Besha Rodell

Ls looking for oysters and small bites; Credit: Anne Fishbein

Where the Chefs Eat: The Hungry Cat's David Lentz

Besha Rodell
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, David Lentz, chef and owner of The Hungry Cat, tells us his favorite spot to eat these days. Like many chefs we speak to......
Olive Garden breadsticks; Credit: Anne Fishbein

Culver City! All Your Prayers Answered! Olive Garden Opens Today

Besha Rodell
Olive Garden, that purveyor of endless breadsticks and "Italian" cuisine, opens its 10th L.A.-area restaurant today, and the lucky winner of the unlimited soup and salad sweepstakes is Culver City! Yes, today Olive Garden creeps closer to the heart of Los Angeles (until now, Glendale, Manhattan Beach and Downey have......
"The Classic" at Burger Lounge; Credit: G. Snyder

What's the Most Underrated Burger in Los Angeles?

Besha Rodell
L.A. is a burger town. We fetishize the burger perhaps more than any other city in the country, and we have plenty of burgers that have attained cult status. And while some of those burgers might be a tad overrated, we're not interested in that for right now. Instead, we'd......
Chef Micah Wexler in the kitchen at Mezze; Credit: Anne Fishbein

Mezze Closing This Weekend

Besha Rodell
Mezze, the Middle-Eastern influenced New American restaurant on North La Cienega Blvd., will be closing this weekend after service on Saturday night. The restaurant blames the "heavy construction" at the site next door. The restaurant's statement reads:......
Screen shot from new Yes On 37 commercial; Credit: carighttoknow.org

Yes on Prop 37 Releases TV Ad: "Food Is Love"

Besha Rodell
If you're looking for the disparity in power between the two factions clashing over Proposition 37, the upcoming ballot initiative regarding the labeling of GMO products, consider this: The No-On-37 folks have spent tens of millions on ads, including a barrage of television commercials, opposing the Proposition that have aired......
Gish Bac; Credit: Anne Fishbein

The 5 Things You Need To Know About Gish Bac

Besha Rodell
Gish Bac is the subject of this week's restaurant review. Here's a taste of what you can find in the review, as well as a few extra tidbits: Food: Oaxacan specialties -- moles, tlayudas, memelas. And on the weekend, barbacoa - whole roasted lamb and goat. From the review: "Go......
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Gish Bac Gets Oaxacan Food Just Right

Besha Rodell
See more of Anne Fishbein's stunning photography. Here's a prediction, for those of you with a soft spot for culinary fortune-telling: 2013 will be the Year of the Goat. Of course, goat is a staple in many parts of the world, but it's been uncommon on menus catering to white-bread......