WHY Free delivery, online ordering and easy takeout of such good things as Cobb salad, grilled artichokes, mac ‘n cheese with broccoli, chic pizzas and grilled half chicken with a warm arugula salad. WHAT This shabby-chic San Francisco transplant delivers its reasonably priced, modern-American comfort food in the Miracle Mile area, and it also does [...]
April 2, 2013 | Posted in
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WHY Hearty stews made from chickpeas and lentils accompany plenty of vegetable side dishes, like greens with garlic or tomatoes with green pepper, while the fluffy injera bread adds healthy touches like flax, sunflower seeds and sesame. Flaxseed and barley also make appearances in smoothie-like drinks. WHAT Most of the Ethiopian restaurants on Fairfax serve [...]
November 18, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY The Los Angeles County Museum of Art finally gets the high-style bar and restaurant it deserves. WHAT With bright red Saarinen chairs and a display of colorful teacups from the museum’s collection, the bright, airy restaurant complements the recently added Renzo Piano—designed pavilion opposite. On chef Kris Morningstar’s menu, flavorful fare like wild mushrooms, [...]
February 23, 2012 | Posted in
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Do you religiously save Jonathan Gold’s restaurant lists in the L.A. Weekly? Is “Ask Mr. Gold” the first thing you check in the paper’s Food and Restaurant section? If you answered yes to one or both of the above, here are three dates you’ll want to mark down. The first is Sunday March 4th for [...]
January 23, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY For what is quite possibly the best burger in town. Sorry, Father’s Office. WHAT Adam Fleischman takes burgers very, very seriously. He grinds the beef from flap steak and short ribs, gets soft, shiny yet sturdy buns from a Portuguese bakery, and offers such toppings as grilled onions, parmesan cheese crisps and shiitake mushrooms. [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Beer and sake happy-hour specials, serviceable sushi and a fun selection of izakaya small plates. Korean bibim bap is surprisingly good here. WHAT Koreatown hipsters and Miracle Mile office workers populate the heavy wooden tables at this spot that reveals the Japanese fascination with ’50s-era Tokyo memorabilia. A faux alley at the rear of [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY For Mark Peel’s mastery of simple grilled meats, for the desserts, for Thursday grilled cheese night and for the handsome, old-L.A. setting that makes everyone happy. WHAT Lucques may be the Campanile of the new millennium, but that doesn’t mean Campanile peaked in the ’90s. It remains the perfect L.A. restaurant, the sort of [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Lamb from Colorado and the Napa Valley; Kurobuta pork; and prime T-bones and porterhouse steaks from the Midwest, dry-aged on site for 30 days. WHAT Considered L.A.’s finest butcher, Harvey Gussman runs a wholesale operation that also sells to the public. It’s not a place to browse—call the day before to see if they [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY For its famous crusty baguettes and hearty artisanal loaves speckled with nuts, herbs and olives. WHAT The original bakery home of former Campanile pastry chef Nancy Silverton still has some of the best bread in town—and it’s wholly different in quality from the grocery-store brand bearing the same name. WHO Tourists checking it off [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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