Though it’s been open for less than two years, the tiny El Segundo Brewing Company has already doubled its fermentation capacity and garnered more than 150 draft accounts from Santa Barbara to San… Continue reading “El Segundo Brewing Company Bottles Available Starting Today: White Dog IPA + Standard Crude” > Read the full post on [...]
February 1, 2013 | Posted in
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Ikemen 123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St #108 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 1/28/13 Ikemen is the latest ramen chain to open up shop in Little Tokyo (following other notables Shin-Sen-Gumi and Men Oh Tokushima). Located in Weller Court (the plaza shared with super-spicy Orochon), it kind of replaces the recently-closed Chin-Ma-Ya. Ikemen’s first [...]
January 31, 2013 | Posted in
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Evan Funke should be opening Bucato in Culver City’s Helms Bakery District any day now. Until he does, the Rustic Canyon and Milo and Olive alumnus is cruising around in a pork-based mobile kitchen known as the Porchetta Truck. Funke’s keeping it simple on board, offering only a porchetta sandwich (pictured) with one option: a [...]
January 31, 2013 | Posted in
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“Friend or Pho” Early Bird, the Fullerton restaurant owned and operated by former Bastide chef Joseph Mahon with partner Marcelo Caraveo, is set to start dinner service in early March. In the next three days, the restaurant will play home to a new pop-up concept from chef de cuisine Frank DeLoach, exploring his obsessions with [...]
January 31, 2013 | Posted in
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There was high drama in the celery world this past week. Healthy eating advocate, cookbook author and all around nice person Martha Rose Shulman did what she always does — she penned her New Y… Continue reading “What’s In Season at the Farmers Market: Gawker Celery Wars + Celeriac, European Cutting Celery” > Read the [...]
January 31, 2013 | Posted in
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After hosting a parade of chefs for the most recent round of Test Kitchen, Ori Menashe’s two-month-old Bestia is already hitting its stride in Downtown LA’s Arts District. The restaurant is hidden in an industrial alley, sandwiched between Sante Fe Avenue and the oft-dry Los Angeles River, but the food and drink being concocted here [...]
January 30, 2013 | Posted in
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We support anything that gets liquor to our lips faster Standing out among today’s lamer trends (like putting stuff on toast and finding new ways to shock and awe us with bacon) arrives something we can believe in. Squid Ink cites the local rise of cocktails on draft, which are just making their way to [...]
January 30, 2013 | Posted in
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It’s common practice for politicians to call on their powerful friends to help raise money. Hollywood has long been involved in politics, and wealthy socialites and campaign fundraiser parties n… Continue reading “Los Angeles Chefs Get Behind Mayoral Candidate Eric Garcetti” > Read the full post on Squid Ink
January 30, 2013 | Posted in
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Faux Pas Bistro Kristofer Keith’s tight-lipped transformation from designer to restaurateur appears to have hit a speed-bump as Faux Pas, the Third Street bistro that opened in May with an investment from the tall blonde, is shuttering to refresh both its menu and concept. Eater reports that Keith’s company, Spacecraft, is so far silent on [...]
January 29, 2013 | Posted in
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Doritos Tacos Locos weren’t just a good idea for Taco Bell, they basically saved the company. OK, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but it made Taco Bell kick ass last year when sales had be… Continue reading “Doritos Cool Ranch Tacos Locos: They’re A-Comin’” > Read the full post on Squid Ink
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