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Top 10 Food Fights of 2010: Jonathan Gold, Rick Bayless, Whales More

Finger Food/L.A. Weekly Flickr Pool​Whether it involved whales vs. sushi chefs, critics vs. chefs or Jonathan Gold vs. "fill in the blank", 2010 was huge for food fights in Los Angeles. Here are the 10 most memorable tiffs of the year, the ones that set the Twitterverse afire. 1) The Cove Tea ... More >>

Now Open: Sweet Lady Jane Sweetens Up Montana Avenue in Santa Monica

J. Ritz​ Twenty-two years is a lot of time to think about branching out. In fact, one might assume that because a business owner has maintained a successful operation for so long in a singular location, she has no interest in expanding. And yet after being on Melrose east of La Cienega since 1 ... More >>

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M Cafe de Chaya Closes in Culver City: Expansion Plans to Come?

M Cafe​ M Cafe de Chaya officially closed yesterday, October 21st, after three years of serving macrobiotic eats and brown-rice sushi to a hip downtown Culver City crowd. Native Foods, another vegan-friendly spot, is said to be replacing the restaurant. The closure was due to "a financial deci ... More >>

Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- Clifton's Cafeteria Being Taken Over by The Edison's Andrew Meieran. [blogdowntown] -- Fall Is for Food (Event) Lovers. [Chow Balla] -- Glenn Beck mocks Michelle Obama's healthy food drive at Right ... More >>

Nightlife: The Dandy Warhols Get Acoustic for Fashion's Night Out at Fred Segal/Ron Herman

Lina Lecaro Slow rolling Dandy's ​ Fashion's Night Out, the self-proclaimed "splurge-inspiring event" that took over major citties all around the world, including LA for the first time this past Friday, presented some notable music and performance elements that went beyond the expected laptop ... More >>

25 Tortas, One Hot Dog Cart: El Kamazutra Tortas

D. GonzalezOne down, 24 to go​ Last month, we eagerly returned to one of our summer time rituals: Friday nights at Scoops. As we scurried up Melrose, trying to make it before they sold out of ice cream, we noticed a hot dog cart and quickly shot a glance to the menu board. We stopped when we ... More >>

Maison Richard: Now Open What's in a Name

J. RitzThe new Maison Richard on Stanley Avenue.​ Long before names like Chanel and Kitson came to be associated with upper Robertson Boulevard, there was Michel Richard. The patisserie and café became one of the few sources for top quality pastry in Los Angeles after it opened in 1977. The ... More >>

Sweet Lady Jane to Open a Second Bakery in Santa Monica This Summer

Nicolette MasonSweet Lady Jane Cakes​ Sweet Lady Jane, a Melrose staple for over 20 years, is opening a second bakery in Santa Monica, at Montana Avenue and 17th Street. The opening date is tentatively August 1st, however owner Jane Lockhart warns that the date might be pushed to early Septem ... More >>

Your Month in Review: November Restaurant Openings and Closures

A. ScattergoodThe Gorbals​Probably the most promising moment in the restaurant shuffle this month, was Choza Mama's takeover of the old Hooters space in Old Town Pasadena. The popular Burbank Peruvian restaurant unquestionably gives Old Town some needed points in the class and culture departme ... More >>

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Early Warning: Jennifer the Leopard Performance at Redcat -- Part of New Original Works Fest

Until a few days ago, Jennifer the Leopard was an unknown animal to West Coast Sound, and, in fact, existed way beyond our imagination, as if you'd told us that a bear-squid had been found in a lake near Tahoe. But we got word that the band had snagged two nights at Redcat on July 30 and 31, which ... More >>

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Inside the Walk-In: Mozza's Secret Wall of Guanciale -- Plus a Taste of Pizzeria Mozza's Newest Egg-Topped Pizza

Margy RochlinTaking the cure: Mozza's Wall of Guanciale On the corner of Highland and Melrose, somewhere in the murky depths of a well-known restaurant's back kitchen, in the farthest reaches of the walk-in hidden behind three rolling racks, there hangs a secret treasure. Behold Osteria Mozza's ... More >>

The Next Mozza: Nancy Silverton Gives Squid Ink Preview of New To-Go Restaurant and Pizza School

New Mozza's eastern storefront in prep mode on Melrose.Most feverishly anticipated restaurants get one big shot at an opening splash. It's the rare case where a food business can get two chances to make a major impression, let alone three. Mozza, however, is an exception. First, salivating palates ... More >>

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Sweet Relief for Sour Tax Time

Here are some budget-minded suggestions for knocking back a few after filing your taxes tonight. Just when you thought the trend of tacking "-tini" onto every customized cocktail name was over, it shows up again on tax day. But Taste on Melrose's $1 (yes, that's one dollar) "taxtinis" served all d ... More >>

Celebuspeak: My Neighborhood is a Hybrid, Driving the Westside and Beyond!

