Silver Lake (Staten Island)

Echo Park: Greatest Neighborhood in Los Angeles, Which has 87 of Them

By Hillel Aron Echo Park is, depending on your point of view: the poor man's Silver Lake, the rich man's Highland Park, the Williamsburg of the West Coast, a 40,455-personl working-class burg full of diversity and a wee bit of gang violence. Or, it's that strange little neighborhood you drive throu ... More >>

Black Hogg To Reopen November 6

Black Hogg, the Silver Lake restaurant that opened in March only to close in August for a remodel, will reopen on Tuesday, Nov. 6, complete with a bar. (The remodel was to accomodate the changes necessitated by Black Hogg's newly acquired liquor license.) Silver Lake folks will have a new place to g ... More >>

5 Archaic Food Words That Should Be Revived (Or That Would Make Great Restaurant Names)

Last month, we brought you 5 archaic booze words that should be revived. Boy, that was fun. So, this month, we thought we'd repeat the fun with food words. Here are 5 words we'd like to see brought back into usage, if only perhaps as the name of some hipster restaurant (in Silver Lake, of course).

A Gallery Show for Nail Art? Yes, Really

A gallery show centered on art of fingernail adornment lends itself, naturally, to skepticism. After all, flamboyant fingertip art is the province of the Katy Perrys of the world: entertaining, but not the stuff of art exhibits. So at the opening of "Nailed" at Subliminal Projects in Silver Lake on ... More >>

L&E Oyster Bar in Silver Lake Is a Neighborhood Restaurant Most Neighborhoods Can Only Dream of

Skinheads United: All Over L.A., Nonracist, Primarily Latino Skinheads Obsess on Classic Reggae and Soul

The Mark of a Great Waiter: Emotional Intelligence

There are many things that go into waiting tables. Juggling a zillion things at once, both literally and figuratively; maintaining your sanity while acting as the go-between for petulant children (customers) and an angry parent (chefs); appearing to be pleasant when you've just been stiffed for some ... More >>

Top 10 Gay Bars in Los Angeles

Gay nightlife in Los Angeles might seem like it's separated into two distinct camps -- Weho on one side and Silver Lake on the other -- but the truth is, plenty of queer and queer-loving crowds hit both, thanks to promoters offering parties on both sides of town. Cliches about the Westside being s ... More >>

There Will Be Polka Dots: Silver Lake Gets Adorable Pedestrian Plaza

If you are going to close a street in L.A., you better have a good excuse or an effective strategy to mollify enraged drivers. One group's answer? Polka dots. Griffith Park Boulevard between Sunset Boulevard, Maltman Avenue and Edgecliffe Drive closed Sunday, The Eastsider LA reports, and it will ... More >>

The Five Most Furious Reactions to the Redistricting of Los Angeles

As insanely boring -- and incomprehensible to the average voter -- as the redistricting of Los Angeles may be, it's kind of a big deal. We understand the apathy. In a city where only a little over 10 percent of eligible voters turn out for municipal elections at all, they can hardly be expected to ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 10/31-11/4

Flickr/Lauren Manning​In which we highlight the past week in food. In the octagon: 5 Best L.A. ice Cream Shops vs. 5 Best L.A. Gelato Shops."Do you think [Chego's] pastry chef will feel threatened?" "What she doesn't know won't kill her." Momofuku Milk Bar Coming to Chego"Good Luck, the Los Fe ... More >>

Mr. Gold's Favorite Condiments

Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​ Dear Mr. Gold: I know you have had a lot of wonderfully great meals. But when you don't get a memorable meal, what condiment(s) do you reach for first to spruce it up a bit, besides the old S&P, of course? --OhmarGo, via Facebook

Korean BBQ Trivia Forage's Soy and Coca-Cola Flank Steak Recipe

Eugene Ahn Soy and Coca-Cola Marinated Flank Steak at Forage in Silver Lake​ If you've ever wondered if Korean households have dining tables with built in bbq holes, like the ones at Korean bbq restaurants, the answer is "no". The historical antecedent for modern restaurant tables are traditio ... More >>

30 Scoops in 30 Days: Pazzo Gelato (Day 20)

The other day we talked about the incredible pistachio gelato at Bulgarini. Today, it's all about the chocolate gelato at Pazzo. This small Silver Lake shop near Sunset Junction makes incredible, creamy gelato that's densely flavored and as soft as silk.

In Season Recipes: Pasta with Morels Cherry Frangipane Galette

Pascal from Flickr Morels​ When we think of morels, we think of Fricassée de volaille de Bresse aux Morilles. We grew up just ten miles north of Paul Bocuse's restaurant, near the Pont de Collonges, a place that is world renowned for Bresse chicken in cream sauce with morels. Bocuse is the gr ... More >>

CicLAvia Los Angeles Bike Ride Planned For Sunday: 7.5 Miles of Streets to Be Closed

Gary LeonardCicLAvia in October.​The first one was such a success that a second CicLAvia is scheduled to take place this weekend, when 7.5 miles of city streets will be closed to cars so that tens of thousands of bicyclists can take part in this ride. This one heads through the heart of the c ... More >>

1930s Spanish Revival Home in Silver Lake: Not Too Hip for 'This Old House' (VIDEO)

This Old HouseQuaint no more​We missed the first-ever Los Angeles episode of "This Old House" on PBS last night (we blame it on dirty liar and former Los Angeles School Police Officer Jeffrey Stenroos, what with his shameful breaking news), but judging by the preview, looks like it was cute as ... More >>

