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Smoking Wax Weed With Rapper Demrick

[Editor's note: Soon-to-be-award-winning gonzo music journalist Danielle Bacher prowls the late late night scene for West Coast Sound. For this installment, she hit the town with Demrick, aka Young De, a rapper and songwriter who has collaborated with Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill, Kurupt and Xzibit. Als ... More >>

Where the Chefs Eat: Sotto's Steve Samson

Where the Chefs Eat is an ongoing series in which we ask a local chef to give us his or her favorite dining options. This week, Steve Samson, chef (along with Zach Pollack) at Sotto, tells us his favorite spots to eat these days. Although he's known for his unflinchingly Italian cooking at Sotto, o ... More >>

Beer May Help Fight Cold Virus

Instead of reaching for that box of Kleenex, maybe you should grab a six-pack. According to a new study, beer has anti-viral properties, being particularly effective against the respiratory syncytial (RS) virus, which can cause pneumonia and bronchitis in young children and symptoms similar to the ... More >>

What's the Difference Between the EDM Scene and the Beat Scene?

Dance music is all the rage these days. That time you thought giant robots were battling at your recent family reunion? Nope, that was just your 12-year-old niece listening to dubstep. See also: *Moon Rocks: The Best High on Earth *What the Hell Is Trap Music (and Why Is Dubstep Involved)? But no ... More >>

Men Oh Tokushima Ramen: Chashu, Pork Belly A Ramen Video!

The history of the San Francisco-Los Angeles rivalry is well-documented in many fields, whether it's the Giants and Dodgers contesting the NL West (we're all aware of how that turned out this season) or a frank debate on which city offers the biggest and best representation of West Coast cuisine. In ... More >>

Men Oh Tokushima Ramen Opens Today in Little Tokyo

It's October on the calendar and thus theoretically great ramen weather. Alas, theory hasn't quite met thermometer just yet, but when it does, it might be a good time to welcome the belated fall season with a nice bowl of noodles from a new ramen joint (yes, another one): Japanese chain Men Oh Toku ... More >>

Ramen Hayatemaru Beckons the Noodle-Obsessed to Torrance

The 4 Things You Need to Know About This Week's Review of Ramen Hayatemaru

This week's restaurant review is of Ramen Hayatemaru in Torrance. We encourage you to read the review, but offer this bullet point synopsis to whet your appetite.

Tatsu Ramen: Waiter, There's An iPad in My Soup

Have you been keeping count of the new ramen places springing up around town? Because, honestly, we lost track a while ago -- first were the places doing the ultra-specialized Hakata-style tonkotsu, whose preparation was more rigidly structured than most medical practices; then those doing a looser ... More >>

[Updated Again] Q & A With Sam of the Los Angeles Beerathon: Manifest Destiny, Avoiding the Frat-Boy Demographic How Drinking Beer Is Like Climbing a Mountain

Update: (Friday, 1:51 p.m.) A few hours ago, the CABC released a statement stating that the real reason for the cancellation (which they claim was Beerathon LLC's decision, not theirs) was that Beerathon does not have a license to sell alcohol. Never mind that all alcohol will be served not by the c ... More >>

Ton-Chan Ramen: You've Been Spammed

What distinguishes the Lady's Set from the Kid's Set at Ton-Chan Ramen is spam. Specifically, both combinations offer a half order of shio, shoyu or miso ramen, but the Lady's Set comes with sushi or salad, and the kids get what apparently is the Happy Meal toy of ramen combinations, spam musubi. ... More >>

Hatsune Miku Live Party 2011 - Rave 18 Movie Theater - 11/10/11

Hatsune Miku in Hatsune Miku Live Party 2011 39's Live in Sapporo​See also: *Hatsune Miku: Her Best Fan-Generated Videos *Live review of Hatsune Miku in Los Angeles *More photos of Hatsune Miku live in L.A. *Hatsune Miku/Hello Kitty collaboration, Miku-Kitty, appears at Anime Expo. *Local musi ... More >>

Hatsune Miku: Her Best Fan-Generated Videos

Shannon CottrellHatsune Miku on stage in Los Angeles​See also: *Live review of Hatsune Miku in Los Angeles *More photos of Hatsune Miku live in L.A. *Hatsune Miku/Hello Kitty collaboration, Miku-Kitty, appears at Anime Expo. *Local musicians Stephanie Yanez and Polo collaborate with Hatsune Mi ... More >>

