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Manhattan Beach (Brooklyn)

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    February 15, 2013

    Black Market Liquor Bar: Embittering Ventura Boulevard

    You make reasonable assumptions about what you're going to drink depending on where you are. You don't go to Manhattan Beach to drink scotch, any more than you would Ensenada; you expect something more beachy there, in a tropical, caipirinha-colada vein perhaps. In Silver Lake you may be able to ord ... More >>

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    December 27, 2012

    Sameh Shenouda: Photo Of South Bay Taxi Driver Suspected Of Sexual Assault Released

    A South Bay taxi driver arrested on suspicion of sexual assault is being investigated in connection with other possible attacks, Manhattan Beach police said this week. Sameh Shenouda, 38, was arrested last month for an alleged summer assault and cops say they've been in contact with other possible ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2012

    33: Cauliflower T-Bone at Superba Snack Bar

    Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 33: Cauliflower T-Bone at Superba Snack Bar. It's not very often that, at an eatery with a meat-loving menu, the dish that reverberates through your ... More >>

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    October 9, 2012

    34: Bossam at Kobawoo House

    Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 34: Bossam at Kobawoo House. Kobawoo is one of Koreatown's older restaurants, having been established all the way back in 1985, and although it bega ... More >>

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    September 28, 2012

    40: Sicilian Slice at Pizzanista

    Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4) -- and probably beyond, at this rate -- we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 40: Sicilian Slice at Pizzanista. The thick-crusted Sicilian pizza at Pizzanista, cut into a long rectangle and covered ... More >>

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    September 21, 2012

    43: Raw Kale Salad at Elf Café

    Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4) -- and probably beyond, at this rate -- we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 43: Raw Kale Salad at Elf Café. Fifty-some entries into this list and we feel like we need a virtual detox -- the onsla ... More >>

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    September 20, 2012

    44: Hot Wings at Beer Belly

    Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4) -- and probably beyond, at this rate -- we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 44: Hot Wings at Beer Belly. Is there a more natural and satisfactory partner for football and beer than a plate of deep ... More >>

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    September 18, 2012

    46: Edomae Tendon Bowl at Hannosuke

    Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4), we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 46: Edomae Tendon Bowl at Hannosuke. The saying goes that good tempura should last about as long as a snowball in August (or September, if you happen to be ca ... More >>

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    September 14, 2012

    51: Almond Croissant at Proof Bakery

    Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4), we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 51: Almond croissant at Proof Bakery. It's hard not to drool all over the glass of the bakery case at Proof Bakery in Atwater Village, such is the bounty that ... More >>

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    September 14, 2012

    50: The Southern Fry at Plan Check Kitchen Bar

    Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4), we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 51: The Southern Fry at Plan Check Kitchen Bar. While the centerpiece of Plan Check Kitchen Bar on Sawtelle is undoubtedly it's dripping, concentrated burg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2012

    54: Taco Sampler at Guisados

    Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4), we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 54: Taco Sampler at Guisados. Decisions are hard. At Guisados, chef Ricardo Diaz makes things a bit easier. The Boyle Heights taquería -- best known for its b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2012

    56: Smothered Chicken at R and R Soul Food

    Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4), we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 56: Smothered Chicken at R & R Soul Food. A good soul food plate should be formidable. It should make you worry whether you are going to be able make the driv ... More >>

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    August 23, 2012

    Hooray for Volleyball

    Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4), we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 56: Smothered Chicken at R & R Soul Food. A good soul food plate should be formidable. It should make you worry whether you are going to be able make the driv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2012

    David LeFevre Hosts 7-Chef Birthday Dinner at Manhattan Beach Post

    Most people celebrate their 40th birthday with a night out their favorite restaurant. Chef David LeFevre is doing his a bit differently -- he's hosting a 7-chef, 5-course meal at his own Manhattan Beach restaurant Manhattan Beach Post on July 16. Alongside him will be Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook of A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2012

