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Tokyo

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Gottsui: A Review A Brief History of Okonomiyaki

    That new metro stop whose opening you've been awaiting: not complete. Those suspension-shredding chuckholes on your street: not filled. But there is still good news. It's not as hard to find good Japanese okonomiyaki in Los Angeles these days as it once was. Even a hardened cynic must admit that's s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Fried Chicken Flowchart: Where to Go for Fried Chicken, American and Otherwise

    In our last handy food flowchart, we tried to point you in the right direction for those times when you just need a bowl of phở to comfort your soul. Today, our flowchart helps you navigate the city when you're in search of another type of comforting soul food: fried chicken. And because sometim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    12 Best Highlights From FoodEx, Asia's Largest Food and Beverage Exhibition

    Reporting from Tokyo, where just last week FoodEx, the largest food and beverage exhibition in Asia, welcomed more than 73,000 attendees over four days. Samples were flying off the tables, gobbled and chugged ravenously, as suppliers and distributors from around the world wooed potential clients. We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Japan Airlines Teams Up With Yoshinoya: Beef Bowls at 40,000 Feet

    Eikichi Matsuda opened Yoshinoya in 1899, in a fish market outside Edo Castle in Chuoku, Tokyo. Over the following century or so, the company expanded well beyond fish markets in Japan and, starting this month, its presence will extend to the skies. From now until May 31, Yoshinoya will offer its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Saturday Event: Walk and Eat in Little Tokyo

    Visit Little Tokyo, and -- even if you're a rabid manga fan or karaoke maniac -- your trip will likely involve food. Perhaps yakisoba, fried noodles topped with bright red ginger. Or okonomiyaki, a pancake cooked with a variety of savory ingredients. (The name literally means "what you want.") A ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 15, 2011

    A Little Tokyo Christmas Goes to Vegas

    Visit Little Tokyo, and -- even if you're a rabid manga fan or karaoke maniac -- your trip will likely involve food. Perhaps yakisoba, fried noodles topped with bright red ginger. Or okonomiyaki, a pancake cooked with a variety of savory ingredients. (The name literally means "what you want.") A ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    December 1, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews Tsujita L.A.

    Ramen and Tsukemen at the city's new noodle lover's paradise

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Late Night in Little Tokyo

    Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​Dear Mr. Gold: I was wondering if you had any ideas for a place to eat after 10 p.m. in Little Tokyo or downtown. We're meeting a group of people for dinner after a movie, and we wanted to try something outside of the normal sushi/ramen/izakaya stuf ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 10, 2011

    Tsujita L.A.: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

    Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​Dear Mr. Gold: I was wondering if you had any ideas for a place to eat after 10 p.m. in Little Tokyo or downtown. We're meeting a group of people for dinner after a movie, and we wanted to try something outside of the normal sushi/ramen/izakaya stuf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Q & A With Far Bar's Jimmy Smith: Little Tokyo's Craft Beer Scene, How Beer Brings People Together Little Tokyo's Beer Week Coming Out Party

    Far BarJapanese craft beers available at Little Tokyo's Far Bar ​For decades, Little Tokyo has been a destination for its history, food and art venues alike. But in the last year, Little Tokyo has put itself on the radar for another, more unlikely offering--craft beer. And as the second half o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Gyoza: Daikokuya vs. Tokyo Cafe More on the World Gyoza Eating Championship

    T. NguyenDaikokuya's gyoza​ The annual World Gyoza Eating Championship descends upon Little Tokyo this Saturday, August 20th, an event in which tiny 100-pound Sonya Thomas, a.k.a. the Black Widow, and others will attempt to eat as many gyoza as inhumanely possible in 10 minutes. As the eaters ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    August 4, 2011

    Jonathan Gold Reviews the Flying Pig Cafe

    T. NguyenDaikokuya's gyoza​ The annual World Gyoza Eating Championship descends upon Little Tokyo this Saturday, August 20th, an event in which tiny 100-pound Sonya Thomas, a.k.a. the Black Widow, and others will attempt to eat as many gyoza as inhumanely possible in 10 minutes. As the eaters ... More >>

  • Music

    July 14, 2011

    Brick's Picks: Great Sax

    T. NguyenDaikokuya's gyoza​ The annual World Gyoza Eating Championship descends upon Little Tokyo this Saturday, August 20th, an event in which tiny 100-pound Sonya Thomas, a.k.a. the Black Widow, and others will attempt to eat as many gyoza as inhumanely possible in 10 minutes. As the eaters ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Street Artist Free Humanity Plants Apple Grenades Along Light Rail; Bomb Squad Halts Service, Removes 'Forbidden Fruit' With Robot

    Free Humanity​If only every art installation would set off a chain of events this awesome [Curbed LA]. Last week, street-art blog Melrose & Fairfax reported that Free Humanity, otherwise known for his dark, political Star Wars stencils -- read the Weekly's exclusive interview here -- left a r ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    February 10, 2011

