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January Roundup of Restaurant Openings and Closings

New year, new juicery. Introducing more pressed juice to Los Angeles, Clover opens on La Brea with $70-a-day cleanses. If you consume as much stinky cheese, schnitzel, bacon and butter as we do, that price won't seem too bad. And, for $350 you can basically get a whole new intestinal tract system. N ... More >>

Someone's in the Kitchen with Dine L.A.

100 Favorite Dishes: The Whole Menu

Over the past few months, you've watched us catalog our 100 Favorite Dishes. Catalog being a lovely term meaning eating our way across this town, well, even more than usual. And because we thought you might want a better way to access these, we've collected all one hundred into one piece, a menu if ... More >>

1: Spago's Veal Filet Mignon Tartare

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. 1: Spago's Veal Filet Mignon Tartare. When it arrives at your table, Wolfgang Puck's iteration of veal tartare may look more like a Sally Mann photo ... More >>

3: Roasted Kabocha Squash at Lucques

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. 3. Roasted Kabocha Squash at Lucques. The fall salad is a fairly ubiquitous menu item, and one of those things that's a safe bet almost anywhere you ... More >>

5: Crispy Pig Head at Animal

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. 5. Crispy Pig Head at Animal. A certain brand of excess has quite rightly given Animal a reputation as a purveyor of dude food: meat-heavy, no-holds ... More >>

8: Smoked Salmon with Mango at Kiriko

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. 8: Smoked Salmon with Mango at Kiriko. Few itamae balance the stylings of modern and classic sushi with the flair of Kiriko's Ken Namba. Some nights ... More >>

15: Fish Taco from Ricky's Fish Tacos

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. 15: Fish Taco from Ricky's Fish Tacos. There's so much to love about Ricky's: Ricky Piña himself, who couldn't find good enough Ensenada-style fish ... More >>

16: Creamy Pumpkin Soup at BeirBeisl

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. 16: Creamy pumpkin soup at BierBeisl. It's true: autumn brings with it way too many pumpkin-flavored things. And, yet not enough pumpkin soup. Butte ... More >>

17: Green Curry Mussels at Jitlada

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. 17: Green Curry Mussels at Jitlada. If there is one menu in town that has the best chance of being written about by cultural anthropologists twenty ... More >>

Pig In Mitt Romney T-Shirt Dumped At Manhattan Beach Republican Campaign HQ

Is there such a thing as a sore winner? Someone celebrated Mitt Romney's presidential loss this week by dumping a dead pig on the doorstep of Republican campaign headquarters in Manhattan Beach. The oinker was, strangely, sporting a Romney t-shirt. It's head was wrapped in barbed wire:

19: Salsa de Chorizo Con Cesina at Gish Bac

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. 19: Salsa de Chorizo Con Cesina at Gish Bac. Gish Bac, the Oaxacan restaurant in Mid-City, is best known for its barbacoa, and for good reason. The ... More >>

20: Lamb Dip at Philippe the Original

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. 21: Lamb Dip at Philippe the Original. There are preferences in Los Angeles that speak volumes about a person: Dodgers or Angels? Lakers or Clippers ... More >>

23: The Tasting Kitchen's Pork Rillettes

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. 23. The Tasting Kitchen's Pork Rillettes: Deciding what to order at The Tasting Kitchen, the Abbott Kinney restaurant run by chef Casey Lane that ha ... More >>

10 Best Pecan Sticky Buns in Los Angeles

Pecan sticky buns are based on a German dish, then super-sized, amped up with more sweetener and topped -- or bottomed, if it's an upside-down version -- with a nut that's native to our shores. But what sets the truly American version apart from other nut-rolls though is that long baptism in the nam ... More >>

26: Lobster Thermidor at Musso & Frank's

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. 26: Lobster Thermidor at Musso & Frank's. It may as well be a civic requirement that any mention of Musso & Frank's's include the phrase "Hollywood ... More >>

31: Bonjiri Yakitori at Kokekokko

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. 31: Bonjiri Yakitori at Kokekokko. If you're looking for a temple of fairness and equality, then Kokekokko might not be for you. It's no secret at t ... More >>

