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May 2008 - Posts
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Well, it sure didn't take long for David Myers' insanely successful Comme Ça concept to be fruitful and multiply. Myers is opening the next chapter of Comme Ça in November in Orange County, in the midst of the 1.3 million-sq.-ft. Read More...
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Delancey Hollywood photo: Natasha Bedu The largely ungentrified eastern edge of Hollywood shows signs of colonization with Delancey Hollywood , a casual late-night Italian sporting old brick, purplish banquettes and menus written on the mirrors (à Read More...
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There are still tickets available for the 20th annual Taste of the Nation at Media Park on Sunday, June 1st. Among the dozens of restaurants offering samples at this mammoth dine-around are Craft , The Foundry , Grace , Mélisse , Providence , Sona Read More...
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The first West Coast opening by Gordon Ramsay is a budget-busting modern Continental set in the hyperelegant London West Hollywood hotel; in contrast to Ramsay’s Sweeney Todd–like persona on TV’s Hell’s Kitchen , his new eatery Read More...
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The seventh annual Vintage Hollywood wine-and-food tasting rolls into town on June 14th at the home of Bob Daly and Carole Bayer Sager (the address will be given out with ticket purchase). The event raises funds for Save the Children and United Friends Read More...
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To celebrate National Escargot Day, One if by Land, Two if by Sea is serving a special menu topped off with a special dessert: a meringue piped in the shape of a snail, served with licorice ice cream and mint granite. photo: courtesy of One if by Land, Read More...
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Proof that there’s no shortage of people who want to eat bad food in historic buildings. Read More...
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Palate photo: Natasha Bedu After helping to redefine French bistro fare at Pinot Bistro , chef Octavio Becerra turns his playful sensibility to New American at Palate Food + Wine , parked in Glendale Auto Row’s former Cinnabar space; pork plays Read More...
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Now that I've been a guest critic on Gordon Ramsay 's show Hell's Kitchen ( episode 408 , which aired on Tuesday, May 20th), people keep asking me exactly where Hell's Kitchen is. I like to tell them that it's somewhere between guilt Read More...
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Blvd 16 photo: Natasha Bedu Situated along the increasingly stylish Wilshire Corridor, Blvd 16 , a midpriced New American in Westwood's Hotel Palomar, provides a modernist, earth-toned backdrop for the cooking of chef Simon Dolinky (a veteran of August Read More...
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Chef Josef Centeno (ex Meson G, Opus ) reemerges at Lot 1 , an intimate (nine tables, plus three on the sidewalk) New American in increasingly gentrified Echo Park; the color scheme is black and tan, the soundtrack is jazz and the moderately priced fare Read More...
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– Finding that "laid-back luxury" experience quintessential to great LA dining. [ Serious Eats ] – A deep look at that ancient scourge, the hangover. [ The New Yorker ] – Wolfgang Zwiener's son responds to the lawsuit from Read More...
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This summer, Dena House will open in the Old Town space that was most recently home to Jerry's Famous Deli, and before that Pause, Pasadena Brewing Co. and Union Cattle Co. The American eatery will be built around steaks, though it will offer sushi Read More...
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For its 20th annual Taste of the Nation in Los Angeles, Share Our Strength , the organization dedicated to banishing childhood hunger, is hosting a benefit at Media Park on June 1st. Among the dozens of restaurants offering samples at this mammoth dine-around Read More...
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Steakhouses have been popping up all over LA . One new entry into the meat market, Wolfgang's Steakhouse , an offshoot of a New York mini-chain from Wolfgang Zwiener (former head waiter at Peter Luger ), has attracted a lawsuit from none other than Read More...
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If you're a fan of cupcakes – and really, who isn't? – this event is for you. On Sunday, May 18th, the Montmartre Lounge will host an afternoon rumble of sorts between a baker's dozen of local cupcakeries: Babycakes, Essential Read More...
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Chef-owner Miki Zivkovic, of nearby Bistro Provence , goes upscale-casual with the far-more-opulent Third & Olive in Burbank’s Media District featuring a Californian-French menu focusing on the freshest ingredients; N.B. the space was briefly Read More...
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A filet mignon at Encino's new Larsen's Steakhouse. photo: Courtesy of Larsen's Steakhouses are all the rage this season – in the past six months at least seven different altars to cow have opened in the City of Angels. With all that Read More...
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– Getting your green on now that spring is springing. [ Metromix ] – Without salmon to fish, West Coast fishermen are casting for new gigs. [ NYT ] – Making wine in Malibu. Why not? [ LAT ] – The "best barrista in the U.S." Read More...
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Restaurants often will leave the spoon out of standard place settings. Diners have started noticing something missing from their place settings: spoons. As TerrenceS74908 recently posted on our discussion boards , "Unless I ordered coffee, or later, Read More...
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Jonathan Burrows, creator and owner of the two branches of Mr. Cecil's California Ribs , called me recently, bubbling with excitement to report that he was going to be part of the Sixth Annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party in New York City. Held Read More...
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The people have spoken – and said they want to eat, drink, stay and play. ZAGAT.mobi was chosen as the year’s Best Listings & Updates site in the Webby People's Voice Awards . Nearly 500,000 total votes were cast around the world for Read More...
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Beverly Hills gets a little more steer-crazy with the addition of Wolfgang's Steakhouse from Wolfgang Zwiener (ex Peter Luger head waiter, now owner of two New York Wolfgang’s locations); the room is decked out in classic, über-masculine Read More...
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LA seems to be in a "brix" explosion. First Brix @ 1601 opens in Hermosa Beach, and then Barbrix – an extension of Silver Lake Wine – will start pouring vino and serving small plates this summer (2442 Hyperion Ave.). At the very Read More...
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I actually pulled out my cell phone and called to ask them to please bring us water. Read More...
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Usually we're asking you to vote on restaurants, nightlife and the like, but today we're asking you to vote for us. That's right, we're up for our very first People's Voice Webby award for ZAGAT.mobi. Today is the last day to vote, Read More...
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