Brewing buds Greg Daniels and David Larsen It’s finally time for Haven Gastropub to show-off the results of its own small-batch brewing efforts, inevitably putting the “brewery” into the Haven Gastropub + Brewery name. Brewmaster and self-proclaimed beer nerd, David Larsen, will first release his double IPA as well as a pale ale this weekend, [...]
The Frenchwoman who ran the bed-and-breakfast where we were staying in the Dordogne gave us a few addresses. One was for a ferme auberge (farm restaurant) where she’d arranged for me to watch the proprietor make her famous tourtière aux pruneaux (prune tart sprinkled with Armagnac). And so one night my husband and I set out [...]
Tweet-A-BeerAt South By Southwest last week, Fiona Apple took the stage outside of L.A. for the first time in five years. Bruce Springsteen referenced “blue balls” in his keynote speech. In o
Last week I posted a sneak peek of the cocktail I’m serving for a St. Patrick’s brunch with friends, so I figure I might as well blog about the brunch I whipped up for the occasion too. Along with the Irish-Italian-American, I also had bottles of Killian’s Irish Red Ale & Guinness Extra Stout on the [...]
lamb two ways: the shanks were particularly luscious Diver scallops with English peas and lardons Itinerant French chef Laurent Quenioux, formerly of Bistro LQ et al, has been executive chef at Pasadena’s Vertical Wine Bistro for several months and launches his new spring menu this week. "It’s light, it’s simple, it’s vegetables, it’s what people [...]
Somehow content with Boar’s Head In yet another sign that the festival has parted from any semblance of underground cool or lo-fi, underground anything, The Bazaar is packing a lunch for Coachella-goers. That is, those who haven’t spent their last cent scoring a ticket in the first place. Geared to the spendy consumer who only [...]
UCLA students rejoice, Umami Burger — the juggernaut of a savory burger chain — is barreling toward Westwood Village, with a targeted opening date of "summer 2012." That could mean August, but when Umami owner Adam Fleischman moves, he tends to move fast. So it could be sooner. The new Umami location is being called [...]
Starbucks/Kathryn BarnardStarbucks recycling binIf you’ve ever finished your drink in a Starbucks cafe, then looked around in vain for a recycling bin in which to deposit the empty cup, you’re
The Pasadena lunch scene is improving, thanks to a growing number of casual restaurants. The latest arrival is Abricott, which is impressing Los Angeles hounds with its Vietnamese-influenced fare. “The decor is sweet and whimsical,” Chowpatty says. “[It has] a nicely-decorated private room in the back, a cozy nook where a couple can share a [...]
Oof! If fatal beatings, wayward assault rifle fire, and targeted shootings in and around our local eateries haven’t entirely convinced you to just cook at home this week, surely nothing stands between you and your favorite dishes. The latest life-threatening dining disaster comes from Downtown, where yesterday a man was stabbed in his neck inside [...]
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