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Have you been to a celebrity-owned restaurant? Are they worth the hype? Share your thoughts on the Zagat Discussion boards! With the writers' strike finally over and the Academy Awards just around the corner on February 24th, most of Hollywood is Read More...
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Some LA chefs must think that diners need to wake up, because lately it seems that coffee has been showing up as a key ingredient. At the newly opened LAMILL Coffee Boutique in Silver Lake, chef Michael Cimarusti has come up with the notion of a frisee Read More...
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The other day, I had lunch with the editor of a Big Deal food magazine at a hot new restaurant in Beverly Hills. The editor, who does most of his dining in New York (when he's not supping at small country restaurants in Provence and Tuscany), was Read More...
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Crumbs in Beverly Hills What we desperately need here in LA is New York pizza, a fine taste of which recently appeared at Joe's Pizza in Santa Monica, reminding those of us who know the difference that New York pizza really is in a class of its own. But Read More...
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Last week, what may be the trendiest of the new wave of sushi bars – Katsuya in Hollywood – opened its Philippe Starck–designed doors to the thin/pierced/tattooed denizens of the Hollywood demi-monde. Which is fine for the state of sushi in Hollywood. Read More...
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Pinkberry now has 27 locations in LA. Back in the '80s, fad-obsessed locals flocked to frozen yogurt shops with names like Humphrey Yogart and the Bigg Chill. Two decades later, frozen yogurt is back – with a vengeance. It started with the fast-growing Read More...
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The word was supposedly coined on World Environment Day back in 2005, when a group in San Francisco dubbed themselves "Locavores" because of their commitment to exist on a diet of food harvested within 100 miles of where they lived. The word has a sort 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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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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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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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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Osteria Mozza's Mozzarella Bar photo: Alen Lin The City of Angels has gone mad for mozzarella. It began about a year ago at Jar with Mozzarella Monday – a menu of 15 dishes served on one of the slowest days of the week, all built around the yielding, Read More...
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Ted Breaux serving his Lucid absinthe at Tales of the Cocktail. photo: Carla Spartos Seemingly everywhere you turn here at Tales of the Cocktail , someone’s pushing absinthe, the bitter, anise-flavored spirit distilled from wormwood made famous by Belle Read More...
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