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Phorage soft-opened in the former Chego space on Thursday, July 11, about a month after we reported Perry Cheung's plans to introduce a Vietnamese-inspired menu to the neighborhood. True to his words -- Cheung is the former executive sous chef of Slanted Door in San Francisco -- the menu reads......

It was a sad day for early birds and late-night clubgoers last Wednesday, July 17, when Norms in Santa Monica closed its doors for good after 47 years of serving steak and eggs at all hours of the day. News of its (then impending) closure was first reported in early......

Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 3), we'll be bringing you periodic lists of some of the best things we've found to eat and drink around town. Ice cream sandwiches and bowls of tsukemen, fish tacos and dan dan mien, cups of boba and...

For the salad of garden lettuces with sunchoke, roasted grapes and Point Reyes blue cheese tossed in pumpkin seed dressing at Willie Jane, chef Govind Armstrong will look to Cook's Garden -- the nearly 4,000 square-foot edible garden next door to the restaurant run by Geri Miller -- for ingredients......

Departing from last year's night market theme, LuckyRice will be returning to Culver City next Saturday, July 27, with an all-inclusive pan-Asian feast from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Book Bindery. The fete will feature food and drink from quite a few chefs who participated the year before,......

While fireworks were hours away from being launched this past Independence Day, co-owners Kiki Lo and Monica Wu observed a rather understated grand opening for their Taiwanese-focused restaurant BeBe Fusion. Rather than purchase ads in local Chinese newspapers or cable television, the co-owners decided instead to rely on word-of-mouth to......

Horse Thief BBQ, which officially opened to the downtown crowd at Grand Central Market on July 9. It's been the biggest seller, says co-owner Russell Malixi -- so much so that they've already had to adjust how much they prepare in advance to meet demands. "We put in our briskets......

In a move Willy Wonka would approve of, See's Candies is bringing the world's largest lollipop, weighing in at 7,003 pounds, to their store at The Grove this Saturday, July 20. Because, of course, it's National Lollipop Day......

Jason Neroni's Superba Snack Bar is turning a year-old on Friday, July 19, and in celebration the chef-owner will be giving complimentary s'mores tomorrow through Sunday during brunch, lunch and dinner. A diner favorite, the campfire classic has been reinterpreted as a dessert in a jar. Chocolate pudding is sprinkled......

East L.A. Meets Napa It's the eighth annual East L.A. Meets Napa & Beyond at Union Station, wherein 30 restaurants and 30 wineries marry Mexican food, California wines and tequila. The event will benefit AltaMed, a health care and social organization that provides such services as youth programs, substance abuse......