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Cool Fresh-Juice Cocktails for Warm L.A. Nights »
With so many great cocktail destinations in Los Angeles these days, we thought a short list of our farmers’ market favorites for summer  was in order. Much to our happy-hour delight, we discovered there are far too many to list. Here’s a start. Blue Velvet Expect to fork over plenty ($14) for a blood orange-gin [...]...
August 25 2010 / 3 comments / Read More »
The Hot Dog Days of Summer »
This week on Off-Ramp, John Rabe, Kevin Ferguson and I ate at Slaw Dogs and talked about hot dogs—and there’s a whole lot more to hot dogs in L.A. than standing in a tourist-filled line at Pink’s. To listen to the podcast of our talk, click here for KPCC’s Off-Ramp site. Here’s our short list [...]...
July 25 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »Op-Fed
The Tipping Point »
This week, as part of our partnership with the KPCC show Off-Ramp, I joined host John Rabe and guest David Lazarus to talk about tipping—specifically, an issue recently uncovered by Lazarus, the consumer columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He noticed that an increasing number of credit-card receipts list tip amounts based on 15%, 18% [...]...
August 6 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »Discoveries
Caioti Pizza Café »
WHY Superb salads (try the Humble Salad, a romaine wedge with bacon, goat cheese and roma tomatoes, or the ‘The’ salad, said to induce labor in pregnant women) and Caioti’s...
Sep 2 2010 / No comments / Read More »Versailles »
WHY Succulent, irresistible roast pork and Cuban-style roast chicken, and (when it’s available) amazing oxtail, too. WHAT A no-frills, inexpensive L.A. landmark beloved for its garlicky marinated roast chicken, juicy,...
Sep 1 2010 / No comments / Read More »Deals
Sunday Supper at Joe’s »
Joe Miller’s flagship restaurant in Venice recently joined the ranks of LA’s pre-fixe Sunday supper clubs with its three-course, $39 affair. To sweeten the deal, on Sundays there’s no corkage...
No comments / Read More »News & Events
The LAT Celebration of Food and Wine »
The Los Angeles Times must have noticed the rash of food festival mega events sweeping Los Angeles, because they’re throwing one of their own. If you’re like us, you’re not...
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Good Food Neighborhoods
Pico’s Kosher Corridor »
Pico Boulevard between Beverly Drive on the west and a little beyond Robertson on the east is a Miracle Mile of multiethnic, multicultural Jewish foods. The dense concentration of mostly kosher restaurants, cafés, groceries, bakeries, fish markets, fast-food spots and delis make it a rich...
Aug 2 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »Third Street »
In the heart of Los Angeles, 3rd Street has been a food destination since the summer of 1934, when a group of farmers gathered at 3rd and Fairfax to sell their produce. Seventy-five years later, the L.A. Farmers Market hosts millions of tourists annually while...
Jun 1 2009 / 1 comment / Read More »San Gabriel »
Drive a few miles east of downtown on the 10 Freeway and you’ll hit the south San Gabriel Valley, which Taiwanese and Hong Kong venture capital has turned into the largest, splashiest suburban Chinatown in North America. Monterey Park was the first enclave, but as...
May 6 2009 / 3 comments / Read More »Abbot Kinney, Venice »
Just blocks from the ocean, the six-block strip of Abbot Kinney Boulevard epitomizes the sun-drenched, lazy-afternoon surfboard vibe of Venice Beach. Though parking can be tight, you can usually find a spot; if not, try the valet at Joe’s. Either way, you won’t need a...
Apr 1 2009 / No comments / Read More »
Squid Ink
Nibble Bit Tabby Opens: L.A.’s 2nd Official Brewery
When Brian Lethcoe cuts the ribbon tomorrow morning, it will mark the “official” opening of Nibble Bit Tabby Brewery, only the second legal brewery within Los Angeles city limits. In fact…...
Sep 2, 2010 / More »Daily Dish
‘Top Chef’: Gastro-nauts gear up for Singapore
This week, Angelo recovered with a one-two punch, Padma test-drove cross-dressing and the chefs get revved up for street food-savvy Singapore. But before they hopped on a jet for Southeast Asia, the remaining cheftestants were chucked...
Sep 2, 2010 / More »Grub Street
Enter Lardon: The Inevitable Bacon Truck
“Coming soon…for sizzle” Of course it was going to come to this. The food truck trend just got sideswiped by the bacon trend that will not die. Meet Lardon, a new truck planned...
Sep 2, 2010 / More »Eating L.A.
Cham Korean Bistro adds killer beer and wine, tapas too
What’s the one thing you need most after sitting for ages on the 110 waiting for a huge tree to be cleared off the freeway like I did last night? It’s gotta be...
Sep 2, 2010 / More »Chow L.A. Digest
Stunning Danish Ice Cream
“Dunno why it has not gotten more love [on CHOW], but people need to try this place,” says ipsedixit—it’s “outrageously good.” ipsedixit is talking about Paradis Ice Cream, a Danish ice cream parlor....
Sep 1, 2010 / More »KCRW's Good Food
PieCast: Roxana Jullapat and Apple Pie at the Peninsula
Roxana Jullapat is the pastry chef at Ammo in Hollywood. She made a Ricotta Blueberry Pie with a cream cheese crust for Good Food’s Pie-a-Day Project. James Overbaugh is the Executive Chef at...
Sep 2, 2010 / More »Food GPS
L.A. Beer Blast B35
The L.A. BEER BLAST is designed to let Food GPS readers know what’s new at select L.A. bars and restaurants with great beer selections. You’ll also discover beer-related events in the area and...
Sep 2, 2010 / More »LA & OC Foodventures
No. 177: Waterloo & City (Culver City)
When I got the invite to check out the debut of Waterloo & City‘s brunch, I was a bit ambivalent about attending. Their menu is very meat-forward, and I didn’t want to feel...
Sep 1, 2010 / More »