Got your computer open and your dates and times picked out? If not, well, find your iPad and stop, oh, working at your job. The lottery for LudoBites 8 reservations starts now. (Voiceover. Padm
January 11, 2012 | Posted in
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Why should chicken be the only jerk in the room? At Front Page Jamaican Grille, Saint Thomas native Valdo Carlyle and his L.A. born wife Pamela treat more than poultry to the legendary Jamaican spice rub that typically contains allspice, cayenne, black pepper and more, a version of which graced slices of lean boneless loin [...]
January 10, 2012 | Posted in Uncategorized |
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Pho bac is the specialty of the house at Pho Filet, or Vietnamese soup accompanied by pounded filet mignon and fresh, wide rice noodles. Melanie Wong loved the “charred green onions and the idiosyncratic hit of fresh ginger that grew in intensity from steeping in the soup becoming quite powerful at the bottom of the [...]
January 10, 2012 | Posted in
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Bayless, holding his two-dollar Negra Modelo Are some of L.A.’s restaurants possibly doing too well? A few certainly seem out of touch with the populist rage racking the country. First came Umami’s $100, DB Bistro-jocking truffle and foie gras burger, followed fast by L.A. Creamery popping a $50 pint of Dom Perignon sorbet for the [...]
January 10, 2012 | Posted in
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If you've never opened an oyster before, the thought of shucking one might be a bit intimidating. Although the process doesn't take a lot of brawn, shucking an oyster does take care and know-how. And an oyster knife. Here's a quick step-by-step tutorial: 1. Use a folded towel to hold the oyster and protect your [...]
January 10, 2012 | Posted in
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FoxIf you’re a restaurant owner with a struggling business, odds are having Gordon Ramsay invade your kitchen and your life is not exactly the fix-it you have in mind. But then maybe it is. Fil
January 10, 2012 | Posted in
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Having been to Vegas so many times in my past (it’s practically an annual tradition for me & my friends from high school,) I am no stranger to all the places to eat & drink on the Strip. The buffets! The happy hours! The late-night joints for post-clubbing nosh! All of which are kinda yawn [...]
January 10, 2012 | Posted in
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Growler at Eagle Rock Brewery Baldwin Hills: KevinEats gets the first look at Govind Armstrong’s new wood-fired, grow-your-own restaurant, Post & Beam. [KevinEats] Brentwood: Jeff Cerciello opened the market component at Farmshop. [Eater] Chino: A new, possibly Babylon-burning brewery named I & I Brewing is now open and serving six brews. [Eater] Downtown: Nick & [...]
January 9, 2012 | Posted in
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The boys are back at it again. "Eating Las Vegas 2012" flings three critics — Max Jacobson, John Curtas and Al Mancini — at what they’ve agreed are the 50 essential restaurants there. Much of the time the critics wildly disagree on the merits of any particular restaurant, which makes for interesting reading. Like the [...]
January 9, 2012 | Posted in
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Guzzle & NoshA tub of fermenting kimchi.Bureaucrats stomp in where angels fear to tread. Health inspectors in New York City have recently cracked down on how kimchi is stored, penalizing many K
January 9, 2012 | Posted in
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