Le Comptoir (Los Angeles, CA)
Le Comptoir at Hotel Normandie 3606 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90020 562.537.5990www.lecomptoirla.com Sat 02/28/2015, 08:50p-11:00p When we last caught up with Gary Menes back in August 2012, he was...
View ArticleStir Market (Los Angeles, CA)
Stir Market 7475 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.879.8283www.stirmarket.com Wed 03/04/2015, 07:50p-11:05p I guess food halls are a thing now, and one of the tiniest examples is no doubt the new...
View ArticleDel Rey Kitchen (Los Angeles, CA)
Del Rey Kitchen 12740 Culver Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066 310.822.7788www.delreykitchen.com Sun 03/08/2015, 06:00p-08:40p It's tough to find a BYOB-friendly place with good food, on the Westside, open...
View ArticleCadet (Santa Monica, CA)
Cadet Restaurant 2518 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403 310.828.3300www.cadetsm.com Thu 03/12/2015, 07:45p-11:00p When we last caught up with Kris Tominaga, he was dishing out Southern inspired...
View ArticleAaron Franklin & Adam Perry Lang at Nick's Cafe (Los Angeles, CA)
Aaron Franklin & Adam Perry Lang Pop-Up at Nick's Cafe 1300 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Fri 04/10/2015, 02:50p-08:10p Back in March, it was reported that Aaron Franklin of Austin's Franklin...
View ArticleMariscos Jalisco (Los Angeles, CA)
Mariscos Jalisco Truck 3040 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023 323.528.6701 Sat 04/04/2015, 03:00p-04:05p Following a Project by Project meeting at The Great Company's SEED Center in Downtown, a few...
View ArticleLove & Salt (Manhattan Beach, CA)
Love and Salt Restaurant 317 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 310.545.5252www.loveandsaltla.com Wed 03/25/2015, 8:15p-11:10p Certainly, one of the longer-standing eateries in Manhattan...
View ArticleLa Estrella (Los Angeles, CA)
La Estrella Restaurant 940 S Lorena St, Los Angeles, CA 90023 323.266.4349 Sat 04/04/2015, 04:10p-05:20p After loading up on seafood over at Mariscos Jalisco, we continued onward in our Boyle Heights...
View ArticleJon & Vinny's (Los Angeles, CA)
Jon & Vinny's Restaurant 412 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.334.3369www.jonandvinnys.com Mon 04/20/2015, 08:00p-11:10p With little fanfare and even less notice, Vinny Dotolo and Jon...
View ArticleMexicano (Los Angeles, CA)
Mexicano Restaurant at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza 3650 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008 323.296.0798www.mexicanola.com Thu 04/02/2015, 07:55p-10:35p Jaime Martin del Campo and...
View ArticleBombo (Los Angeles, CA)
Bombo at Grand Central Market 317 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013www.bombofoods.com Tue 03/31/2015, 11:30a-01:50p The last time we saw Mark Peel, it was October 2012 and he was shutting down his...
View ArticleThe North Left (Santa Ana, CA)
The North Left Restaurant 400 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92701 714.543.3543www.thenorthleft.com Sat 03/14/2015, 8:25p-11:15p I don't doubt that Jason Quinn's game-changing Playground was the spark that...
View ArticleCoin de Rue 13ème Pop-Up (Los Angeles, CA)
Coin de Rue 13ème Pop-Up at Michael J's Pizzeria & Bar 643 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 213.687.8888 Thu 04/30/2015, 08:15p-11:45p Back in February, we saw the return of David Féau to the LA...
View ArticlePreux & Proper (Los Angeles, CA)
Preux and Proper Restaurant 840 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90014 213.896.0090www.preuxandproper.com Wed 03/18/2015, 05:05p-07:00p One of the latest in the new crop of New Orleans-style eateries in LA...
View ArticleSMYC (Santa Monica, CA)
Santa Monica Yacht Club Restaurant 620 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401 310.587.3330wwww.eatsmyc.com Sun 05/03/2015, 07:50p-10:30p When Andrew Kirschner launched Tar & Roses at the start...
View ArticleBirch (Los Angeles, CA)
Birch Restaurant 1634 N Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028 323.960.3369www.birchlosangeles.com Tue 05/05/2015, 08:20p-10:55p When I last encountered Brendan Collins, he was cooking over at Waterloo...
View ArticleKing Hua (Alhambra, CA)
King Hua Restaurant 2000 W Main St, Alhambra, CA 91801 626.282.8833www.kinghuarestaurant.com Sun 03/22/2015, 12:00p-02:40p When talking about the top dim sum in LA, one can't deny that three places...
View ArticleLas Molenderas (Los Angeles, CA)
Las Molenderas Restaurant 2635 Whittier Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023 323.269.2812www.lasmolenderas.com Sat 04/04/2015, 05:30p-07:00p From La Estrella, we headed over to mole specialist Las Molenderas, a...
View ArticleBucato (Culver City, CA)
Bucato Restaurant 3280 Helms Ave, Culver City, CA 90034 310.876.0286www.bucato.la Sat 04/18/2015, 05:30p-08:00p[Update: Since the writing of this report, Evan Funke has resigned from his post at Bucato...
View ArticleEl Sarape (Los Angeles, CA)
El Sarape Restaurant 2522 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90033 323.415.0765 Sat 04/04/2015, 07:10p-09:00p The final stop on our Boyle Heights crawl brought us to El Sarape. Named after the brightly-colored...
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