BY HAL SPARKS When I'm not on a stand-up tour of the country, thrilling people in the Bible Belt with my razor sharp wit and polysyllabic dissections of pop culture and socio-political shenanigans, I live in Los Angeles. I have loved here, I have lost here... I shot Dude, Where's My Car?, Spider- ... More >>

Post-Mod shoe designer Fluevog gives LA the boot

Thursday night Canadian shoe designer John Fluevog was in town to host a celebration for the 5 year anniversary of his Los Angeles store. The occasion was marked by a complete re-modeling of the Melrose avenue location, and the unveiling of a limited-edition "Melrose" boot. The affable Fluevog wi ... More >>

Grim Times and Crimes in Famed Melrose District

The below press release sheds light on what some have begun to call an overwrought hyper-focus on gangs by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and LAPD Chief William Bratton. As the Weekly has reported, Villaraigosa and Bratton in 2007 hyped a fake "gang crisis". It was bunk—as experts predicted, it was a ... More >>

CRAZY 4 CULT 2: THIS TIME IT'S PERSONAL

A pop flashpoint of artistry, influence and inspiration from lovers of all things cult cinema, Crazy 4 Cult is back for seconds at Gallery 1988 in Hollywood. The sophomore effort - "This Time It's Personal" - opened on Friday night to a packed room and a long queue of pop cult-savvy geeks trailing d ... More >>

Vintage, American Style

Remember when shopping at Goodwill and Salvation Army was something to be ashamed of? If you’re over 30, ya probably do. Somewhere around the mid-‘80’s or so, second hand sneak became vintage chic, and one of the stores responsible was the Melrose Avenue emporium known as Aardvarks. The new ... More >>

Space Invader L.A.

Space Invader is easily one of the most unusual street artists working today. His tile mosaics based on 8-bit video games can be found in cities across the globe, but Los Angeles is one of his favorites. At one point L.A. had more Invader pieces than any other city except one. My guess is that m ... More >>

MBW All Over LA

Mr Brainwash is on fire. His solo art show opens in just two weeks, and he's been pasting and painting his icons all over LA. So which gallery is he showing at? None. Try the recently abandoned CBS TV studio in Hollywood on Sunset Blvd. MBW has been holed up there for weeks preparing for the ... More >>

Ekundayo on Melrose

Hawaiian born, LA based artist and illustrator Ekundayo had a small, but very cool showing at Suru on Saturday the 24th of May. The store had previously featured his artwork both inside and out, so it's a natural place to hold the opening. He re-painted the outside chunk of wall with this excell ... More >>

Melrose Misplaced

Once the epicenter of all that was hip and cutting edge in fashion, Melrose -at least the part between La Brea and Fairfax- is now just a mish-mash of kinda-sorta trendy threads and Downtown LA fashion alley type shops. The punks are gone. The boho types are all on the Eastside. The rich bitches a ... More >>

Beauty Mark(et)

They put Cahuenga on the clubber map, made manicures and martinis a classic combo (wish we could always sip a cocktail while getting clipped and dipped!) and continue to offer some of our favorite, off-beat DJ nights (Still Fucking Awesome on Mondays, Trans-Am on Fridays), and now, The Beauty Bar is ... More >>

Headless Chicken and TLG

These were seen recently in the area of Melrose and LaBrea near Gallery1988, PInk's and Babeland. "Death to the Normals" and then a headless chicken. Weird. On the left side of the box though (what are these gray things called? Does anyone know?) is one of MBW's Martin Luther King posters cove ... More >>

It's Record Store Day!

Go out and visit your local independent record store today, if there is still one within 100 miles or so. You know your business model is in trouble when you get a "day" devoted to it. Why, I remember celebrating "Floppy Disc Day" and "Blacksmith Appreciation Day" as if they were yesterday. Ther ... More >>

Bike Chicks on Melrose

Just half a block away from the oil hyenas on Melrose is Bicycle Kitchen. Across from that gathering place for cyclists is this mural: We think the artists' names are Cache and Makatron, but if we're wrong, I'm sure you will let us know. More after the jump.

Disneyfied Big Oil Hyenas in E. Hollywood

This has to be the most directly political wall mural I've seen. Near the intersection of Heliotrope and Melrose on the wall of a laundry, is this excellent send-up of the major oil companies and Disney to boot. Up until recently this wall had a kind of outer space feel to it and, and was m ... More >>

Banksy Back in LA?

Bobby S. saw and snapped this on Melrose near the New Beverly on the site of a previous Banksy piece. Check out his bigger picture and write-up here on his blog kitsunenoir.com Photo property of kitsunenoir.com

Melrose Tour

Want to get a guided tour of these Melrose back alleys by the excellent graffiti author Steve Grody? The Alleys of Melrose Join Steve Grody, photographer and author of Graffiti LA: Street Styles and Art, for a walking tour that explores the array of graffiti art found in the back ways and alleys ... More >>

CBS Yard Behind Melrose

I was still posting some shots taken in the alleys south of Melrose where CBS crew puts up a lot of new work when I made a return trip and found a few new pieces, like the punks above and below. There's also some work that I didn't get pictures of last time around. Enjoy! More pictu ... More >>

Gorilla in East Hollywood

This is visible on the south side of Melrose (I lost my notes. I don't know what E/W street this on. Beverly?) if you're heading west through East Hollywood, a bit past the 101. It's been there for a long time, and shows some wear on it - or rather stupid, spray-painted words over the art. But ... More >>

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Flock of Segals

Fred Segal

SMASHIN' FASHION

Last night's Paul Smith store opening bash on Melrose was a rousing and rosy affair befitting its pink exterior and attracting a huge crowd full of fashionable and friendly people, many of whom were actually there to shop as well as schmooze. It was so relaxed in fact, that I really didn't even ne ... More >>

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