Food Truck Friday: Bacon-mania at Get Your Lardon

It was inevitable, this shotgun wedding of the two hottest culinary trends of the last few years: food trucks and bacon. Even in the current cultural moment, when gluttony has practically become its own cuisine, the launch of the Get Your Lardon truck in September might give one pause. Even exces ... More >>

Top 10 Crazy and Ridiculous Music Photos of 2010

Top 10 Crazy and Ridiculous Photos of the Year

Musical Art Spaces

Gallery life: openings, closures and reopenings

Music Picks: Sunset Junction Street Fair, Lucinda Williams, Y & T, Tanya Morgan

Also, GZA, Jimmy Webb, Fol Chen and others

Autolux Interview: Sounding Like a Woman and Not Running From The Beatles on Their New Album Transit Transit

Star ForemanAfter six years, Autolux reemerges with a lauded new album​ This week the print version of the LA Weekly features an interview with the members of Silver Lake trio Autolux. Gregg LaGambina met up with the elusive members of the band, who discussed the tortuous road to sophomore eff ... More >>

Another Homeless Housing Project Angers Silver Lake Residents

Proposed site for Vendome Palms Apartments in Silver Lake​Last Friday, the Los Angeles City Council approved a $6.2 million loan to a non-profit housing organization so it can build a 36-unit apartment complex for the homeless and mentally ill near Sunset Boulevard in Silver Lake, much to the ... More >>

Hundreds Turn Out For Walking Man Memorial Stroll In Silver Lake

Walking Man.​Several hundred people turned out Sunday for a walking tour to memorialize Silver Lake's omniscient Walking Man, who was found dead in a hot tub Wednesday night. The walkers took the path that 58-year-old Marc Abrams, often shirtless and in neon running shorts, was well-known for ... More >>

Manic at the Polysexual Disco

Music geeks and local promoters have created a gay-straight dance alliance

KamranV: Founder, Spaceland Recordings

Stinkers Bar to Re-Open as Thirsty Crow A Look at Their Bourbon Menu

1933 GroupThirsty Crow's Scotch menu​By now you probably already know that Stinkers bar in Silver Lake will re-open on April 23 as Thirsty Crow, a thematic shift that moves the venue from Ironic Truck Stop Chic to Grampy's Neighborhood Bourbon Bar. Named after one of Aesop's Fables -- in whic ... More >>

Made with Sisterly Love: Spork Foods Vegan Cooking Classes Moves to West Hollywood

Sisters Jenny and Heather Goldberg have been living and working together for several years. But the co-owners of Spork Foods, an organic vegan cooking company, will no longer share the same living space when they move the business to a West Hollywood loft, a step up from their quaint home-kitchen in ... More >>

BREAKING: MGMT Being Cryptic, Creepily Directing You to Silver Lake

BREAKING: Attention LA People: MGMT has just twittered the following nautical coordinates: 34.095036 / -118.283707 And they want you to find out where that is and to go there and say "chickentaco" to someone for something or another. We have no idea what they want with this bullshit, Saw-like, "l ... More >>

Intelligentsia Brings Home the Gold: Free Hacienda La Esmeralda Tasting Today

tonx via Flickr​In Mendocino, outdoor farmers are busy harvesting the last marijuana crop of the season, and in Los Angeles, the folks at Intelligentsia Venice are relishing in their portion of the Geisha varietal coffee crop from Hacienda La Esmeralda in Panama, where a very limited amount is ... More >>

East of the 5: Mas Exitos Unearths Underground Latin Cuts at Verdugo Bar

DJ collective Mas Exitos unites North and South America in a delectable melange of musical styles at Verdugo Bar.

S'lake'd Thirst: Fine Wine and the Return of Don Dickman at Barbrix

Claudio and Adria Blotta's new wine bar is already packed

Lavender on the Lips: Spring's Scarborough Fair, Purple-Scented Shortbread, Macarons, Martinis and More

Erica Zora WrightsonCalling Veruca Salt: Euro Pane's lavender and sea-salt-caramel macarons by Sumi Chang Lavender is one of those scents that tends to linger in the memory. It might be the subtle, chalky afterthought of hand soap in your grandmother's bathroom, an old sachet in a dresser drawer, dr ... More >>

Rime Art Opening at Ghettogloss

New works by Jersey Joe aka RIME went on display at Ghettogloss on Friday. More photos after the jump. Check out the art in person at Ghettogloss on Glendale Blvd. in Silver Lake. The show runs until March 20.

Best Gelato Snafu, a.k.a. the Neo-Neapolitan

Forget About Your Cares, it Is Time to Relax at the Junction (Sunset Junction)

¡Ay, Dios Mío!

South Bay smart-asses Dios (Malos) change their name and their game

After Sunset

Life is a carousel, old chum

Nightranger

Steak Houses

Letters

One Less Vice

Violations Validated

It’s cool to break zoning rules in Silver Lake for low-cost apartments

Pho 101— A Crash Course

Your Friends and Neighbors for Peace

A weekend's march through time

Mixville

dendale Grill serves up Silver Lake’s — and America’s — past

Barry McCaffrey’s Goodbye Tour

Couscous, Bang Bang

French-Moroccan in Silver Lake

Full FemiNazi Jacket