Dongpo’s Kitchen & DeSano – Eater LA

Five Restaurants to Try This Weekend in Los Angeles Every Friday, you probably think of the same question: where should I eat this weekend? Well, every week Eater LA will compile a handy dandy set of recommendations. Here now, five places to try this weekend in Los Angeles (also, check out our weekend bar guide):

Dongpo’s Kitchen – Eater LA

Dongpo Kitchen Delivers Casual Sichuan Favorites to Universal CityWalk Next Week Times are certainly changing at Universal CityWalk, albeit one restaurant space at a time. Slowly but surely, some of the touristy strip’s biggest, chain-iest sections are being replaced by quality concepts from small operators, including pedigreed chefs like Ludo Lefebvre. Next up: Dongpo Kitchen, a […]

Jamba Juice – FastCo.Design

Jamba Juice Just Got Some Serious Design Cred With a vibrant, new Pasadena outpost by architect Barbara Bestor, the struggling juice chain wants to make a splash. Along the main drag in Pasadena’s historic downtown core, Jamba Juice has opened its newest store. When you step inside, the expansive space—with its terrazzo floor, sinuous oak […]

Ledlow & Dudley Market – Eater LA

LA’s Essential Weekday Breakfasts Brunch is always a welcome retreat on the weekends, but it’s a little bit harder to find places that serve a great breakfast during the week. Since this city hosts so many people who work from home or get to enjoy odd hours (read: actors, writers, etc), there seems to be […]

Officine Brera – LA Weekly

Restaurant Review: Officine Brera Serves Rich Italian to a Rich Arts District Crowd If you took a straw poll among chefs on the most finicky dish to prepare in a restaurant kitchen, there’s a good chance that a classic Italian risotto would be on top. Achieving that perfect al dente texture requires babysitting and finesse, […]

Honeycut – Eater LA

A Peek Inside The Deep End, the Wacky Cocktail Lounge Inside Honeycut Plus a look at the cocktail menu The Deep End, the half-a-week cocktail lounge at Honeycut that commenced back in March and helmed by Proprietors, LLC (The Normandie Club, Death & Co NYC), and 213 Hospitality, is finally ready to show off its bizarre and […]

Jamba Juice – LA Eater

Jamba Juice’s Concept Store Ramps Up the Juice Bar’s Ambiance and Menu A step above your typical minimalist juice and smoothie shop Jamba Juice’s Innovation Bar is currently under the knife in Old Town Pasadena but a quick peek inside shows some telling details of the new concept store. Announced back in November 2015, the store […]

Honeycut – DT News

Diving Into “The Deep End” at Honeycut The bar Honeycut has been praised for its clever drinks, light-up dance floor and themed music nights with a rotation of solid DJs. But while the back-alley entrance line off Flower and Eighth streets grows long on weekend nights, it’s mellower during the week.

Ludo Bird – micechat.com

LudoBird Opens at Universal Studios Hollywood CityWalk World renowned Chef Ludo Lefebvre brings his famous buttermilk Provençal Fried Chicken-inspired menu to Universal CityWalk™ with the debut of LudoBird™, serving up a vibrant and flavorful take on the American classic fried chicken sandwich. CityWalk’s new establishment, LudoBird, which originated from Chef Lefebvre’s food truck concept called LudoTruck™, invites Universal Hollywood guests to […]

Ludo Bird – Los Angeles Daily News

LudoBird fried chicken lands at Universal CityWalk LudoBird has fluttered into Universal CityWalk and landed on the popular attraction’s restaurant row. Award-winning chef Ludo Lefebvre’s new noshing spot, which opened Saturday, has a narrow focus: fried chicken. So the menu is a quick read. There are five fried chicken dishes, six sauces, four sides, one […]