39: Grilled Baby Goat T-bone at Mozza's Scuola di Pizza Salumi Bar

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. 39: Grilled Baby Goat T-bone at Mozza's Scuola di Pizza Salumi Bar. There are a ton of reasons to stop by Mozza's Scuola ... More >>

38: Papri Chaat at Jay Bharat

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. 38: Papri Chaat at Jay Bharat. As sort of shameful as it is to admit, I drove to all the way Cerritos this weekend just ... More >>

45: The Pescado Zarandeado at Coni'Seafood

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. 45: The Pescado Zarandeado at Coni'Seafood. The pescado zarandeado at Coni'Seafood in Inglewood has long been the stuff ... More >>

47: Lucky Baldwins' Traditional Full English Breakfast

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. 47: Lucky Baldwins' Traditional Full English Breakfast. Breakfast can mean many things to many people. A perfectly constructed pastry from Joan's on Third. Bru ... More >>

49: The Dodger Dog at Dodger Stadium

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. 49: The Dodger Dog at Dodger Stadium. Are Dodger Dogs the best hot dogs in L.A.? Um, no. Not even remotely close. But often the success of a dish depends more ... More >>

53: The Sycamore Kitchen's BLT Sandwich

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. 53: The Sycamore Kitchen's BLT Sandwich. Quinn and Karen Hatfield's newish casual place on La Brea, The Sycamore Kitchen, is an exercise in incommensurateness, ... More >>

55: Duck Fried Rice at Jar

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. 55: Duck Fried Rice at Jar. Walk through the heavy wooden doors at Jar, Suzanne Tracht's 11-year-old West Hollywood chophouse, and you'll probably feel like or ... More >>

57: Brown Brown Bread Ice Cream at Scoops Westside

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. 57: Brown Brown Bread Ice Cream at Scoops Westside. Robert Redford once said "health food may be good for the conscience, but Oreos taste a hell of a lot bette ... More >>

63: Slippery Shrimp at Yang Chow

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. 63: Slippery Shrimp at Yang Chow. It's a pretty simple directive -- when you go to Yang Chow, you order the slippery shrimp. Everyone does it: Chinatown touris ... More >>

DUI Checkpoint in Hollywood Tonight; Drunk Driver Crackdown Across L.A.

The dog days of summer are here, the 4th of July is way back in the rear view, and the season is winding down. But, for whatever reason, authorities across L.A. county are turning up the heat on drunk drivers with a "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign August 17 to September 3. Not only that ... More >>

68: Lamb Pie at Beijing Pie House

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. 68: Lamb Pie at Beijing Pie House. See those xian biang, those hefty, puck-sized, round meat pies known as a popular roadside snack in northern China? They mig ... More >>

73: Wood-Roasted English Peas at Tar & Roses

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. 73: Wood-Roasted English Peas at Tar & Roses. Andrew Kirchner's Santa Monica restaurant excels at small bites -- which is saying a lot during time in which mos ... More >>

74: The Sea Urchin Tostada at La Guerrerense

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. 74: The Sea Urchin Tostada at La Guerrerense. Sure, you can eat Sabina Bandera González' glorious seafood tostadas here in Los Angeles, at the LA Street Food ... More >>

The Corner Door: 5 Simple Rules for Opening a Gastropub

Sometimes it's helpful to imagine that there is a unspoken checklist for every stylish small-plates joint opening in Los Angeles these days -- a collection of requirements floating in the subconscious of every restaurateur looking to start what constitutes a "gastropub" these days: 1. There must be ... More >>

76: Pork Chop at Salt's Cure

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. 76: Pork Chop at Salt's Cure. I didn't like pork chops as a kid. Growing up in a home where pigs were raised in the backyard, this was often a point of content ... More >>

82: Sooo Cali Dog at Dog Haus

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. 82: Sooo Cali Dog at Dog Haus. Maximalist-topping hot dogs aren't exactly new in Los Angeles. Pink's has been creating celebrity-named behemoths for the better ... More >>

83: Chicken Vampiro at Mexicali Taco & Co.

