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The 10 Best Restaurants in Silver Lake: A Neighborhood Grub Crawl

Ah, Silver Lake. Home of hipsters, celebrities and -- not very many good restaurants. Or, more accurately, a whole lot of pretty bad restaurants. But while Silver Lake hasn't had the food boom you might expect, given the price of housing in the neighborhood (seriously, a tiny Spanish bungalow with a ... More >>

5 Awesome Free Things To Do in L.A. This Week

See also: *Our Calendar Section, Listing More Great Things to Do in L.A. *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week 5. See What Develops If it's April, it's the Month of Photography Los Angeles. MOPLA has fast become a highlight of the annual art calendar, combining the concentration of a fair with th ... More >>

How We Got Here

Alicia Keys - Staples Center - 3/12/13

Alicia Keys Staples Center 3/12/13 Not many New Yorkers who could march onto the Staples Center stage to Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York," ahead of a quick snippet of "Empire State of Mind" without getting the crowd fired up. (Even Jay-Z gave a semi-apologetic intro before performing the latter ... More >>

It's Actually, Really Cold In L.A. (Sort Of)

After the longest summer ever (extending through two, massive heat waves in early fall) it's actually, finally cold in Los Angeles. And not that fake 50-something-degree cold that East Coasters laugh at us about. Real cold. Lancaster, which, to remind you, is technically in Los Angeles County, alb ... More >>

Ten Jazz Albums to Hear Before You Die

By Joseph Lapin Because there are multiple decades of jazz, it's almost impossible to pick the top 10 albums of all time; the hip cats with their canes and cool shades will throw their used saxophone reeds in my direction and call me a young whippersnapper. Top Ten Jazz Albums for People Who Don't ... More >>

The Best Classical Concerts to See in L.A. This Fall

Sat. Oct. 20 Jacaranda: Different Islands First Presbyterian Santa Monica Herman Melville's prose is nearly impossible to transmute into music (George Rochberg and Jake Heggie failed the challenge), but in The Encantadas, Tobias Picker conjures an appropriate accompaniment to depict "the special cu ... More >>

VIDEO: Stephanie Pratt's BF Julien Chabbott Runs Over Cop's Foot

New Yorkers say L.A. is the home of the shallow, vacant, star-struck millionaire. Well, Manhattan is starting to look a lot like Beverly Hills. Over the weekend the boyfriend of The Hills star Stephanie Pratt was videotaped making a douche fool of himself as he ran over the foot of a New York City ... 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 >>

An Astral Dick, Some Hair and a Compleat Female Stage Beauty in This Week's New Theater Reviews.

A three-person series of sketches about Laotians in America, Regugee Nation is this week's Pick. Click here for all New Stage Reviews, or go to the jump. Also, check out this week's stage feature Wednesday eve on Hands on a Hardbody, a new musical developed at and presented by La Jolla Playhouse, ... More >>

Downtown L.A.'s Awesome New Civic Park May Be Designed to Keep Occupiers Out

The gushing has begun anew over downtown L.A.'s under-construction Civic Park -- a $56 million, 12-acre public space set to open this summer. But don't expect to spend August nights gazing at its spectacularly lit central fountain. According to the LA Daily News, city politicians are hatching a pla ... More >>

Food News Roundup: New Farm Food Bill, Gluten-Free Restaurants Dario Cecchini at Valentino

The Associated Press via the Washington Post: A new farm and food bill is in the works, but it faces an uphill battle. Gilt Taste: More chefs learn to cook without gluten. Daily Dish: A recap of Dario Cecchini's visit to Valentino last night. Loud and meaty.

Jon Jost Series at L.A. Filmforum & Cinefamily

Who Says All New Yorkers Are Arrogant Pricks?

Dinner in NY: Portraits of People Eating

Miho AikawaA portrait from Dinner in NY.​Thanks to The Kitchn, which tipped us to Dinner in NY, a project from photographer Miho Aikawa. The series of intimate portraits features an array of New Yorkers as they eat their dinner: alone or with friends, distractedly or contemplatively, texting, ... More >>

Cleo Berry, Los Angeles Actor With 2 Legs, Photoshopped Into Diabetic Amputee by NYC Health Department

It's one thing to wake up to a heroic graphic design of your face on the cover of TIME, a la Sarah Mason of Occupy L.A. It's another to wake up to an unflattering (and even more unflatteringly manipulated) photo of yourself on a New York City billboard, and all over the Internet, posing as a fat gu ... More >>

Man on a Ledge Review

Wrong-man thriller goes thud

Is Musso & Frank the True Crossroads of Hollywood and Literature? Richard Schave Wants to Find Out

Simone PazRichard Schave with wife Kim Cooper at Musso & Frank​At Hollywood's Musso & Frank Grill, legend has it, giants of American literature -- Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, William Saroyan, Dorothy Parker, Nathanael West, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, James M. Cain, Charles ... More >>

Langer's: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

Music Picks: Shunda K, SebastiAn, Fleet Foxes, Miles Evans Band

Also, Ray LaMontagne, Kissing Cousins, the Kills and others

Are New Yorkers Cooler Than Angelenos?

