1. Dining On A Dime: King’s Kabob in Culver City

    Eater LA &bull Feb 6, 2010

    Welcome back to Dining On A Dime a bi-weekly feature in which Lizbeth Scordo surveys LA's cheap eats restaurants—often obscure, ethnic, unsung spots—proving that dining on a dime is alive, well, and quite tasty in this here city. Have a...... Full Story »


  2. Drink for Haiti tonight in Pasadena

    Eating L.A. &bull Feb 6, 2010

    Vertical Wine Bistro is at 70 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena.Tonight at Vertical Wine Bistro, bloggers Matthew Kang of Mattatouille, Matt Robold of RumDood, and Fiona Chandra of GourmetPigs will create special cocktails to benefit Artists for Peace and Justice, a non-profit organization delivering emergency... Full Story »

  4. Gardening and wine classes at Cube's once-a-month pop-up shop: Garden basics, composting and Italian wines

    LATimes: Daily Dish &bull Feb 4, 2010

    Cube Marketplace Downtown, a once-a-month shop for gourmet products, garden accessories and tableware, will debut Feb. 13. It also will offer classes on its rooftop garden, as well as a wine class with David King, wine assistant at Cube Marketplace...... Full Story »

  5. Restaurant Opening: Forage in Silver Lake calls all home gardeners

    LATimes: Daily Dish &bull Feb 3, 2010

    Fresh gets fierce at Forage, the new restaurant that opened Friday in the old Town & Country space on Sunset Boulevard in Silver Lake. The chef-owner is Jason Kim, who worked as a sous chef at Lucques. His partner in...... Full Story »


  7. A Lesson in Wine, San Antonio Winery

    Dig Lounge: Food &bull Feb 2, 2010

    Those looking for a fun day of tasting and wine education need not drive 90 min to Temecula, or 2 hours to Santa Barbara. Simply look in your own backyard. At San Antonio Winery, located just steps north of Downtown LA, is surrounded by light industry and artists lofts. Their quaint (and free!) tasting... Full Story »

  8. Plywood Report Mega Edition: Drai's Hollywood, Upper West, Fig & Olive, MORE!

    Eater LA &bull Feb 5, 2010

    1) Hollywood: Hot on the heels of the W's debut, Drai's Hollywood, the super insane 20,000 square foot multi-level club situation slated to take over part of the hotel, is still in plywood mode. While the original opening was...... Full Story »

  10. The Dish: Dish Bistro & Bar Debuts Today

    Eater LA &bull Feb 6, 2010

    Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Feel free to take a stroll through Dish Bistro & Bar, the newest addition to Union St which has finally opened on this rainy day. Here, exposed brick meets a simple...... Full Story »

  11. Sidling up to the bar at newly opened Hatfield's: More elbow room (plus a cocktail recipe for the Chimayo)

    LATimes: Daily Dish &bull Feb 2, 2010

    Hatfield's opened Monday on Melrose Avenue: The white tablecloths, the toques worn by chef-owner Quinn Hatfield's kitchen staff, the tasting menus and painterly plating might indicate fine dining, but at the bar one can kick back to the not-too-loud emo...... Full Story »

  12. EaterWire: Bob's Big Boy Opens in Pas, Jason Ha Names Restaurant, Sampling Jack's Classic Hamburgers

    Eater LA &bull Feb 4, 2010

    PASADENA— He's baaaack. Bob's Big Boy finally did open about two weeks ago in Pasadena. Still in the works, a handful of outlets down south. [EaterWire] DOWNTOWN— Jason Ha, owner of E3rd Steakhouse and Zip Fusion sushi, has decided on...... Full Story »

  13. RAY RAY OVERLOAD: So much Rachael Ray news lately!...

    Eater LA &bull Feb 6, 2010

    So much Rachael Ray news lately! In a long Q&A session with Forbes, the 30-Minute Queen dishes on all kinds of tidbits, including how she's really just a workerbee in the restaurant industry ("I feel like a waitress. I grew...... Full Story »

  14. The Find: Antojitos Carmen Restaurant

    LATimes: Daily Dish &bull Feb 3, 2010

    When authorities shut down the not-quite-nightly Breed Street food fair in Boyle Heights some months ago, vendors were forced to accept a more itinerant existence. Where there was once an unrivaled concentration of street-food specialists is now a diaspora of...... Full Story »

  15. Saladang Song: What took me so long?

    Eating L.A. &bull Feb 7, 2010

    A chicken omelette with soup was different than the usual Thai menu item...Foodies sometimes seem to sniff at Pasadena's Saladang and Saladang Song -- so even though I've lived nearby for a year and a half, I wasn't rushing to try them. Plus, on nice summer nights, there's usually a large, off-putting... Full Story »

  16. Elements Kitchen boasts elements from all over

    LATimes: Daily Dish &bull Yesterday

    Open for only a couple of weeks, Elements is a sophisticated restaurant with a grown-up design scheme that is tucked into the side of the historic Spanish colonial building occupied by the Pasadena Playhouse. The restaurant is the joint effort...... Full Story »

  17. Noisy Restaurants: The Wall Street Journal takes a...

    Eater LA &bull Feb 3, 2010

    The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the ways that trendy restaurant design elements like open kitchens, high ceilings, and bare tables can create acoustical nightmares for restaurateurs, as well some tricks used to keep the noise down. While...... Full Story »

  18. Plywood Update: What's Going On At Mignon? Delays, Delays, Delays.

    Eater LA &bull Feb 3, 2010

    Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Way back in November, came word that Santos Uy and Danny Kronfli, the boys behind Bacaro, were planning a new wine bar downtown called Mignon. The opening was slated for winter,...... Full Story »


  19. Vegan Valentines Day in the Valley.

    To Live and Eat in LA &bull Feb 6, 2010

    Vegan Valentines Day in the Valley. Post from: To Live and Eat in L.A. - A Vegan Food Photo Blog Vegan Valentines Day in the Valley.Post from: To Live and Eat in L.A. - A Vegan Food Photo Blog The folks over at SunPower Natural Cafe, the lovely raw restaurant in Studio City, wanted... Full Story »

  20. Glass is half-empty for premium-priced Cabernets

    LATimes: Daily Dish &bull Feb 2, 2010

    Is the Cult Cab dead? The current economy has created ominous rumblings in the market for Napa Valley wine. Demand for high-end super-premium Cabs, even so-called "cult" wines, has weakened considerably with the recession. Sales are stagnant, inventories are high,...... Full Story »

  21. OPENING ALERT: The Slaw Dogs Brings Gourmet Hot Dogs To Pasadena

    Eater LA &bull Feb 5, 2010

    Phone: 626-808-9777 Status: Officially opens tomorrow With its very soft opening February 1, tomorrow marks the official debut of Ray Byrne's first solo venture, a gourmet hot dog shop called The Slaw Dogs. A former managing partner of The Sunset...... Full Story »


  22. Drunken Army LA Tweetup at Bar Food

    Caroline on Crack &bull Feb 3, 2010

    Ten HUT! Drinkers! The Drunken Army is taking new recruits this Thursday. Only serious drinkers need apply because we’ll weed out the lily-livered with some good ol’ whiskey drinking at Bar Food in Brentwood. No mixers here as the bar is armed with only a whiskey list. What’s the Drunken... Full Story »

  23. An urgent reader recipe request for the Test Kitchen's Tarte Tatin

    LATimes: Daily Dish &bull Feb 3, 2010

    The subject line in the e-mail said "HELP" and the message was urgent: Frank, a Los Angeles reader, was vacationing in St. Barts. He was scheduled to visit the home of a French friend who had asked him to make...... Full Story »

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