Froma on Melrose – LA Weekly
Froma on Melrose Froma is a small gourmet wine and food shop on Melrose Avenue in the Fairfax district. Canadian born sommelier and owner Francine Diamond offers excellent wine options and an even better small bites menu that showcases low-cost gourmet happy hour dishes: Parmesan and herb-dusted fries, two-ounce Kobe beef burger sliders with mixed […]
The Stave – Long Beach
The 10 Best Whiskey Bars in LA Because apparently it’s “not cool” to drink whiskey “alone”, at “your house”, maybe start doing it “with other people”, at “the 10 best whiskey bars in LA”? The Stave (click here for address and deets) Long Beach This classy, wood-laden bar’s got three-whiskey flights every Wednesday, plus specials […]
Gjelina – TimeOut LA
Best brunch restaurants in Los Angeles: Burgers Brunch restaurants in Los Angeles get meaty (and messy) with two-fisted burgers that are being served weekend mornings. It’s a widespread belief that brunch is the remedy to last night’s debauchery. We like to agree—and take it one indulgence further with our list of LA’s best brunch burgers. […]
Orsa & Winston – LA Times
Josef Centeno dishes on Orsa & Winston, his new 33-seat restaurant in downtown L.A. Josef Centeno is only a few inspections away from his return to fine dining withOrsa & Winston in downtown Los Angeles. The 33-seat restaurant is set to debut on Sept. 24 with an exclusive five-day run for a special MasterCard preview, […]
Plan Check, Nong LA Vietnamese Cafe & Seoul Sausage – TimeOut Los Angeles
LA city guide: Eating and drinking along Sawtelle Boulevard Check out the best eating and drinking on Sawtelle Boulevard with our LA city guide to the the area’s new wave of restaurants. Downtown’s Little Tokyo may have a 75-year headstart on Sawtelle Boulevard, the West LA enclave between Olympic and Santa Monica Boulevards known as […]
The Stave – LA Weekly
THE STAVE WINE AND BEER BAR OPENS TONIGHT: WHERE EVERYBODY IN LONG BEACH KNOWS YOUR NAME “What’s this going to be?” a passerby yells into the cavernous, under-construction site at the corner of Broadway and Downtown Long Beach’s Promenade. “Not a chain, I hope.” Two weeks before the doors roll up and any Pilsner is […]
Bäco Mercat – TimeOut Los Angeles
Bäco Mercat What started as a happy-hour snack has grown into one of the hottest, most relevant restaurants in town. Chef Josef Centeno’s first solo venture captures not only the zeitgeist of Downtown’s white-hot dining but also the incredible multiculti spirit of Los Angeles at large. Located in the Old Banking District, just around the […]
Haute Chefs LA – Haute Living
Jeffrey Nimer’s Haute Chefs L.A Caters to J.Lo Rupert Murdoch and You Classically French trained chef Jeffrey Nimer has spent the last 15+ years experimenting and creating scrumptious recipes and winning accolades in the world of food. With his signature French and California-Mediterranean specialties, Nimer has vast experience in the food realm– having opened the […]
Trader Vic’s – L.A. Times
When Trader Vic’s in downtown Los Angeles opens to the public May 2, it won’t have the same intimate, clubby feel as the Vic’s at the Beverly Hills Hilton once had, but it will have the requisite moai, island-themed decor and the roster of fruity drinks. Big and bright
Fred 62 – LA Weekly
Fred 62 1850 N. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90027 Los Feliz 323-667-0062 http://www.fred62.com Tattooed waitresses serve eggs many ways, an assortment of breakfast sandwiches and comfort food for breakfast, lunch and dinner at this hip Los Feliz diner. Open 24 hours, Fred 62 serves beer and wine, along with non-diner fare, such as their […]