TimeOut​Are New Yorkers cooler than people from L.A. You know the answer to that question. After all, we didn't invent the bridge-and-tunnel crowd. And nobody here is going to tell you to forget about it. The website Correlated is running an online poll today asking that very question. And ... More >>

New Coachella Passes Go On Sale! (If You Got $975 to Spare for VIP Service)

We're in the money! We're in the money! We're in the money and we got what it takes to get to Indiooooo!​While for you, me, and everyone we know Coachella has been sold-out for months, for members of an exclusive VIP website called GiltCity, this might not be the case. A tipster pointed us to ... More >>

AH, THE GLORY DAYS OF PREPPY ANGST

The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free ... More >>

'F You' To Smokers: Embarrassing New Warning Labels To Be Stamped On All Cigarette Cartons -- And L.A. City Council Wants To Ban Smoking In Public

U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationQuit smoking, and you could be as happy as this guy​Just like sex offenders, cigarette smokers are being pushed out of Los Angeles one ordinance at a time. Following a new U.S. Food and Drug Administration mandate for graphic warning labels on cigarette carton ... More >>

Quick Bite: Squash & Chanterelles Pizza at Olio

Even if it is 95-degrees in Los Angeles, it's autumn in our hearts -- and on menus everywhere. This year, the raft of maple-infused cocktails and squash-based dishes are the only reasons I'm certain it's actually November. It makes perfect sense, I know. Until the modern era of refrigeration and ... More >>

New York State Senator Finds 99 Percent Of NYC Commuters See Rats On The Subway

New York State Senator Bill PerkinsWe wish our senators were this nifty on Photoshop​Rats. Bedbugs. Rats. Bedbugs. Rats. Bedbugs. Rats. Bedbugs. Rats. Vermin reports streaming out of New York City tend to get a little repetitive (with the exception of that one about the snake in a toilet), so ... More >>

IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY

Lindsay Lohan Wants To Move To New York; Maybe It's To Run Away From L.A. Debts

Go away.​ A boutique called Tough as Nails is suing the starlet/train wreck Lindsay Lohan for $17,000, alleging she bought clothes, jewelry and accessories and said her business manager would settle up, but the cash never arrived, according to the suit. In March Lohan had to wait in line at ... More >>

CAN'T WE JUST ALL AGREE THAT L.A. SUCKS? (EXCEPT FOR YOU, HOLLYWOOD BOWL)

Best Shanghai-Style Egg Rolls

N. GalutenShanghai-style egg roll at Yu Garden​ The egg roll is one of those foods that has transcended its origin and seems to exist, in some form or another, in just about every city in the United States. Most one horse towns have at least one Chinese restaurant, and they all serve egg roll ... More >>

Cookbook Review: Wedding Cake Art And Design

Get Your Piping Bags Ready​Aspiring Sylvia Weinstock types take note. It's almost wedding season. Your triple-tier, rosebud appliqué red velvet-white chocolate ganache (oh gawd, please no) cake is the next lady-in-desperate-wedding-planning waiting. Toba Garrett's new Wedding Cake Art and Des ... More >>

Brick's Picks: Here, There and Way Out There

April Fools! A Roundup of Food-Related Fools' Day Materials From Around the Web

Deep End DiningHappy April Fools' Day​-- In-N-Out toys with the hearts of New Yorkers. [Huffington Post] -- Reports on a new bathroom truck to keep Kogi and Nom Nom company. [Thrillist] -- Actual roach coach hits the streets. [Deep End Dining] -- Starbucks announces two new drink sizes: Th ... More >>

L.A. Gang Tours: Exploitation Or Education?

​The first of those L.A. Gang Tours we told you about took place Saturday on a bus filled mostly with journalists, and concerns that the journeys would be exploitative looks at the ghetto seemed to be mostly allayed. "I was skeptical at first, and thought it would be a 'titillating' tour, lik ... More >>

Movie Reviews: Did You Hear About the Morgans?, Iron Cross, The Young Victoria

Also, The Lightkeepers, My Son, My Son What Have Ye Done and more

Asiadog Pops Up Tomorrow at Tony's Saloon: Kimchi Hot Dogs That Even Martha Loves

Asiadog​Last August when Asiadog popped up in Los Angeles--from Brooklyn--at Bigfoot Lodge West, they sold out of hot dogs in the first 2 hours. This time around, the 2 New Yorkers who operate the mobile restaurant, Steve Porto and Melanie Campbell, say they'll have more hot dogs to match with ... More >>

The Something-Nothing

The Musical Stylings of Mr. STEPHEN LYNCH

Pork in the Time of Swine Flu: Mexico City's Pig Cuisine, Snout to Hoof

Highland Park's Antojitos Chilangos and Metro Balderas

In the Midnight Hour: Late-Night Goat Supper at Bulrocho

Dispensing chile-red comfort in a bowl of Koreatown goat soup

Drive Up, Tune In, Gross Out

Ask Mr. Gold

Ask Mr. Gold

Ask Mr. Gold

Thank$ a Million

Uncomfortable questions about the outpouring of disaster donations

A Dollar a Holler

Two sides of Nas' coin

Dirt and Sky

Honk if you love Horace Tapscott

North Cañon Drive

Off the beaten path in Beverly Hills

North of Old Town

South of the border