Kimuya's All Night Happy Hour: $1.50 Pints Sushi & Art

jgarbeeSushi Art, In Its Many Forms​The notion that sushi is an art, both in its meticulous construction and finished form, is a cliché -- but one that gets a Happy Hour reprieve at the recently opened Kimuya Japanese restaurant and sushi bar in Santa Monica (formerly known as Hakata). The bo ... More >>

Happy Hour: Bao Dim Sum House

Roland L.Shrimp dumplings.​ The Place: Bao Dim Sum House, 8256 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles; (323-655-6556). The Hours: 5-7 p.m. and all day at the bar. The Deals: $1.99 Sapporo drafts, iffy wine for $4 a glass, "large" cups of hot sake for $5, and selected dim sum specialties for as li ... More >>

Top 10 Sakuma Drops, Or, Food in the Future: Your Dinner in Tablet Form

In the future, food will be served in tablet form. We've learned this from comic books and the better researched sci-fi films -- once the Earth has been depleted of its natural resources, humans will derive nutrients from synthetic, capsuled sources, and taste will become irrelevant. Luckily, the ... More >>

Happy Hour: Miru 8691 in Beverly Hills

K. Robbins​ The place: Miru 8691, 9162 W Olympic Blvd, Beverly Hills (310-777-8378) The hours: Daily, 5-9:30pm The deals: From the website, "Drive off town to search for cheap eats or put your self out on the street with food truck or Drive back to Beverly Hills and enjoy 16 oz Sapporo for ... More >>

Happy Hour: Sushi & Kushi Imai

Jidori chicken skewers​ The Place: Sushi & Kushi Imai, 8300 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills; (323) 655-2253 The Hours: daily 5:30-7:30 The Deals: $1.00 house wines, house sake, and Sapporo draft; $4 Sapporo pitchers; reduced prices for premium sake, sushi, and appetizers Turn the page to see ... More >>

Melgard Public House: Your Home for Subsidized Beer and Free Pizza

N. GalutenA $6 beer at Melgard Public House​ We didn't used to care much whether the person next to us at the bar ordered a Coors Light on draft instead of, say, a Craftsman Fireworks Saison. Now? We're very glad they do. Thanks to Melgard Public House, which opened on Melrose (and Gardner -- ... More >>

Jinya: Ramen Freaks and Noodle Geeks

Getting schooled in the finer points of broth

Ramen Mottainai Opens in Gardena

N. GalutenInside Ramen Mottainai​ Thanks to a tip from L.A.'s resident ramen expert Rameniac, we found out that Ramen Mottaiani very quietly opened its doors on July 1st, without press, advertising or fanfare. Although many noodle shops open and close throughout the year (Ramen Jinya has just ... More >>

Our Favorite Happy Hours

50 deal-driven places to get you and your wallet feeling a whole lot better

Beer From Outer Space: Sapporo's Barley "Space Beer" -- In Space, No One Can Hear You Barf

​Yes. It's beer. From outer space. Just when you think they can't possibly top themselves with out-of-this-world product tomfoolery, the Japanese have done it again. Sapporo sent up some barley to the International Space Station a few years ago. They grew it for five months. Then they made i ... More >>

Last Night: Tokyo! With Michel Gondry and Ayako Fujitani @ Egyptian Theatre

RAFFI ADLAN I have never traveled to Tokyo. With one of the biggest festivals of the year coming up in two days, attending the screening of Tokyo! the movie -- a three-part film directed by Michel Gondry, Léos Carax, and Bong Joon-ho, respectively -- sounded like a good opportunity to take a menta ... More >>

Tune in Tokyo: Where Jpop and Jrock Rule

Inside Second Street Jazz Club on December 18, a floor full of dancers cleared to make way for a spritely trio who took their places in a straight, horizontal line in front of the stage. As DJ Yuki mixed hyper Eurobeat-style music, similar to what one might hear during a game of Dance Dance Revoluti ... More >>

Sushi Showman

Hide eba

Ramen Holiday

Kifune You Up

They say Kifune, on Washington Blvd. in Venice, was much more fun before sushi chef Hide (Hee-day) stopped drinking Jack Daniels, but after a few of what he calls  "Japanese mineral waters" (Sapporo)and some hot sake, a show starts none-the-less.  Hide starts off with a  little Elvi ... More >>

Jingo Bells

Prime-time pride, manly girls vs. girly girls and fear of a black dream team

A Slab of Crab

Kim Chic

Cooking Korean at home