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  • Blogs

    February 28, 2013

    3rd Annual Happy Hour Week in Pasadena Starts Tomorrow

    Don't let the title fool you, this year's Happy Hour Week in Pasadena will be running for two weeks instead of one. Starting tomorrow, participating restaurants and bars in Old Pasadena, a.k.a Old Town, will offer food and drink specials during their respective happy hours through Friday, March 15. ... More >>

  • News

    January 10, 2013

    Christmas Police Pursuit Tragedy in Pasadena

    Tracey Tan and Kendrick Ng might not be dead, if cops in Pasadena used LAPD's rules

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2013

    Pasadena's Cheeseburger Week: Where to Go The Mars Rover Cheeseburger

    If you like cheeseburgers, and I mean really like cheeseburgers, you should probably just get a hotel room in Pasadena next week. Assuming you don't live here already, which you might if you're a true cheeseburger fanatic, simply because the dish was reportedly invented here (1920s, Lionel Sternber ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2012

    Victor McClinton Murder Preceded Death Of Two In Pasadena Chase Christmas Night

    Updated at the bottom with IDs. City News Service says an FBI agent was involved in the chase. Headline has changed. First posted at 8:01 a.m. Two people were killed on Christmas night when a minivan was hit by an SUV being chased by police in Pasadena, according to reports. One report indicated t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2012

    Top 3 Weekend Food Events: Barbershop Pop-Up, Bestia's Suckling Pig Float's Holiday Market

    Barbershop Pop-Up Chef Walter el Nagar, most recently of Il Grano in Santa Monica, will launch a pop-up in the top floor of Il Covo, the soon-to-be new home of Suzanne Goin's A.O.C. It's run as a chef's table with a six-course menu of reimagined Italian classics and an optional wine pairing. RSVP b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2012

    Float Opens in Pasadena: A Hidden, Well-Curated Cafe

    At first inspection, the recently opened Float in Pasadena might appear to be simple and cozy new-wave coffeeshop -- one that serves locally roasted Handsome Coffee and tea from LA Mill. In this part of Pasadena, wedged into an alley of the South Lake Avenue shopping district which looks like it cou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2012

    Porn Could Film In Pasadena Without Condoms

    The little old lady from Pasadena might just be a MILF these days. That's because, after the passage of L.A. county's mandatory condom law for adult video, the old-money town is one of the few places in the area where producers won't have to force performers to roll one on. It's a point we've made ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2012

    Stone Brewing Co.'s First Company Store Outside of San Diego Opens In Pasadena: Lines! Growlers!

    A week before last Thursday's official grand opening celebration at Stone Brewing's new Company Store in Old Town Pasadena, the line to get growler fills wove through the Gold Line platform it sits on and out onto Raymond Ave. Stone employees were shocked at the response and kegs of the brewery's l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2012

    Top 5 Weekend Food Events: Pasadena Greek Fest, L.A. Lobster Fest, Sour Beer Night, Tour De Fat Mumbo Gumbo Fest

    54th Annual Pasadena Greek Festival Homemade spanakopita, kababs, gyro and baklava -- and many more Greek favorites, including wine and live music -- will be in plentiful supply at this long-running festival. Proceeds go to the Anthony Greek Orthodox Church in Pasadena. WHAT: Pasadena Greek Festiva ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2012

    Slater's 50/50 Umami Burger Coming to Pasadena

    Pasadena is continuing its transformation from food desert to burger paradise, with the upcoming opening of Orange County burger spot Slater's 50/50. Add Haven Gastropub and King's Row -- plus the Umami Burger that's going into the old Naga Naga Ramen space on Colorado -- and Old Town Pasadena is lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2012

    USC Jazz Quintet - Levitt Pavilion Pasadena - 7/22/12

    USC Jazz Quintet Levitt Pavilion Pasadena 7/22/12 Better than... drinking beer alone in a Pasadena park. Last night in Pasadena, USC offered up their best and brightest jazz crew to revel in a little school pride and highlight the impressive capabilities of staff and alumni for a cool evening unde ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2012

    Pasadena PD on Brink of Suburban Rampart Scandal? Cops Allegedly Beat Black Teen Jeremi Carr

