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  • Blogs

    April 18, 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 >>

  • Music

    April 12, 2012

    Music Picks: Regina Carter, Madness, Melvins, Grace Woodroofe

    Also, Neon Indian, Moab, Damien Jurado and others

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Food Newspaper 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

    March 1, 2012

    Jonathan Gold's 60 Korean Dishes Every Angeleno Should Know

    See Also: A Google map for all 60 of the Korean dishes Jonathan Gold says every Angeleno should know, read "5 Koreatown Restaurants Open 24 Hours: Hangover Soup," learn about "5 Koreatown Beer Joints: Hite Requirement," or just look at more of Anne Fishbein's beautiful Koreatown food photography. I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    5 Koreatown Restaurants Open 24 Hours: Hangover Soup

    There is a segment of the population whose late-night cravings consist not of bacon and eggs or burgers and fries, but of sizzling grilled short ribs and flaming hot soups and comforting porridge. That segment of the population is the one you'll find after last call in Koreatown. There are so many ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 10, 2011

    A-Frame: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

    There is a segment of the population whose late-night cravings consist not of bacon and eggs or burgers and fries, but of sizzling grilled short ribs and flaming hot soups and comforting porridge. That segment of the population is the one you'll find after last call in Koreatown. There are so many ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Best D.I.Y. Pig Foot Feast: Jangchung-Dong Wong Jokbal's Jokbal

    A. FrougBraised pig's foot at Jongchung-Dong Wong Jokbal​ Glistening under soy-glazed skin, slices exposing alternating layers of rosy meat, creamy fat and opaque gelatin, pig's foot at Koreatown's Jangchung-Dong Wong Jokbal arrives to the table on a silver platter, looking like a prop from th ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    August 4, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Wako Donkasu

    A. FrougBraised pig's foot at Jongchung-Dong Wong Jokbal​ Glistening under soy-glazed skin, slices exposing alternating layers of rosy meat, creamy fat and opaque gelatin, pig's foot at Koreatown's Jangchung-Dong Wong Jokbal arrives to the table on a silver platter, looking like a prop from th ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    July 28, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Iota

    A. FrougBraised pig's foot at Jongchung-Dong Wong Jokbal​ Glistening under soy-glazed skin, slices exposing alternating layers of rosy meat, creamy fat and opaque gelatin, pig's foot at Koreatown's Jangchung-Dong Wong Jokbal arrives to the table on a silver platter, looking like a prop from th ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    July 28, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Palsaik Samgyeopsal

    A. FrougBraised pig's foot at Jongchung-Dong Wong Jokbal​ Glistening under soy-glazed skin, slices exposing alternating layers of rosy meat, creamy fat and opaque gelatin, pig's foot at Koreatown's Jangchung-Dong Wong Jokbal arrives to the table on a silver platter, looking like a prop from th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Iota: K-Town Teen Heaven

    F. FriesemaJonagold apples​ Are you a teenage girl? Do you know a teenage girl? Because if so, Iota may be your favorite place in the universe, a barn-size K-town coffeehouse where K-pop booms from giant screens, the air is permeated with caffeine, the walls pop with color, the menu groans wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    The New KFC: Korean Fried Chicken

    Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​ Dear Mr. Gold: You seem to be writing about a lot of Korean restaurants recently. The new KFC is Korean Fried Chicken. I've tried BonChon and Kyochon. While both are good, I have to give the edge to Kyochon, although BonChon gets points for easy pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    LA Street Food Fest: Photo Gallery

    Carmageddon? Where? The traffic-nightmare-that-never-was (westside to Pasadena in under 30 minutes!!!) may have kept cars off the road and eaters from attending LA Street Food Fest, but their loss was our gain. With few lines, we managed to sample from EVERY vendor at the festival. Yes, every v ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    February 10, 2011

    Sun Ha Jang: Addicted to Quack

    Koreatown's pleasure palace of duck

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    30 Burgers in 30 Days: The Fix is In (Day 5)

    The BYOB policy and high-quality, humanely-raised meats at The Fix Burger in Silver Lake, earned it "Best of LA" status in last year's mega-issue. This time, we visit The Fix with an eye toward comparing their classic burgers with their kimchi-laden Seoul burger, a concept we recently sampled at K ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    30 Burgers in 30 Days: Kimchi & Cultural Fusion at Kalbi Burger (Day 2)

    What hath Kogi wrought -- aside from a million imitations of its Korean fusion taco? How about a worldwide phenomenon pairing two of L.A.'s most ubiquitous immigrant cuisines with the accessibility of fast-food. Yet, the Korean fusion trend hasn't made its way to that other American classic: the b ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    January 27, 2011

    Gaon: Suburban Korean

    Where chef Simon King respects tradition

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    First Bite: Simon King Cooks Suburban Korean in Pasadena at Gaon

    Jonagold apple, portion removed​Another suburban Korean restaurant? When you put it that way, I guess we are a little obsessed with the idea of gentrified Korean food. Everybody knows the cuisine is going to hit the mainstream at some point, but nobody has quite figured out what it is going to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2011

    Macho Like Me

    Jonagold apple, portion removed​Another suburban Korean restaurant? When you put it that way, I guess we are a little obsessed with the idea of gentrified Korean food. Everybody knows the cuisine is going to hit the mainstream at some point, but nobody has quite figured out what it is going to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Seoul Octopus Day The Relative Joys of Octopus Heads