    85: Truffle Honey-Laced Fried Chicken at Manhattan Beach Post

    Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4), we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 84: Truffle Honey-Laced Fried Chicken at Manhattan Beach Post. When David LeFevre decamped to this sleepy Manhattan Beach space from downtown's Water Grill, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2012

    10 Best French Fries in Los Angeles

    Revisiting the french fry, which we have already exhaustively sampled in the past, is a particular beast. The ongoing casualization of restaurants means straightforward, beloved classics are the order of the day in a greater number of places than was the case just a couple years ago. So on top of fe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Chefs Ben Ford, David LeFevre Neal Fraser Cook for GrowingGreat

    It's being touted as a "unique foodie experience" for Angelenos. That is, Angelenos with $200 to spare. The "Taste of Spring" event happening May 19 at a private Manhattan Beach home involves cooking demonstrations from David LeFevre (Manhattan Beach Post), Neal Fraser (The Strand House), and possib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Manhattan Beach Post's Couscous Salad

    The couscous at Manhattan Beach Post -- how have we survived without it until now? The flavors are so right. Perhaps you remember that "OMG I love this", feeling from the first time you had the Crying Tiger Beef at Jitlada or a Kogi taco? Yeah, like that. If you were part of the overheated throng a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Manhattan Beach Gay-Sex Ring: Should Police, Media Have Circulated Suspect Mugshots?

    The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center blasted an angry presser yesterday, calling out sister news stations CBS2 and KCAL9 for printing/airing the "mug shots, names and birthdates for the 18 men who were recently charged in an undercover sex sting operation at a Manhattan Beach public restroom." We were a l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Gay-Sex Ring at Manhattan Beach Bathroom? 18 Dudes Arrested for Lewd Conduct, 'Utilizing a Peephole'

    Updated at the bottom with more deets on the Big 18, one of whom is a top dog at Viacom. Originally posted at 2 p.m. The public bathroom at the end of Marine Avenue has been getting more action than a West Hollywood back-alley.

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    March 15, 2012

    Brother, Can You Spare a Book Deal?

    Updated at the bottom with more deets on the Big 18, one of whom is a top dog at Viacom. Originally posted at 2 p.m. The public bathroom at the end of Marine Avenue has been getting more action than a West Hollywood back-alley.

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Simmzy's to Open Second Location in Long Beach

    Manhattan Beach's beachside restaurant and craft beer pub Simmzy's will be opening a second location in Long Beach's Belmont Shore shopping and entertainment district this Spring -- and artist's renderings of the final look were posted on Facebook recently. Construction has been underway on Simmzy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Flat White at Two Guns Espresso

    T. NguyenA flat white at Two Guns Espresso​If you walk into almost any coffee shop in the city and order a flat white, you'll most likely be steered towards ordering a latte instead. Sometimes, you'll be refused the flat white but offered a foam-less cappuccino to compensate. And while these ... More >>

  • News

    January 19, 2012

    Manhattan Beach Cops' Hit-and-Run Career Fiasco

    T. NguyenA flat white at Two Guns Espresso​If you walk into almost any coffee shop in the city and order a flat white, you'll most likely be steered towards ordering a latte instead. Sometimes, you'll be refused the flat white but offered a foam-less cappuccino to compensate. And while these ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    One-Time Use of a Leaf Blower in Manhattan Beach Could Land You in Jail

    Photo courtesy of the Manhattan Beach Anti-Leaf Blower Association (ALBA). Really.​Ah, Manhattan Beach. Where celebrities sick of paparazzi camping outside their Santa Monica/WeHo/Beverly Hills mansions go to live their lives in peace -- a sea-breeze neighborhood just gorgeous and classy enoug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    30 Scoops in 30 Days: Delicieuse (Day 15)

    Delicieuse is plastered with charts and signs extolling the virtues of goat's milk, but we don't seek out ice cream for its curative powers. Nor do we trek to Redondo Beach for Delicieuse's goat's milk ice cream. We come for the incredible sorbets.