    Aburiya Toranoko: Lazy Ox's Cardenas Branches Out

    Restaurant merges izakaya with gastropub

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    First Bite: Aburiya Toranoko, or Lazy Ox's Cardenas Branches Out

    F. FriesemaJonagold apples​ The fetish object of the week? My money's on the uni goma tofu at the new Aburiya Toranoko in Little Tokyo, which is to say a smallish cube of firm, blackish tofu made from ground, toasted sesame seeds, served in a shallow puddle of soy and topped with a lobe of sea ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    December 30, 2010

    Suehiro: Little Tokyo Lunch Special

    Going old-school

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    Tokyo 7-7: The Diner That Time Forgot

    Long before Culver City became a happening culinary Mecca, dotted with chic brasseries and wine bars, it belonged to humble eateries like Tokyo 7-7. Tucked in an alley off Washington Blvd., this Japanese-American diner sits in the shadows, literally and metaphorically, of half-a-dozen hip, ups ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Happier Meal: Hide Sushi for the Under 10 Set

    Tokyo Japanese Lifestyles & Outlet​ Whoever first came up with the whole "Happy Meal" concept is surely the world's most evil genius, so brilliantly and pointedly does it speak to the dirty (as in: crumbs on the floor, spilt milk on the table, and ketchup on that brand new Crewcuts dress) tru ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2010

    WE SAY, "GO NISEI"

    Tokyo Japanese Lifestyles & Outlet​ Whoever first came up with the whole "Happy Meal" concept is surely the world's most evil genius, so brilliantly and pointedly does it speak to the dirty (as in: crumbs on the floor, spilt milk on the table, and ketchup on that brand new Crewcuts dress) tru ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Tokyo Style Billboards For Downtown L.A. Proposed

    ​Los Angeles is one of the world's great neon cities, but the Korean and American developers of a new high rise proposed for downtown want to take it up a notch. According to Curbed LA, the owners of the Wilshire Grand hotel -- proposed site of a 65-story building -- want to create a sign dist ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    July 22, 2010

    Jinya: Ramen Freaks and Noodle Geeks

    Getting schooled in the finer points of broth

  • Eat+Drink

    July 22, 2010

    Izakaya Fu-ga: the Accidental Bar

    A discovery in Little Tokyo

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Web Surfing: A Roundup of Posts from LA Food Blogs

    -- Cocktails @ The Tasting Kitchen. [Naked Sushi] -- Op Fed: Remembrances of Food Past. [Eat: Los Angeles] -- The World Cup at Guelaguetza: Mexican Glory And Chef Ludo. [Teenage Glutster] -- Dean Sin World - Dim Sum, Dumplings, and a Dating Epiphany. [The Delicious Life] -- The Future of Food T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Got Mochi: Little Tokyo's Mikawaya Celebrates 100th Anniversary

    A. ScattergoodMochi at Mikawaya​ Finish off a plate of hamachi sashimi or negitoro-maki at any sushi bar and you'll most likely have the option to bite into the colorful, chilled dessert that has come to be known as Mochi Ice Cream. With flavors ranging from Green Tea, Strawberry to Mango - t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    Sweet Streets: Art Inspired by Tokyo Street Fashion

    Last week, Caro (of the great Polaroid blog hihicaro) announced that she's curating a second installment of Sweet Streets, Gallery Nucleus' group show of work inspired by Tokyo street fashion. Though the show isn't set to open until September, Caro has already launched the Sweet Streets blog, featur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Drumcell Plays Tokyo, Debuts Kontrol X1

    Last week, we told you about the forthcoming collaboration between Drumcell mastermind Moe Espinosa and Richard Devine and posted a video showcasing a portion of Devine's collection of gear. Espinosa too is good with gear. He's worked with Native Instruments on the development of various products an ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2010

    BIG ADVENTUES IN LITTLE TOKYO

    Last week, we told you about the forthcoming collaboration between Drumcell mastermind Moe Espinosa and Richard Devine and posted a video showcasing a portion of Devine's collection of gear. Espinosa too is good with gear. He's worked with Native Instruments on the development of various products an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Food & Wine's World's Top 10 Life-Changing Restaurants: How About L.A.'s? Nominations Open

    Food & Wine Magazine just came out with their list of the World's Top 10 Life-Changing Restaurants. Proving once again that we all seem to fantasize about the same restaurants, and that all narrative should now just be written in list format. F&W's Top 10? ElBulli, The Fat Duck, Pierre Gagnaire, The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    What Was Burning up Tune in Tokyo's NYE Dance Floor? Lady Gaga

