Bäco Mercat – Discover Los Angeles
The Best Sandwiches in Los Angeles: Summer 2015 wo slices of bread, balanced fillings and imagination is all it takes to create a satisfying sandwich, but great versions remain elusive. Luckily, Los Angeles has a legacy of classic sandwiches, including Langer’s Deli #19, Philippe the Original and Cole’s French dips, and the Bay Cities Godmother. […]
Tender Greens – LA Eater
Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group Invests in California Chain Tender Greens The chain currently has 22 locations. Restaurateur Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) is spreading its New York City-based wings and has invested in Tender Greens, an up-and-coming California chain. According to a press release, Tender Greens — which serves a menu […]
Beelman’s Pub & The Lash – Thrillist
THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO EATING AND DRINKING IN DOWNTOWN LA Downtown is undeniably undergoing LA’s fastest facelift, but in a town of plastic and perfectionism, this neighborhood still offers up a refreshing cross section of gourmet and grit. These 13 bars and restaurants are prime examples. DTLA is basically the shockingly hip guy at your […]
Officine BRERA – LA Eater
Officine BRERA Promises to Be the Meatiest Italian Restaurant in Downtown Opening this fall. Remember when Republique, Walter and Margarita Manzke’s eye-catching La Brea restaurant in the former Campanile space, almost actually became an Arts District staple? It seems forever ago, but there were definite plans for the Manzke team to put down roots inside of […]
Orsa & Winston – LA Eater
Orsa & Winston Gets Into the Lunch Game Tomorrow With Healthy Grain Bowls Done with a Josef Centeno twist, of course. Beginning tomorrow, Orsa & Winston is rolling out a new kind of downtown lunch option. Josef Centeno’s tasting menu restaurant offered a more casual yakitori-ya experience in recent months, which got the chef to thinking […]
Ledlow – LA Weekly
LEDLOW REVIEW: CLASSIC AMERICAN COOKERY IS KING AT JOSEF CENTENO’S LATEST At this rate, chef Josef Centeno will one day have a restaurant in every storefront in downtown L.A. The rapid creep of his closely grouped restaurant empire now includes Bäco Mercat, plus his mezcal-and-queso–fueled Tex-Mex spot Bar Amá around the corner, his tasting menu–only […]
Ledlow – LA Weekly
AT LEDLOW, CLASSIC AMERICANA GETS A MODERN EDGE An underlying guiding principle of Americana is detectable, and some dishes on the menu are unequivocally classic: There are Parker House rolls that arrive in a cast iron skillet, golden on the outside and gorgeously fluffy on the inside, served with a side of pimento cheese made […]
Officine BRERA – LA Eater
American Tea Room Steeping For May Debut in Arts District The Beverly Hills tea house by David Barenholtz is currently under construction. More tea is coming to Los Angeles soon, courtesy of David Barenholtz. The all-around tea aficionado has been running the popular American Tea Room in Beverly Hills for more than a decade, and earlier […]
Ledlow – Los Angeles Times
Review: At Ledlow, Josef Centeno is serious about American cuisine When people ask about the modern way of eating in Los Angeles, the succession of wildly variant small plates followed perhaps by a big, shared platter of meat, I sometimes refer them to Josef Centeno, who got the style started here when he was chef […]
Beelman’s Pub – Zagat
5 Things to Eat and Drink at Beelman’s Pub The latest watering hole from the ACME Group, those behind neighborhood favorites Spring St, Sixth Street Tavern, King Eddy Saloon and the Library Bar, debuted this week in the heart of the Historic District. Because it’s really only a few doors away from Spring St, Beelman’s […]