    Just a few months after unarmed black teen Kendrec McDade was shot to death by Pasadena police officers -- we called him "the next Trayvon Martin" -- the Pasadena Police Department finds itself in familiar waters. An ongoing probe into the investigative tactics of Detective Kevin Okamoto and Detect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2012

    Late Night Pizza: Pasadena's After-Hours Pie Dealer a Pizza Wizard YouTube Video

    It's 4 a.m. in Pasadena; the last of the taco trucks has closed down for the night and Wokcano sushi in the Old Town mall has just taken last orders. Is there any hope left for the late-night Pasadena eater? Looking to fill that very specific niche is Late Night Pizza in Pasadena, a delivery and ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2012

    Haven Gastropub Brewery: Beer, KCRW/DineLA Dinner Date A Whole Pig

    Since its doors opened six months ago, Haven Gastropub Brewery has been filling a much-needed niche of outstanding beer in the company of high-quality food for Pasadena diners. For the hungry there are seasonal flatbreads, pretzel and charcuterie table nibblings, greens (ruffage), swimmers, meats, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2012

    Downtown L.A.'s Newest Restaurant: Towne Opens in July with Housemade Twinkies

    Restaurateur Armen Shirvanian knew from a young age -- spent dining at Bob's Big Boy -- that he wanted to be in the food industry. "The hustle and bustle in the restaurant on a Saturday afternoon made me instantly excited about being there. I also love their Strawberry Pie," said Shirvanian. After l ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 14, 2012

    Newton's Boys

    Restaurateur Armen Shirvanian knew from a young age -- spent dining at Bob's Big Boy -- that he wanted to be in the food industry. "The hustle and bustle in the restaurant on a Saturday afternoon made me instantly excited about being there. I also love their Strawberry Pie," said Shirvanian. After l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2012

    626 Night Market: Coming Back In July With 200 Vendors

    The 626 Night Market is making a quicker comeback than expected. Just three months after their inaugural event, the Asian street food market will be back on Saturday, July 28 from 4 - 11:30 p.m. According to the event organizers, this next round will once again be held in Pasadena, but this time at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Exclusive: Levitt Pavilions Announce Summer Line-ups

    In an exclusive to West Coast Sound, the Levitt Pavilions in Pasadena and MacArthur Park have revealed the lineups to their massive, free summer concert series -- almost 100 shows between the two venues. This year features everything from Latin alternative to folk, indie and world music. Highlights ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Backyard Chickens, Once Scourge of Latino Ghettos, Hip in Upscale Neighborhoods

    In San Marino, one of the most upscale communities in Southern California, you can have a five-car garage, an Olympic-size pool, tennis courts and houses larger than some office buildings. One thing you can't have is chickens. Long associated with the backyard barrios of Pacoima and East L.A., the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Cookbooks Panel at LitFest Pasadena

    Cookbooks have long faced competition from magazines and newspapers. But now, it's the Internet Age. Print publications are putting their recipes online, and websites such as Epicurious and Food help you find instructions for virtually any dish with just a few clicks. Meanwhile, blogs are offering t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Elements Kitchen in Pasadena Closes

    Felicia FriesemaElements Kitchen's tomato tartare​Sad news for tomato tartare lovers in Pasadena -- chef-owner Onil Chibas announced on Facebook yesterday that his two-year old Pasadena Playhouse adjacent restaurant Elements Kitchen was closing for good, mere days after the restaurant reopened ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Pasadena's Bistro 45 Celebrates Anniversary With Party You're Invited

    Pasadena's Bistro 45 will celebrate its 22nd anniversary with a party on Monday, Jan. 23 starting at 6 p.m. (the restaurant is usually closed on Mondays). It kicks off at 6 with Gruet Sparkling Rose upon arrival. Tables will be set with seafood brandade, pork rillette, house mustard, baguettes and c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2012

    Painting with a 12-gauge

    Pasadena's Bistro 45 will celebrate its 22nd anniversary with a party on Monday, Jan. 23 starting at 6 p.m. (the restaurant is usually closed on Mondays). It kicks off at 6 with Gruet Sparkling Rose upon arrival. Tables will be set with seafood brandade, pork rillette, house mustard, baguettes and c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Pasadena Issues Cheeseburger Challenge