    For more photos from Tune in Tokyo, check out Timothy Norris' photo gallery "New Year's Eve 2009 Downtown Crawl." New Year's Eve, we made our way to Little Tokyo for Tune in Tokyo's party at Second Street Jazz. Though we were impressed by the mix of club regulars and local party-hoppers and complete ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2009

    Alhambra A Go Go

    For more photos from Tune in Tokyo, check out Timothy Norris' photo gallery "New Year's Eve 2009 Downtown Crawl." New Year's Eve, we made our way to Little Tokyo for Tune in Tokyo's party at Second Street Jazz. Though we were impressed by the mix of club regulars and local party-hoppers and complete ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2009

    Today in Photographs: August 23, 1962

    ​Scene inside a Little Tokyo record shop. Note L.A. sax player Buddy Collette's Man of Many Parts LP in lower left-hand corner. LA Herald-Examiner/LAPL

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Big Trouble in Little Tokyo? Transportation Connector Fight Looms

    Eric Richardson at BlogDowntown outlines the plans -- and now, the opposition -- to a transit connector in Little Tokyo. Says Richardson: "The project will connect the transit operator's light rail lines by building a link between the Blue Line at 7th / Metro and the Gold Line's Little Tokyo / Arts ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2009

    Rhino's New Jane's Addiction Box: A Cabinet of Curiosities, Quite Literally

    Randall Roberts It's pretty great, this new 3 CD, 1 DVD boxed set from Jane's Addiction. The highly anticipated set, which comes out Tuesday, April 21, contains some of the legendary LA band's earliest recordings -- marvelous Radio Tokyo studio demos -- and a ton of other out takes, as well as cove ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2009

    MONDO TOKYO

    Randall Roberts It's pretty great, this new 3 CD, 1 DVD boxed set from Jane's Addiction. The highly anticipated set, which comes out Tuesday, April 21, contains some of the legendary LA band's earliest recordings -- marvelous Radio Tokyo studio demos -- and a ton of other out takes, as well as cove ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Over the Weekend: Prince Teases at Conga Room, Tune in Tokyo, Darker My Love and a Raunchy Lip-Synch Contest

    Over the weekend, if you were one of the few Angelenos not stricken down with the flu, not partaking in last-minute shopping insanity and not rearranging the contents of your apartment to make room for relatives, then you had your pick of hot shows to go to. From Prince to Darker My Love to Tune in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2008

    Tokyo Fashion Ass-Whooping

    I put together this little assemblage of girls from Tokyo Fashion Week, which preceded our Fashion Week by one month. Must Tokyo so thoroughly kick our ass in the fashion creativity department? I mean, they've got drama and weirdness down, obviously. Like, what's with the pink crablike neck corsage ... More >>

  • LA Life

    October 2, 2008

    Best Ramen: Daikokuya

    I put together this little assemblage of girls from Tokyo Fashion Week, which preceded our Fashion Week by one month. Must Tokyo so thoroughly kick our ass in the fashion creativity department? I mean, they've got drama and weirdness down, obviously. Like, what's with the pink crablike neck corsage ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 8, 2008

    Office Sonata

    I put together this little assemblage of girls from Tokyo Fashion Week, which preceded our Fashion Week by one month. Must Tokyo so thoroughly kick our ass in the fashion creativity department? I mean, they've got drama and weirdness down, obviously. Like, what's with the pink crablike neck corsage ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    May 1, 2008

    Fry Daddy: Well-Oiled at the Thousand Cranes Tempura Bar

    I put together this little assemblage of girls from Tokyo Fashion Week, which preceded our Fashion Week by one month. Must Tokyo so thoroughly kick our ass in the fashion creativity department? I mean, they've got drama and weirdness down, obviously. Like, what's with the pink crablike neck corsage ... More >>

  • News

    October 4, 2007

    Best Way to Kill Time

    Origami books from Kinokuniya Bookstore

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2007

    Tokyo Hardcore Starring Davey Havok and Jeffree Star

    No, it's not the name of some Japanese bukkake film, Tokyo Hardcore, is a series of clips presented by Tarina Tarantino to launch her latest collection. Tokyo Hardcore the jewelry line was inspired by her first trip to Japan—lots of crystals, sparkle, and neon colors of the Tokyo skyline. Tara ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 2, 2006

    Groovy Noodles

    Ebisu

  • News

    October 5, 2006

    Best Place to Get Drunk ­After ­Chewing Out the Planning ­Commission

    Ebisu

  • Music

    August 17, 2006

    Sword Play

    Ebisu

  • Eat+Drink

    March 9, 2006

    Ramen Holiday

    Ebisu

  • Music

    January 6, 2005

    Snake Bites

    Ebisu

  • Eat+Drink

    December 9, 2004

    The King Crab and I

    Ebisu

  • Eat+Drink

    June 17, 2004

    Ask Mr. Gold

    Ebisu

  • Eat+Drink

    April 29, 2004

    Lost in Tampopo

    Ebisu

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