WHY Farmers’ market—quality produce at low supermarket prices. WHAT Good produce shops like this are all over cities like New York, but here in the land of three-acre supermarkets and plentiful farmers’ markets, they’re as rare as blizzards. This makes Stan’s all the more special. Very good produce, rich seasonal variation, and personal service from [...]
WHY An excellent selection of citrus, including some varieties you don’t see elsewhere, and a good potato guy, too. WHAT A friendly, mellow market with more food than crafts, and a goodly selection of organic produce. It’s a certified market, so all the vendors in the central produce area are from California and are selling [...]
WHY For take-home organic and/or fair-trade beans, roasted on-site, and an excellent cup of coffee while you’re there. WHAT Rocky Rhodes (yes, that’s his name) has a thriving roasting business here, and he also sells beans from fair-trade sources for the ambitious to roast at home. Next door is a no-frills coffeehouse that makes the [...]
WHY Tasty chili-cheese burgers, chili dogs and chicken sandwiches. WHAT There’s not much to this corner hamburger hut—just some barstools, nice Korean owners and good burgers and, for the Korean touch, pork bulgogi. A convenient quick spot in Hollywood. WHO Longtime regulars who worry that the parking-lot stand will fall victim to development any day [...]
WHY Well-prepared French bistro classics in a hidden and romantic Hollywood spot. Try the perfectly dressed salads, the steak sandwich with thin, crisp fries, the moules frites, the cassoulet and one of the tarts for dessert. WHAT Although large, with a front patio, a fireplace-warmed dining room and a huge tented back patio, this subtly [...]
WHY Solid pub fare and a good bar with reasonable prices, given the oh-wow oceanfront setting. WHAT You can hardly do better at sunset than to score an outdoor picnic table, with or without your dog, at this casual café-bar on what appears to be the westernmost tip of the United States. Named for the [...]
This week, as part of our partnership with the KPCC show Off-Ramp, I joined host John Rabe and guest David Lazarus to talk about tipping — specifically an issue recently uncovered by Lazarus, the consumer columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He noticed that an increasing number of credit-card receipts list tip amounts based on [...]
This week on Off-Ramp, John Rabe, Kevin Ferguson and I ate at Slaw Dogs and talked about hot dogs—and there’s a whole lot more to hot dogs in L.A. than standing in a tourist-filled line at Pink’s. To listen to the podcast of our talk, click here for KPCC’s Off-Ramp site. Here’s our short list [...]
The nice folks from KTLA’s Morning News asked me to come on the air to talk about great resources for July 4th weekend eating, and I’ll be doing just that on Thursday, July 1, somewhere between 9:30 and 10 a.m. Here’s the food we’ll be showcasing: For the Grill Not only do Dan and Jim [...]
If you’ve been around L.A. for a few decades, or even if you just wish you’d been around, you’re not going to want to miss the new KCET special Things That Aren’t Here Anymore 3 (the first two parts were made years ago and were so popular that they still run regularly). It’s apparently a [...]
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