valentine's Day is Sunday, and if you're poised to woo or be wooed chances are you've got chocolate and booze on your mind. If you're looking to approach the sweet holiday from both angles at once, you might be interested in some cocktails that also satisfy your chocolate cravings. L. William-Ross ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    No Rest For The Wicked: DTLA's "Brotherhood Of Bartenders" Tequila Contest

    Deborah StollJonathan's Judging Table​The tequila cocktail contest held last Sunday at The Varnish was organized by Raul Yrastorza, manager of 213's forthcoming venture, Las Perlas. "There's a brotherhood of bartenders downtown right now that's really exciting," said Yrastorza. "This event is ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    March 5, 2009

    Where to Drink Now: The New Cocktailian's Guide

    Deborah StollJonathan's Judging Table​The tequila cocktail contest held last Sunday at The Varnish was organized by Raul Yrastorza, manager of 213's forthcoming venture, Las Perlas. "There's a brotherhood of bartenders downtown right now that's really exciting," said Yrastorza. "This event is ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    March 5, 2009

    The New Cocktailians

    The farmers market–loving, sleeve garter–wearing ladies and gentlemen of the bar taking over L.A.'s restaurants one glass at a time

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