WHY Coffee, sandwiches and desserts to eat in the front yard of this old house, plus simple-chic kitchenware (new and vintage) and that quintessential Silver Lake necessity, Dude No. 1 Beard Oil. WHAT Where Zanzabelle and Freight once cohabitated is now a most fetching food-focused general store and café. You can pick up retro glass [...]
November 1, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY The widest selection of cheeses east of the Cheese Shop of Beverly Hills, as well as a well-edited wine department, high-quality charcuterie, olives and other gourmet items. Great for gifts for food lovers. WHAT Owner Chris Pollan is a quiet guy, but his passion for Europe and America’s finest cheeses shines through once he [...]
October 31, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY A non-sceney neighborhood breakfast and lunch spot with fresh baked bread and pastries. WHAT If the expensive, trendy brunches of Silver Lake and Los Feliz are too much to bear, head to neighboring Atwater, where the Village Bakery & Café has a case of homey baked goods and the room to enjoy them. It’s [...]
October 29, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Because you need a rooftop bar Downtown that isn’t overpriced and played out (like The Standard). WHAT This multi-story bar and restaurant boasts wraparound patios with gorgeous views of Pershing Square on one side and Bunker Hill on the other. The décor is art deco, the food is French (coq au vin, onion soup), [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Some of L.A.’s most original and inspired cocktails in an atmosphere that oozes discreet charm. WHAT The mellow ambience belies the rigorous attention to detail bestowed on every cocktail by Allan Katz and his crew. The location doesn’t make it easy to find (you have to walk through the Doheny’s parking lot), but once [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Tasty beers made right in Downtown L.A. in a vast, vintage warehouse. WHAT The warehouse is still being renovated at this writing, but the beer garden/sampling room is taking shape with tastings of several of Angel City’s brews, local art on the walls, and food trucks in the parking lot. Close to the Gold [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY A carefully chosen beer selection and all the accoutrements. WHAT An offshoot of Eagle Rock’s friendly Colorado Wine Shop, Sunset Beer is smartly located in the heart of craft-beer-adoring Echo Park. Beer expert Alex Macy is in charge of the broad but carefully selected array of beers, with an emphasis on Californian and Belgian [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Tasty, fairly priced salads, soups, sandwiches and desserts made from vibrantly fresh, organic ingredients, almost all of which come from local producers. Add a great kids’ menu and the ability to BYOB, and Eagle Rock’s got a hit. WHAT Four is a venture of considerable passion by chef Michelle Wilton and her artist husband, [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY To pretend you’re in Barcelona, or the East Village, or maybe Berkeley, if only for an evening. WHAT On the edge of Little Tokyo, in a no-frills, noisy modern pub, chef Josef Centeno turns out food that will make you think you’re not in L.A. anymore. Every night brings a different main course served [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Design-it-yourself one-bowl meals that are a couple of notches above the norm at most low-budget Mongolian barbecue joints. WHAT This style of cooking is neither Mongolian nor barbecue—it’s really a melding of Japanese teppanyaki cooking and Taiwanese flavors. Many of us Angelenos of a certain age remember the late great Col. Lee’s, where hungry [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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