L&E Oyster Bar 1637 Silver Lake Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026 Dining date: 5/29/12 Recently, my friend Diana was craving a lobster roll. Rather then splurge on the $32 version at Water Grill, we wanted something a little more casual and reasonably priced in the area. L&E Oyster Bar came up and, while they don’t [...]
The old Torrance branch of KyoChon has closed, and QChon has taken its place. The house specialty: “amazing crispy, garlicky fried chicken wings,” echoparkdirt says, adding that they’re half the price of KyoChon’s. There’s no seating, but it’s “so good it’s worth eating in your car,” echoparkdirt says. The name change is hilarious, says TonyC. [...]
Spice shops in Tel Aviv’s Carmel market show a Moroccan influence When I told my office about my trip to Israel, one coworker predicted lots of gefilte fish and bagels, while another said he had heard the sights were great, but not so much the food. Well, sorry, but wrong and wrong. Whether you’ve heard [...]
Sake shrine, Kyoto Starting today and ending Sunday, Mitsuwa Market locations in Torrance, Costa Mesa, and San Diego are hosting the chain’s 7th annual “Umaimono Gourmet” food fair, featuring four specialists in specific Japanese dishes. Participating masters in Torrance right now include two of Men-ya Ichimonji Ramen’s chefs, visiting from Hakodate, Hokkaido, to make miso [...]
Golden Road beer dinner: Tin Roof Bistro chef Anne Conness hosts a Golden Road Brewing beer dinner tonight. The five-course menu is paired with some limited Golden Road brews, and Golden Road co-founder Meg Gill will be there to talk shop. On the menu: cream cheese and crab wontons with Golden Road Hefeweizen; white shrimp ceviche with [...]
If you’re a fan of beer, BBQ or just places to soak up hickory smoke with a cocktail in hand, then you’ve no doubt heard the news about the former Tar Pit space transforming into a joint venture… Continue reading “Beer & BBQ: Golden State and Bludso’s to Take Over Tar Pit Space” > Read [...]
Looking for a craft cocktail bar with high-end spirits and house-made ingredients in Orange County? The hands-down Chowhound favorite is 320 Main Seal Beach. It’s full of liquor nerds and artistes, and you can get stuff like tequila Sazeracs with absinthe sprays, wet martinis with Plymouth Gin and Dolin vermouth, and martinilike creations made with [...]
Going to market? KCET reports on the plans flooding in for Los Angeles River Revitalization Corporation’s redevelopment of the now defunct Lincoln Heights Jail, a sprawling property where Al Capone once spent a night that ceased operations in 1965. Among one non-loft possibility being considered for the reboot, which will be done pro-bono by architecture [...]
Skid Row's last authentic dive bar is going belly up. But not before it throws one helluva party. King Eddy Saloon, which has been serving downtown Los Angeles since 1933, has been sold to Michael Leko and Will Shamlian, who also own the Library Bar and Spring Street Bar. King Eddy Saloon owner Dustin Croick [...]
Leading up to this year’s Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4), we’ll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 89: Live Santa Barbara Spot Prawns at Providence. Pro… Continue reading “89: Live Santa Barbara Spot Prawns at Providence” > Read the full post on Squid Ink
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