    Perhaps cocky after the city's recent historic Rose Bowl game, Pasadena has issued a challenge for its upcoming Cheeseburger Week (January 15-20): Try them all. Then vote for your favorites in each category (lunch counter, traditional, gourmet, sliders, Kobe, etc.) online. As we posted back in Nov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Occupy the Rose Parade's Octopus Float Is 70 Feet of Awesome (PHOTOS)

    Update, January 2: "Occupy the Rose Parade: 5,000 Protesters, Giant Octopus Fail to Make Live TV." Pasadena's annual Rose Parade is on Monday! To pre-party, we were totally planning to write about the Natural History Museum's first-ever dinosaur float, a gorgeous menagerie of T-Rexes and long-necks ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 29, 2011

    The Rose Parade -- We Love It!

    Update, January 2: "Occupy the Rose Parade: 5,000 Protesters, Giant Octopus Fail to Make Live TV." Pasadena's annual Rose Parade is on Monday! To pre-party, we were totally planning to write about the Natural History Museum's first-ever dinosaur float, a gorgeous menagerie of T-Rexes and long-necks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Cheeseburger Week in Pasadena: Coming in January

    J. Cabralcheeseburger at Biergarten​Pasadena will be hosting a "Cheeseburger Week" starting on January 15th and going until the 20th. It will feature various renditions of the cheesy meat sandwich by a handful of popular places, even a sushi restaurant. According to the press release (and Wik ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    The Vol. 94: McSweetbreads The Invasion of the Small Plates

    F. FriesemaJonagold apples​The invasion of the small plates is not finished, oh no. It is marching down our streets and avenues, invading our towns and villages, leaving behind nothing in its wake but duck-slider crumbs, remnants of Fiscalini bandaged cheddar and sticky drops of California sau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Pasadena Closes All Schools, Declares 'State of Emergency' -- Insane Winds, Downed Trees, Power Outages

    Updated at the bottom with water issues in Northeast L.A. Also, photos of Oscar De La Hoya's driveway. Not pretty. Meteorologists say the storm will be back in full force tonight. Originally posted at 9:35 a.m. This is the closest Pasadena kids will ever get to a snow day: KNX news radio is report ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    July at L.A. Farmers Markets: Your Virtual Grocery List

    peaches from Ken's Top Knotch ProduceA. Scattergood​ It's July at Los Angeles farmers markets, which means an avalanche of stone fruit -- Santa Rose plums, apricots, nectarines, peaches -- as well as a few more mulberries if you're lucky, corn, eggplant, melons and the first wave of the coming ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Pasadena Thief Buys Cookies at Subway, Leaves With Entire Cash Register

    Kind of a clunky prize.​In the realm of chain-restaurant robbers, the guy who stuck up a Subway in Pasadena last night was somewhat of a walking disaster [Pasadena Star News]. First, according to Pasadena Police Lieutenant Rodney Wallace, the man strolled into the 24-hour sandwich joint on So ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Tender Greens: Pasadena & Santa Monica Openings

    Checking in with Tender Greens, the locally-based salad chain continues to expand with two locations opening this summer. The first, in Pasadena, will open the week of July 7th, pending final inspections. The second, just around the corner from the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, should op ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    30 Scoops in 30 Days: Kind Kreme (Day 10)

    We went vegan once, for about three months in college, mostly because our roommates bet us we couldn't do it. We ended up living on a diet of potato tacos and Snyder's of Hanover hard pretzels dipped into peanut butter. (Anyone who automatically equates veganism with health ought to spend 5 minute ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Elements Kitchen Starts Serving Monday Dinner -- For Charity

    e*star LATamarind-marinated grilled duck breast at Elements Kitchen.​Instead of staying open for lunch and closing for Monday dinner, Elements Kitchen will flip the schedule in the name of charity. Beginning this month, the Pasadena close for weekday lunch but open for dinner on Mondays, with ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2011

    Pasadena Pageantry, Geek-Style

    e*star LATamarind-marinated grilled duck breast at Elements Kitchen.​Instead of staying open for lunch and closing for Monday dinner, Elements Kitchen will flip the schedule in the name of charity. Beginning this month, the Pasadena close for weekday lunch but open for dinner on Mondays, with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    German Shepherd, 14-Months Old, Shot, Beaten by Suspect ID'd as Young Song, Authorities Allege

