It’s 5:30 p.m., and although the doors won’t open for almost two more hours, a few people have formed a line outside of Jeni’s Ice Cream on Rose Avenue, the brand’s latest scoop shop and its second in Los Angeles. In honor of store’s grand opening, owner Jeni Britton Bauer......
In the 1996 film Big Night, two immigrant brothers, played by Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub, attempt to dig their Italian restaurant out of financial trouble with one epic dinner. The first hour of the film builds up to the party, during which the wine flows as course after course......
Many of us enjoy a good burger now and then — or regularly — but for some, the meal is accompanied by a serious side of guilt, whether it be for the now-gone cow required for the beef or the amount of land and water needed to raise the animal......
It’s 4:30 in the afternoon, so the heat of a warm September day has begun to dissipate, and the shadows play on the patio at Michael’s in Santa Monica, just a few blocks from the sea. A short staircase off the space leads to a narrow kitchen lit hot-white by......
It's been open since late last summer, but modern beer garden Block Party recently expanded its weekend hours to open at noon, making it the ultimate hangout for early birds looking for cool drinks on warm days. Boozy snow cones, margarita slushies and micheladas topped with paletas are among the......
It's only a matter of time before Frogtown, an isthmus-shaped neighborhood set along the L.A. River, became as hopping as nearby Echo Park and Atwater Village. If you've been to Elysian L.A. in the past year, you get what we're talking about. Behind the slatted gate of this unassuming restaurant......
Budding horticulturists and nature enthusiasts have strolled the shaded pathways and stream banks of Descanso Gardens since 1950, when the 160-acre site originally opened to the public. As of October 1, all those green thumbs are sure to be joined by foodies, thanks to the debut of Maple, a weekend-only......