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. 83: Chicken Vampiro at Mexicali Taco & Co. It almost brings a tear to the eye thinking back to the days when the flame-grilled meats at Mexicali Taco & Co. wer ... More >>

Redondo Beach May Ban Smoking on Pier: So Where Can You Still Smoke Along the L.A. County Coast?

Little by little, various government entities within L.A. County are forcing cigarette smokers off public property and quarantining them into their own nasty tobacco dens. The Department of Beaches and Harbors banned smoking on any beach within the county years ago. But the piers, because they're o ... More >>

The Kettle: 30 Sandwiches in 30 Days (Day 27)

Guzzle & NoshThe pot roast dip sandwich at The Kettle.​The Kettle is the sort of upscale neighborhood coffee shop where you might on a typical weekday night find a cross-section of Manhattan Beach society all under the same roof: a longtime couple on date night, a multi-generational family str ... More >>

Your Counter Intelligence Preview: In Which Mr. Gold Considers MB Post

In which Jonathan Gold visits David LeFevre's MB Post in Manhattan Beach, the chef's first restaurant of his own after many years at Water Grill. Nearby ocean. Volleyball on the sand. Bacon cheddar buttermilk biscuits. In other words, a very good reason to make that drive. The recession may be on ... More >>

30 Scoops in 30 Days: Millions of Milkshakes (Day 28)

Where an ice cream shop like Milk builds layered, elegantly crafted milkshakes replete made with superlative ingredients in carefully constructed combinations, Millions of Milkshakes devotes itself to diversity, an array of candy, fruit and syrup toppings in a mind-boggling array of permutations. ... More >>

30 Scoops in 30 Days: Bulgarini (Day 19)

There's a reason Bulgarini Gelato is a perennial topper on Best Gelato lists, our own and others. While other gelaterias do a superb job of capturing the essence of a particular flavor, Bulgarini somehow captures the flavor itself. Nowhere is this more true than their pistachio gelato.

Andrew Garton, Hawthorne Police Officer, Dies in Motorcycle Collision With Another Cop in Torrance

Torrance PD​Updated at the bottom: Witnesses described the scene before crash as "chaotic." The death of Garton is reported in an update on the next page. Two motorcycle police officers were "badly hurt" when they collided during a funeral procession for a late Manhattan Beach cop in Torrance ... More >>

Dealer's Choice at Simmzy's: The Russian Roulette of Beer Tastings

J. GarbeeDealer's Choice​Beer tasting flights tend to arrive bar-side in expected doses. At microbreweries, they're typically the current releases, at bars and gastropubs, tasting flights are often grouped by theme - laid back California IPAs, amped-up Belgian ales, the newest arrivals on tap. ... More >>

The Plastic Bag Lives On In Manhattan Beach

​A state appellate panel dealt a setback today to Manhattan Beach and to other cities that have sought to ban plastic bags, ruling that the city should have done an environmental impact report before imposing its bag ban in 2008.In this case, the plastics industry -- under the name of The Save the ... More >>

Best of L.A.: Burgers

Long Before Taco Truck Hipsters, there was Martin Angino at Ercolé's

Jenn GarbeeMartin Angino​Whenever Martin Angino spies a regular customer across the street, he slides back the mesh screen beside his grill and shoves his body halfway through the window, arms flailing as he fires off an enthusiastic hello. Angino is a fixture on Manhattan Beach Boulevard. H ... More >>

Bad Rap: San Francisco Burritos, and a Man Named Herbie Gonzalez

Rivera, John Sedlar’s return to the kitchen

Tequila sunrise

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Slumdance Film Festival It was all Slumdog, all the time at the 81st Academy Awards, or so it seemed. DHD, VarietyNo L.A. Rustbelt Yet Manufacturing is still the king of L.A. County's economy -- even if people see less of it around -- according to an ombudsman from the L.A. Economic Development Corp ... More >>

Bad Rap: How Aspiring Hip-hop Star Herbie Gonzalez Got Pegged as the Manhattan Beach Housekeeper Murderer

Anatomy of a false confession

Bay Watchers

Mouse-surfing swells, breaks and Sheilas

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