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    June 20, 2011

    30 Scoops in 30 Days: Manhattan Beach Creamery (Day 14)

    Manhattan Beach Creamery is a pleasant neighborhood ice cream store, stocked with as much candy as it is ice cream. The white leather, half-shell chairs, halfway between Louis XIV and Philippe Starck, are a good spot to watch surfers trudge to and from the pier or Saturday Night or Saturday night ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    VIDEO: Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa Kicked off Mira Costa High Campus for Shooting 'Questionable' Music Video

    Never too old to get kicked off campus.​The children of Mira Costa High were this close to seeing their Manhattan Beach campus catapulted into the stoner-rap hall of fame this month. Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg, two of SoCal fattest potheads, had chosen Mira Costa as the set of their stoniest v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    David LeFevre's Manhattan Beach Post: Now Open

    M. B. Post​ For those of you who have been pining for chef David LeFevre's cooking since he left Water Grill last year, you can now find it on the menu again. His own menu, at his first restaurant. LeFevre's Manhattan Beach Post (abbreviated to M.B. Post) opens today. As for why Manhattan Beac ... More >>

  • News

    April 7, 2011

    Manhattan Beach Scandal

    M. B. Post​ For those of you who have been pining for chef David LeFevre's cooking since he left Water Grill last year, you can now find it on the menu again. His own menu, at his first restaurant. LeFevre's Manhattan Beach Post (abbreviated to M.B. Post) opens today. As for why Manhattan Beac ... More >>

  • News

    March 31, 2011

    Manhattan Beach Sex Payoff

    City manager Dolan got $270,000 — instead of being fired for misbehavior

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    David LeFevre Readies M.B. Post in Manhattan Beach

    Courtesy M.B. Post​ We've come to know David LeFevre for his seafood ways at Water Grill, where he was executive chef for six years. He left last fall to open his own place in the South Bay, Manhattan Beach Post (M.B. Post for short), which should debut next month. But he never promised us lob ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Four Manhattan Beach Police Officers Allegedly Involved in Drunk Hit-and-Run One Year Ago Finally Fired (But Still on Paid Leave)

    grunionsmb.comJanuary 31, 2010: One expensive boys' night out for the City of Manhattan Beach​We're big fans of the whole "innocent until proven guilty" thing -- and certainly wish it had applied more thoroughly to cases like that of 18-year-old Jeremy Marks -- but in heel-dragging, money-wast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Break-In Burglar Takes $2,000 In Coins From Manhattan Beach Wells Fargo

    Way more than $2,000 in coins... but not everyone can have hustle like Scrooge​It's the season for artistic public thieving in L.A. County. First, on Oct. 27, there was the guy with the Obama mask who stuck up an El Pollo Loco branch in Duarte with a toy knife. A week or so later, there was t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Why Is It So Easy For Bad Guys In L.A. To Buy And Carry Guns When The Rest Of Us Have To Be Oh So Careful?

    File photoWhy is it so hard for you to carry a gun if the bad guys find it so easy?​Three former U.S. Marines were arrested after they allegedly sold some pretty deadly firepower -- semiautomatic assault-type rifles -- to members of L.A.'s Florencia 13 gang. Now, here's a legitimate question: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    As Gun Nuts Head To Family Fair In Manhattan Beach This Weekend, One Commenter Says To Own A Firearm Is To Live In Fear

    Open Carry members plan to bring their guns to a family fair in Manhattan Beach this weekend.​For our comment of the day we couldn't resist dipping into that endless well of debate -- guns. A recent post wonders aloud if right-to-bear-arms activists are going to far in targeting a family fair ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Sand Dune Park Reopens in Manhattan Beach...Just Make A Reservation First

    Naked_Eyes via Flickr​ Manhattan Beach's Sand Dune Park reopened Monday amid enthusiasm from fitness buffs and concern from some locals who fear that the noise, traffic and pollution that caused the park to close a year ago would return. The popular park closed last summer due to complaints ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Small Earthquake Jolts Los Angeles' Westside