    YouTubeA German shepherd puppy.​Updated after the jump: The suspect worked on some big movie titles for DreamWorks. He pleaded not guilty today. This will go down as a dark spot even in the annals of cruel and unusual behavior. Authorities allege that a Pasadena man sneaked into his neighbor' ... More >>

  • Music

    March 3, 2011

    Rodarte: States of Matter

    Here come the frock stars

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    AKA Bistro Opens in Pasadena

    S. BonarPrince Edward Island mussels with chorizo and Meyer lemon at AKA.​ The restaurant AKA opened February 9 in the old Gordon Biersch space -- which had been empty for two years -- at One Colorado in Old Pasadena. The restaurant, which dubs itself "An American Bistro," is serving such fare ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Another One Down in Old Town: Dish Bistro & Bar Closes

    ​Much to the chagrin of us locals, Old Town Pasadena continues to be a gamble for independently owned restaurants, something we desperately need. You'd think with all of the high-end and trendy stores now lining Colorado Boulevard, at least some shoppers would want -- dare we say demand -- a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    One Dead in Crestline Mountain Crash of Korean Church Bus Loaded With Teens

    Google MapsThe area of the crash.​Updated after the jump: The deceased has been identified; the CHP states that the bus veered into oncoming traffic. Two people died when what appeared to be a church bus loaded with teenagers went over a mountain road in Crestline in the San Bernardino Mounta ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2011

    NICE MOVES, PASADENA

    Google MapsThe area of the crash.​Updated after the jump: The deceased has been identified; the CHP states that the bus veered into oncoming traffic. Two people died when what appeared to be a church bus loaded with teenagers went over a mountain road in Crestline in the San Bernardino Mounta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    L.A. Thieves Target 'Irreplaceable' Historic Bronze Light Poles in Pasadena

    Willow Glen AntiquesOh this old thing?​Antique streetlights. Lovely, historical, romantical -- but not the first thing we'd think to steal if we were looking to break ourselves off a piece of some hard city resources. (L.A.'s freakishly intelligent sun-dial parking meters, for one, might be a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2010

    INTIMATE AMAHL

    Willow Glen AntiquesOh this old thing?​Antique streetlights. Lovely, historical, romantical -- but not the first thing we'd think to steal if we were looking to break ourselves off a piece of some hard city resources. (L.A.'s freakishly intelligent sun-dial parking meters, for one, might be a ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    December 16, 2010

    Pork, Glorious Pork

    Quell carnitas craving at Cacao Mexicatessen

  • Eat+Drink

    December 16, 2010

    Fusion Without the Pretension

    Daisy Mint aims to please all lovers of Asian food

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Laurent Quenioux Steps Into the Kitchen Vertical Wine Bistro: More Cassoulet!

    ​ Chef Laurent Quenioux is a busy man, now running the kitchens of two restaurants: his namesake Bistro LQ in West Hollywood (which made it onto J. Gold's 99 Essential Restaurants for the second year in row) and, as of late November, Vertical Wine Bistro in Pasadena. Why did he do it? Was h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    First Bite: Lobster Rolls on The Lobsta Truck

    "You're eating what off a truck?" a friend asked when I told him I would be sampling the wares at The Lobsta Truck (@lobstatruck). There's nothing like seafood -- tricky to source, expensive and prone to spoilage -- to fortify or chip way at one's prejudices about food trucks. If there's an ident ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    Thanksgiving Dining: 6 Holiday Dishes With A Global Spin

    Cham Korean Bistro​ You eat kimchi pizza, Filipino adobo burritos and Japanese rice patty burgers. So when it comes to Thanksgiving, the most traditional of American food holidays, boring old stuffing won't do. Here are six Thanksgiving options that will make your globetrotting palate sing wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    City Of Pasadena Set On Running 'Romantic' Trolley Around Downtown Loop

    Nocturnal Perambulations via FlickrDon't worry -- only in San Francisco​Mayor Villaraigosa and the Subway-to-Sea dreamers aren't the only ones with pricey public transportation on their lists this holiday season. The Pasadena Star-News reported yesterday that city officials and Pasadena busin ... More >>

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