Gjelina has been superpopular with hounds and with the public at large since it opened. “Trying to get a table without a reservation is not unheard of, but is about as likely as getting struck by a meteorite, winning the lottery twice, or being a victim of lightning strikes multiple times,” says bulavinaka. Luckily for [...]
The offal-inclined have a few new reasons to be happy as Talesai’s Night/Market introduces a happy hour running two hours every day and all night on Wednesdays. Called “behind the curtain,” the happy hour begins at 6:00 P.M. and offers such unusual street food faves as fried pig tail, nouc mam chicken wings, condensed milk [...]
I’ve recently started following L.A.’s artisanal butcher shops on Twitter, a brilliant use of the social media for the home cook. If I open my Twitter account, between tweets on the developing Syria crisis, José Andres’ travels in Spain, Scrivener and iA Writer updates, and our own Food section's tweets, McCall’s Meat & Fish Co. [...]
The line between ice cream and gelato can sometimes be thin. At Grom Gelateria, a much loved Italian, New York and (since January) Los Angeles chain, there’s no question. This is gelato, at its fine
Moko’s watermelon granita (photo courtesy GourmetPigs) Moko has replaced Gyenari on the busy stretch of Washington Blvd. in Culver City that offers a large choice of restaurants, so every restaurant has to really pull its weight. Apparently Gyenari wasn’t pulling them in anymore, so owner Will Shin re-concepted and brought in a new chef, Gary [...]
Beverly Hills: Darioush has changed its name to Tak, continuing a somewhat strange saga of half-baked openings and the flight of its chef and owner, Darioush Dinesh. The menu, with some small differences, is mostly the same selection of gourmet, locavore Persian cuisine that his successor introduced here. Tak, as far as we can tell, [...]
I know this much about the nearly 90 people who submitted burger recipes to the L.A. Times Battle of the Burger. They are a bunch of procrastinators. (A flood of submissions came in at the 11th hour Sunday, literally the last day for submissions) before voting begins today. And I also know this about them: [...]
Does Sweet Rose Creamery make the best banana split on the planet? That may be taking things too far, but it wouldn’t be hyperbolic to say they make the best banana split in Los Angeles.
Ray Garcia is executive chef of Fig restaurant in Santa Monica at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel. He also volunteers at Olympic High School, working with students to grow their own food, and reads 16th-century English philosophers…. What's coming next on your menu? Lamb coulotte with slow-roasted tomatoes, carrots and treacle. Latest ingredient obsession? Cherries. I [...]
Flickr/mulaohuLee’s sardine bánh mì After two months of amassing donations in five-gallon jars at its dozens of locations (including 21 in Southern California), bánh mì juggernaut Lee’s Sandwic
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