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August 2007 - Posts
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Tinto photo: Alen Lin With its worn brick and old wood, Tinto , an affordable West Hollywood Spanish newcomer, is modeled after a tapas bar in Old Madrid; its affordable roster of small plates (think staples like garlic scallops and squid in saffron broth) Read More...
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Eco-conscious diners can enjoy a special menu created from local ingredients at Grace. When it comes to minimizing his carbon footprint, Grace chef-owner Neal Fraser is on the cutting edge. For one, he drives a diesel Mercedes that's been modified to Read More...
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The waiter took my order, went outside to smoke and then waved through the window. Read More...
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By Garth Johnston Professor Brian Wansink explains why we eat more than we think Professor Brian Wansink at Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab. Courtesy of Cornell University Can a noisy restaurant make you drink more – or less? What's the psychology Read More...
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Few would have guessed that eating raw fish would become part of mainstream American dining – and certainly even early sushi devotees would have been hard-pressed to anticipate its appearance on the menu at one of our most American culinary destinations. Read More...
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Takami Photo: Alen Lin Newcomer Takami Sushi & Robata offers further proof that Downtown is reviving: situated 21 stories above the Financial District, this ambitious, hyper-modern Japanese features a long sake and soju list, an assortment of exotic cocktails Read More...
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– Dine at Tanzore , get 1,000 points on OpenTable? [ The Knife ] – All-you-can-eat options, mapped. [ Gridskipper ] – Folks are apparently having some trouble keeping Osteria La Buca and Osteria Mozza straight. [ Eater LA ] – The Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Bodega DeCórdova 361 S. Fairfax Ave. Los Angeles 323-951-1969 Breadbar 8718 W. Third St. West Hollywood 310-205-0124 Chabuya Tokyo Noodle Bar 2002 Sawtelle Blvd. West LA 310-473-1013 Colors on Bedford 369 Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone BBC Cafe 8620 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills 310-855-0055 Bite 30 Washington Blvd. Marina del Rey 310-305-4010 Citizen Smith 1602 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Hollywood 323-461-5001 eat. on sunset 1448 N. Gower Ave. Hollywood Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone 3rd Stop 8636 W. Third St. West Hollywood 310-273-3605 Ackee Bamboo 4305 Degnan Blvd. Leimert Park 323-295-7275 Aphrodisiac 10351 Santa Monica Blvd. Century City 310-282-8870 Emle's 9250 Reseda Blvd. Northridge Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone 25 Degrees 7000 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood 323-785-7244 Benley Vietnamese Kitchen 8191 E. Wardlow Rd. Long Beach 562-596-8130 Bistro de la Gare 921 Meridian Ave. South Pasadena 626-799-8828 Cafe Surfas 8777 W. Washington Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Blossom 426 S. Main St. Los Angeles 213-623-1973 Cut 9500 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills 310-276-8500 Enzo & Angela 11701 Wilshire Blvd. West LA 310-477-3880 Honey 1733 N. Vine St. Hollywood 323-462-3000 Lucky Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Alejandro's 4126 Verdugo Rd. Los Angeles 323-550-1063 Auberge at Ojai 314 El Paseo Rd. Ojai 805-646-2288 Lou 724 Vine St. Hollywood 323-962-6369 Röckenwagner Bakery 12835 W. Washington Blvd. Culver City Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone BIN 8945 8945 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood 310-550-8945 Farm Stand 422 Main St. El Segundo 310-640-3276 Hatfield's 7458 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles 323-935-2977 Simon LA 8555 Beverly Blvd. West Hollywood Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone bld 7450 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles 323-930-9744 Caffe Roma 350 N. Canon Dr. Beverly Hills 310-274-7834 Chop Suey Cafe 347 E. First St. Los Angeles 213-617-9990 Danube Bulgarian 1303 Westwood Blvd. Westwood 310-473-2414 Read More...
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Could someone do something about the uniforms? 1982 just called and it wants its suspenders back. Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone A Cow Jumped Over the Moon 421 N. Rodeo Dr. Beverly Hills 310-274-4269 Blue Coral 451 Newport Center Dr. Newport Beach 949-856-2583 Chez Allez 36 Malaga Cove Plaza Palos Verdes Estates 310-378-5664 CUBE 615 N. La Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Asia Los Feliz 3179 Los Feliz Blvd. Los Angeles 323-906-9498 Baleen Los Angeles 260 Portofino Way Redondo Beach 310-372-1202 Leatherby's Cafe Rouge 615 Town Center Dr. Costa Mesa 714-429-7640 Manna Sushi 29 Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone BottleRock 3847 Main St. Culver City 310-836-9463 Brigante 1423 Mission St. Pasadena 626-441-4663 Caffe Primo 8590 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood 310-289-8895 Canele 3219 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles 323-666-7133 Central Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Ate18 17620 Ventura Blvd. Encino 818-728-1212 Coco Noche 1140 Highland Ave. Manhattan Beach 310-545-4925 Cuba Central 114 S. Central Ave. Los Angeles 213-687-3193 Eat Well Cafe 7385 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles 323-938-1300 Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone 3 Square Cafe + Bakery 1121 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice 310-399-6504 Boulevard Lounge 1114 N. Crescent Heights Blvd. West Hollywood 323-654-6686 Danny's Venice Deli 23 Windward Ave. Venice 310-566-5610 e3rd Steakhouse Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Baran 1916 Westwood Blvd. Westwood 310-475-4500 Bloom Cafe 5544 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles 323-934-6900 Blue Velvet 750 S. Garland Ave. Los Angeles 213-239-0061 Celadon 7910 W. Third St. Los Angeles 323-658-8028 Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Addendum 1 Seething Ln. London 020-7977 9500 Annex 3 6 Little Portland St. London 020-7631 0700 Entrecote Café de Paris 3A-3B Baker St. London 020-7935 3030 Grill, The Albemarle St. London 020-7518 4060 Imli Read More...
