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New Chef at WP24: John Lechleidner

WP24 has a new chef de cuisine in John Lechleidner. A veteran of the Wolfgang Puck group who has cooked at Postrio at the Venetian, Spago at the Forum Shops at Caesars, Wolfgang Puck American Grille at the Borgata and Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill at L.A. LIVE, he replaces......
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Ink.: GQ's Best New Restaurant in America; Picca Is #6

Michael Voltaggio's Ink., which our own critic described as "the most eagerly anticipated brick-and-mortar opening in years," has been named the best new restaurant in America by GQ. The magazine's editors, along with restaurant critic Alan Richman, today debuted their annual list of the 10 Best New Restaurants in America......
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Got Kosher? Reopens as Cafe

After many, many months of renovations, popular Kosher Corridor catering and takeout vendor Got Kosher? Provisions reopened on Monday as Got Kosher? Cafe. Expanding into the shuttered mailing supplies store next door, the rebuilt space now features a dozen or so tables, including a few outside, and a new menu......
Chefs Roy Choi and Mark Peel: together at last

Roy Choi + Mark Peel: Together at Last

Here's a post-Valentine's Day love affair to whet your appetite. Kogi/A-Frame/Chego/Sunny Spot impresario Roy Choi and Campanile/Tar Pit maven Mark Peel will join forces for a one-night food and music mashup on Feb. 29. While Pollyn's Adam Jay Weissman spins tunes in the Tar Pit lounge, Choi and Peel will......
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Shaka Shack: A Burger You Should Know About

There's skill on the grill at Shaka Shack, an island-themed burger joint on the south side of Santa Monica College. Tricked out with mismatched vintage furniture, moai figurines and a wall-sized print of a dreamy island sunset, Shaka Shack has the laid-back vibe of a beachside café -- but with......
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Last Meal at gr/eats: Burger & Katsudon

For our last meal at gr/eats, which closes today, we wanted something traditionally Japanese: a burger. Actually, gr/eats does a good burger, preternaturally soft on the inside with a sharp layer of char on the outside. With an order of chicken katsudon, it epitomizes the culinary aesthetic of the charming......
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Restaurant Openings: BierBeisl (Austrian), Nongla (Vietnamese)

BierBeisl, a fine-dining Austrian restaurant from former Patina chef de cuisine Bernhard Mairinger, officially opens Feb. 27 in Beverly Hills. The intimate restaurant features a Stammtisch, a communal table where chefs in Austria send out special treats to regulars. BierBeisl: 9669 Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills. (310) 271-7274......
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Plan Check to Open on Sawtelle on Feb. 22

Plan Check, the newest entrant to Sawtelle's buzzing restaurant row, will open Feb. 22. The upper-midscale gastropubby restaurant features chef Ernesto Uchimura (Umami Burger) behind the stoves and mixologists Steve Livigni and Pablo Moix (La Descarga, Harvard & Stone, Black Market) behind the bar -- or at least the cocktail......