    Caltech​A small earthquake jolted L.A.'s Westside Monday afternoon. The 3.7 magnitude shaker struck about four miles west-southwest of Manhattan Beach at 4:59 p.m., according to the Southern California Seismic Network. Early Monday a 3.6 struck the Santa Monica Bay off Manhattan Beach. Twitte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Happy Hour: Tin Roof Bistro in Manhattan Beach

    Caroline on CrackTin Roof Bistro's Manhattan Beach Manhappy and Southside cocktails.​ The Place: Tin Roof Bistro, 3500 North Sepulveda Boulevard, (310) 546-6180. The Hours: Every day from 4 to 7 p.m. The Deal: $2 off wines, beers, cocktails, pizzas and salads in the bar and bocce court only.

  • News

    January 28, 2010

    HOLY SEVERANCE PAY, BATMAN!

    Caroline on CrackTin Roof Bistro's Manhattan Beach Manhappy and Southside cocktails.​ The Place: Tin Roof Bistro, 3500 North Sepulveda Boulevard, (310) 546-6180. The Hours: Every day from 4 to 7 p.m. The Deal: $2 off wines, beers, cocktails, pizzas and salads in the bar and bocce court only.

  • News

    January 21, 2010

    Geoff Dolan’s $195,000 Good-bye

    Amid recession, tiny Manhattan Beach gives a fat, secret payout to its city manager

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Even The Son of Juipter Gets Hungry: Bacchus Wine Shop's Chef

    Drop into Bacchus Wine in Manhattan Beach on a Friday afternoon and you might find Sarah Tilton behind the front counter answering the phone, helping a customer find a prime rib-worthy cabernet, or setting out glasses for the daily flight tastings. She's also the tiny Manhattan Beach wine shop's exe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    Take a Tip from Simmzy's: Fill Those Brewery Tour Glasses with Chocolate Pudding

    Part of the charm of Simmzy's, the latest addition to the gastropub genre, is the number of tap beers the new Manhattan Beach pub squeezes into such a tiny space. Including the 50% share allotted to the kitchen, the entire place is less than 1,200 square feet. Try inviting four dozen friends over to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Last Call for Pier Pale Ale: Manhattan Beach Brewing to Toss Craft Brew Tanks Overboard

    Photo credit: Jenn GarbeeAfter eighteen years of churning out Manhattan Beach Blondes and Rat Beach Reds, brewpub Manhattan Beach Brewing will soon be retiring its fermentation tanks. On September 8, the pub will close for a month-long renovation that will include eliminating the six brewing tanks c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Cedillo Rolls Up Another Opponent Longtime San Gabriel Valley politician Ed Chavez has removed his name from the Congressional race to replace Hilda Solis. Chavez announced his support of state Senator Gil Cedillo, who faces a tough challenge May 19 from Judy Chu, who sits on the State Board of Equa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    Is SoCal Aerospace Crashing -- Again?

    In an ominous sign that Southern California's aerospace industry might be repeating the massive downsizing of the 1990s, Northrop Grumman today announced 750 layoffs, to occur within the next few months. According to the Daily Breeze, most of the terminations are expected to fall at the company's El ... More >>

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    January 15, 2009

    The Jung Trio

    In an ominous sign that Southern California's aerospace industry might be repeating the massive downsizing of the 1990s, Northrop Grumman today announced 750 layoffs, to occur within the next few months. According to the Daily Breeze, most of the terminations are expected to fall at the company's El ... More >>

  • News

    October 5, 2006

    Best Place to Pet a Shark

    In an ominous sign that Southern California's aerospace industry might be repeating the massive downsizing of the 1990s, Northrop Grumman today announced 750 layoffs, to occur within the next few months. According to the Daily Breeze, most of the terminations are expected to fall at the company's El ... More >>

  • News

    August 24, 2006

    Welcome to Gentrification City

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

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    October 6, 2005

    Dive Bombing

    Teardowns. Evictions. Investment. Rebirth. And the significance of that new gelato stand. The perils and pleasures of gentrification

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