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By Deirdre Donovan, ZAGAT.com staff editor The restaurant industry reinvents itself with an eco-conscious eye London's Acorn House Photo: Cindy Chen The greening of the restaurant industry, an idealistic movement that took root decades ago, is now Read More...
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The LA dining scene may start to look a lot like New York's. As we reported before , NYC is sending us BLT Steak , STK and Rosa Mexicano . But as it turns out, that's not all that's heading our way. NYC's fabled Joe's Pizza , which surveyors say sets Read More...
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The contestants on Next Iron Chef from left: Michael Symon, Jill Davie, Morou Ouattara, John Besh, Gavin Kaysen, Aarón Sanchez , Chris Cosentino and Traci Des Jardins. photo: Food Network Starting to worry about what food reality show will be around when Read More...
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Do you carry your Zagat Survey with you wherever you go? Well, you don't have to anymore because earlier this week we happily announced a new (and free) way for you to find your favorite restaurant, nightspot or hotel: ZAGAT.mobi . Looking for a sushi Read More...
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The sixth annual Dine Out Los Angeles, in which restaurants offer reduced rates for three-course lunch and/or dinner prix fixe meals to benefit charity, is upon us. From August 19th–23rd and 26th–30th, Angelenos are invited to dine out and do good by Read More...
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Nonna photo: Alen Lin Former Il Sole chef-owner Paolo Giovani has opened Nonna , a modern midpriced Italian in the space that was long home to Joss, on the ground floor of an office building at the cusp of West Hollywood; its elegant decor is apt to attract Read More...
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With a sushi bar in virtually every neighborhood in LA, it was inevitable that Nipponophiles would discover the colorful world of the izakaya, essentially a Japanese pub serving a wide assortment of small dishes meant to be consumed with sake (though Read More...
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Wolfgang Puck's new restaurant Red Seven photo: Alen Lin It's been 25 years since Wolfgang Puck and Barbara Lazaroff began their annual American Wine & Food Festival to benefit Meals on Wheels , and the event, which has raised over $13 million for MoW, Read More...
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Sona's tomato salad with purslane Step into the kitchen at Sona , and David Myers – the restaurant's visionary chef-owner – will proudly show you a rolling rack on which slightly odd-looking fruits and vegetables are carefully, even lovingly, arranged. Read More...
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We could have lived without knowing that our waiter was 'Steven from Long Beach.' Read More...
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Costa Mesa's posh South Coast Plaza is celebrating its 40th anniversary with food. Lots and lots of food. From August 20th–26th, many of the popular SoCal shopping mall's eateries will participate in a special Restaurant Week promotion featuring four-course Read More...
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An overnight fire this weekend at the Long Beach branch of BBQ chain Johnny Rebs' has forced the restaurant to shut down for a "long overdue remodel," according to the restaurant's Web site . In the meantime the other three branches are still open and Read More...
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Terra Verde at the Green Valley Ranch Resort Last night Fox wrapped up the third season of its hit kitchen reality show from chef Gordon Ramsay , Hell's Kitchen . This year the top prize went to Virginian Rock Harper , 30, who now will have "the coveted Read More...
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In recent years, Los Angeles has sent New York such high-profile restaurants as Nobu and Michael's . And at long last, New York is returning the favor. Over the past weeks, Tom Colicchio opened Craft in Century City and Mario Batali opened Osteria Mozza Read More...
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Out with chandeliers, in with star chefs as hotel restaurants shed their stuffy image Dean Fearing “Formal dining is dead,” declares Dean Fearing, the chef who spent two decades at the Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas. “I think people want to be wowed, Read More...
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Former Mayor Richard Riordan added the Original Pantry Cafe and the adjacent Original Pantry Bakery to his portfolio more than a decade ago, but it's taken him this long to change the latter from a hamburger joint into Riordan's Tavern , an old-school Read More...
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If I wanted to be treated with distaste, I would just stay home. Read More...
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Ice cream at Wilshire Love barbecue? Good. From now until the end of August, the ebullient chef Josie Le Balch will be offering barbecue along with her eponymous restaurant 's regular menu on Tuesday nights, with a constantly shifting menu of whatever Read More...
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Want to help support LA's Gay & *** community and eat tasty food too? On Saturday, August 18th, you can do both at the Simply DiVine! Wine Tasting and Auction at the Harvey Mudd Estate. Gracing the event will be a tasting of dishes from restaurants like Read More...
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Craft photo: Alen Lin Tom Colicchio's stylish new Craft in Century City may do more than bring the City of Angels a taste of the New York approach to New American cooking. It may also bring back ties and jackets, which for years now have been lurking Read More...
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Our waiter was very unattractive, and this being LA, I have to downgrade the Decor rating. Read More...
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Salades de Provence photo: Alen Lin Salades de Provence , a cheerful French newcomer with sunny yellow walls, offers Boys Town a menu of casual dishes that mirrors the food served by the owner's relatives at their restaurant in – where else? – Provence; Read More...
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Abode photo: Alen Lin Abode 1541 Ocean Ave. (Colorado Ave.) Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-394-3463 Food Decor Service Cost 23 26 20 $93 “Gorgeous” “modern-retro” furnishings with “beautiful banquettes” set a “promising” tone for this sustainability-touting Read More...
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Republic Have a hankering for a cigar? Every Wednesday throughout the summer there's an "Executive Smoke Out" at Republic , which translates to a five-course New American dinner followed by your choice of cigar for $120 per person (first seating at 7 Read More...
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