Rikyu Gyutan 4-9-7 Chuo Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-0021 Dining date: 10/26/12 Our team spent a weekend in the northern part of Japan (in the Tohoku region) doing a project in Ishinomaki, one of the cities most heavily hit in last year’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. In short, much of the area has been cleaned [...]
Could oyster reefs ease flooding during the next hurricane? A landscape architect shares her vision. Plus, the breakfast sandwich gets a makeover.
Anaheim’s main attraction may be Disneyland, but the city has its fair share of food destinations that aren’t in a theme park. Recently mayobanex discovered that Wok Coco, an Asian restaurant advertising Chinese, Thai, and Japanese food, has a hidden Indonesian menu. Request it when you arrive (don’t be afraid to ask for a translator). [...]
Eddie Murphy Why is this man smiling? It may have to do with his new girlfriend, whose all-woman as far as we could tell when Eddie Murphy got spotted with her outside of Mastro’s this week. In other celeb spotting news, Eric Bana hung out with a Sons of Anarchy star over some Johnny Walker [...]
In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. “For many years, American chardonnay has been a wine category that cognoscenti love to hate, a wine whose ubiquity, confe… Continue reading “Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 11/5- 11/9″ > Read the full post on Squid Ink
Tucked behind a liquor store on an unassuming street in Burbank is World Empanadas, a tiny gem of a shop that Chowhound fullmix recently discovered. The empanadas are made by hand ($2.35 each: chicken, beef, Santa Fe chicken, ham and cheese, corn, or spinach fillings). Check the website for daily specials. Discuss: Empanadas – Win [...]
Ever since the day Daniel Boulud introduced a $27 house burger to DB Bistro, then broke the triple-digit barrier with a foie gras and truffle burger, patty-pricing one-upmanship is one of those gimmicks we just have to live with, half-snickering, half-curious along the way. Mirko Paderno of Avalon Hotel’s Oliverio is the latest to spring [...]
What do you get when an O.C. food truck heads northward with a permanent brick-and-mortar spot in mind? That would be the newly opened TLT Food in Westwood Village, whose acronym stands for “Th… Continue reading “TLT Food Brings O.C.’s Lime Truck to Westwood” > Read the full post on Squid Ink
Smoqued, a new barbecue joint in Orange, takes pride in serving up slow-cooked, hickory-roasted meats with a California twist. The shop opened last month, and the early word on Chowhound is that the food is solid even if the front of the house is still working out a few kinks. Chowhound Pinkwasabi recommends the excellent and [...]
Shoemaker Sad news just in from Malibu, as Paul Shoemaker announces the imminent closure of his restaurant Savory, citing a lost battle for control with co-owner and landlord Zan Marquis. Doors are already sealed, meaning those who enjoyed the former Bastide chef’s burgers will have to await the arrival of his next concept, Downtown’s Juicy [...]
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