Well, not officially, but chef Laurent Quenioux is all over the city today. First, he’s creating the menu for Cart with a Cause, which is parking conveniently in front of my office at 5900 Wilshire Blvd. For the lunch, he’s partnering with Starry Kitchen where’s he’s been doing a residency the past few months for [...]
The arrival of Mixto in the old Burrito King spot is a sure sign of the Silver Lake of the future: grass-fed, compostable, vegan-friendly, and of course more expensive than the old Silver Lake. From the owners of Tomato Pie, Mixto’s menu sticks mostly to tacos, burritos, tortas and quesadillas with a few sides and [...]
The food fests just keep on coming: September 14 through 18 is the first Good Food Festival & Conference, sponsored by the Santa Monica Farmers Market, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and FamilyFarmed.org. The five-day event concludes with a weekend festival and street fair at Santa Monica High School (Go Vikings!). A number of [...]
cold sesame chicken noodles, Tasty Noodle House It can be strangely difficult to find a good-quality, straight-up place for a relaxed Chinese dinner in the San Gabriel Valley. Dim sum is out; the dumpling houses are great, but the menu can be limited for several people dining together. Newport Seafood and its like is good [...]
The Blue Boar sports the Union Jack It would probably take a major earthquake to dislodge the venerable barflies from their spots at Ye Old Cat ‘n Fiddle — I’m pretty sure some of the patrons were stuck to the furniture when the Cat crawled down from Laurel Canyon. But if you’re up for a [...]
Todd English hosts Los Angeles Food and Wine’s bowling night Are food festivals the new film festivals? Los Angeles only recently started to see multi-day food festivals; last year, the L.A. Times’ first Taste festival was held on the same weekend as the Beverly Hills Celebration of Food and Wine. This year, the Taste has [...]
After successfully launching Yxta downtown last year, Jesse Angel Gomez announced plans to take over the former Serenata di Garibaldi spot on 4th St. in Santa Monica with Mercado. Gomez and Mercado chef Jose Acevedo hosted a Mercado preview at Yxta last week accompanied by a Partida tequila tasting, where we got a preview of [...]
Tioga Gas Mart/Whoa Nellie Deli overlooking Mono Lake A summer roadtrip on Highway 395, from Lone Pine to Lee Vining by way of Mammoth, isn’t necessarily a gastro-tourism experience. With a little effort, the California tourism folks could rebrand this lonely highway the Pie Highway, the Jerky Road or the Trout Route and cultivate a [...]
catfish ‘n chips in a bag, with shaking and dipping sauces I’ve been to Beer Belly twice in two weeks now and I’m already plotting my route on the subway so I won’t have to drive home next time. That’s the time when I’m going to need to settle in with a beer tasting flight [...]
Veggie Grill’s sweet potato fries I wasn’t sure what to expect at Veggie Grill, a Southern California mini-chain that takes "American comfort food" — bbq chicken sandwiches, onion rings, Buffalo chicken wings — and makes them completely vegan, but with familiar flavor profiles. A few writers and I were invited to try the Farmer’s Market [...]
RSS Feed
Become a Fan
Follow Us