    JoongAng DailyOfficials at Seongdong District Office in Seoul at an "Octopus Tasting Event"​ How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? And how many octopus heads are probably as many as you should eat in a day? The answer to the first question, of course, belongs to the philosophers and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 10/18-10/22

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "In further news, I had three octopus heads for lunch today in Koreatown. But they were little ones." Seoul Octopus Day The Relative Joys of Octopus Heads. "While the study may not lead to intensive family planning strat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Best BYOB Burger Joint: The Fix Burger

    thefixburger.com​Sometimes we build an entire outfit around a new pair of shoes, and in the same vein, occasionally we end up pairing a meal with a beverage, instead of the other way around. If that six-pack of microbrew is burning a hole in your fridge, consider carrying it down to The Fix Bu ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    September 2, 2010

    Baek Hwa Jung: Kogi's Choice

    Roy Choi's favorite Korean cafe

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    School Food Blooming Roll, a Korean Chain, Now Stateside at MaDang Courtyard

    Esther HahnSchool Food's Kimchi Noodles, "Jjol Jjol Myun"​ Restaurant openings in Koreatown seem to follow a distinct pattern: first, grow into a popular, multi-location chain in Korea, then open an outpost in L.A. That has been the case for the successful restaurants Yu Chun Chic, Chil Bo My ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Best Bibimbap: Okay, Maybe Not the Best, or The Happiness of Cham

    A. ScattergoodBibimbap at Chams​ Bibimbap was 2003's favorite Dish of the Future, an amalgam of meat, various vegetables and egg tossed together with hot rice and Korean chile paste, an infinitely adaptable formula killed by venal entrepreneurs, both in Los Angeles and in Seoul, who saw it as ... More >>

  • News

    June 17, 2010

    Worlds Apart

    Federal law gives gay citizens with foreign partners tough choices: Leave the U.S.A. Lose your love. Break the law

  • Music

    October 29, 2009

    Brick’s Picks: (Far) Eastern Swing

    Federal law gives gay citizens with foreign partners tough choices: Leave the U.S.A. Lose your love. Break the law

  • Eat+Drink

    September 17, 2009

    You’re a Pig!

    If you want to be, at Koreatown’s Don Dae Gam

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Soul Food Meets Seoul Food, Courtesy of Next Food Network Star Finalist

    Food NetworkDebbie Lee is making good old fashioned soul food, by way of North Korea.​Starting September 10th, "Next Food Network Star" finalist Debbie Lee will unveil a new menu at Culver City restaurant Gyenari, which will draw from both her Korean and southern U.S. heritage. "We are showca ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    January 29, 2009

    The Korean Taco Justice League: Kogi Rolls Into L.A.

    From Rosemead side streets to Venice dive bars, hungry Angelenos have a new way to roll

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2009

    L.A. Koreans Spark Massive Lawsuit

    Mad About the CowSpearheaded by about 50 of their fellow countrymen from the Los Angeles area, 1,020 Korean Americans have filed a $735 million lawsuit against Seoul TV broadcast company MBC. The suit claims that, by sounding a new alarm about mad cow disease and U.S. beef, which has been banned in ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    October 16, 2008

    Koreatown 1.0: A Food Diary

    Sunday, bloody Sunday

  • Eat+Drink

    October 9, 2008

    Lawry's the Prime Rib: Give 'em Red Meat

    A prime place for out-of-towners

  • Art+Books

    July 10, 2008

    Peter Frank Has Left the [Weekly] Building

    A prime place for out-of-towners

  • Art+Books

    June 12, 2008

    Artists From All Parts on View at "DREAM(land)" and "It's the Money, Stupid!"

    Tender nightmares, legal tender:

  • Film+TV

    December 27, 2007

    Blog This: 2007’s Best Films

    No argument about this list

  • Eat+Drink

    December 27, 2007

    Top 10 Dishes of 2007

    Hummus replaced foie gras, Southern Thai was hot and cheese shredded

  • Film+TV

    November 1, 2007

    Lee Chang-Dong Lets the Sunshine In

    South Korean filmmaker illuminates life’s emotional twists and turns

  • Eat+Drink

    August 2, 2007

    Soup Opera

    The broth, the squid and the glamour queen at BYJ

  • Eat+Drink

    May 31, 2007

    Hen Party

    Sacrificial poultry and heavenly hangover relief

  • Film+TV

    March 8, 2007

    We Are What Eats Us

    In The Host, our fears come back to bite

  • Eat+Drink

    February 5, 2004

    Koreatown's Top 40

    In The Host, our fears come back to bite

  • Film+TV

    November 7, 2002

    Seoul Harvest

    Korean films at USC

  • Eat+Drink

    April 11, 2002

    Eat, Like, a Pig

    Korean films at USC

  • Eat+Drink

    February 15, 2001

    Into the Melding Pot

    Rich flavors from the old country

  • Film+TV

    November 2, 2000

    In the Mood for Movie Love

    The Fifth Pusan International Film Festival

  • Eat+Drink

    June 1, 2000

    Heart and Seoul

    Strange and wondrous kimchi in Koreatown

  • Eat+Drink

    January 27, 2000

    Korean Comfort Food

    Gook Soo is more than just a noodle

  • Film+TV

    October 21, 1999

    Mr. Monster

    Korean pulpmaster Kim Ki-young

  • Eat+Drink

    July 23, 1998

    Sampling L.A.'s newest restaurants

    Korean pulpmaster Kim Ki-young

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