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One of L.A.’s most acclaimed restaurants just returned in a new space with high ambitions
1 week, 2 days ago

One of L.A.’s most acclaimed restaurants just returned in a new space with high ambitions

LA Times  

For two brief years, in-the-know L.A. diners gathered around a small U-shaped counter hidden within José Andrés’ now-closed restaurant the Bazaar to witness chef Aitor Zabala craft whimsical, avant-garde creations at Somni, one of the country’s most notable fine-dining experiences. L.A. Times Food critic Bill Addison called Zabala’s 20-plus courses “the headiest heights of luxury dining” and Somni appeared on …

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This sultry new jazz club is hidden in one of the world’s most famous Italian restaurants
1 month ago

This sultry new jazz club is hidden in one of the world’s most famous Italian restaurants

LA Times  

Enter Cipriani through the main entrance but head straight for the staircase toward the back of the dining room. The Jazz Café at Cipriani Beverly Hills offers live music, a full bar and an abbreviated food menu of Cipriani classics — including the founder’s creation, beef carpaccio. The Jazz Café at Cipriani Beverly Hills is open Thursday to Saturday from …

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Genre-bending Japanese-French chef Akira Hirose dies at 70
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Genre-bending Japanese-French chef Akira Hirose dies at 70

LA Times  

Akira Hirose, a chef who bridged Japanese and French cuisine for decades across some of L.A.’s most influential restaurants, has died at 70. “Having one foot in Japan, one foot in France and one foot here — straddling that line — he wasn’t a Japanese man, he wasn’t a French man, he wasn’t American,” said his son, Azay owner Philip …

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‘Mexican culture is corn.’ A temple of masa opens in L.A.
2 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Mexican culture is corn.’ A temple of masa opens in L.A.

LA Times  

Some of the city’s freshest tortillas are bubbling up on the planchas of Komal in Historic South-Central, arriving just-blistered and blue, yellow or white in color. Júarez oversees one of the region’s only craft molinos, nixtamalizing and grinding heritage-breed corn sourced from small farmers across Mexico. Júarez and Rivera moved to L.A. from Mexico City in 2016, when they both …

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Guerrilla Tacos and Angry Egret chef Wes Avila returns with Mexican steakhouse MXO
3 months ago

Guerrilla Tacos and Angry Egret chef Wes Avila returns with Mexican steakhouse MXO

LA Times  

MXO One of L.A.’s most celebrated chefs is playing with fire. Wes Avila, founder of Guerrilla Tacos and the now-shuttered Angry Egret Dinette, just opened Mexican steakhouse MXO in Beverly Grove, where steaks and seafood are singed over mesquite and peach wood, salsas and tortillas hit the tables along with ceviches and sides such as stewy Mayocoba beans or salsa …

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Find L.A.’s revolutionary next-wave pizza at these new restaurants
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Find L.A.’s revolutionary next-wave pizza at these new restaurants

LA Times  

Los Angeles is a pizza town. “There will be a lot of people who will be kind of questioning our long journey, but I mean, that’s the point.” He tapped Noel Brohner of consulting group Slow Rise Pizza Co. to help develop the recipes over the course of the last year, and in the process they created a 48-hour fermented …

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Some of L.A.’s best burgers hit the Valley, plus Cobras & Matadors returns and more openings
7 months ago

Some of L.A.’s best burgers hit the Valley, plus Cobras & Matadors returns and more openings

LA Times  

Heavy Handed Studio City Some of L.A.’s best burgers just landed in the Valley. “We’re Valley guys, so this is good for us.” Heavy Handed is open in Studio City daily from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. 11838 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, heavyhanded.la At Echo Park’s Kushiba, Shibumi chef David Schlosser’s kushikatsu, or fried skewers, take center stage. Chef Sean …

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The team behind Michelin-recognized Liu’s Cafe opens an ode to modern Korean favorites
8 months, 1 week ago

The team behind Michelin-recognized Liu’s Cafe opens an ode to modern Korean favorites

LA Times  

Danbi A new restaurant from the hospitality group behind Liu’s Cafe is riffing on the classic Koreatown dining experience with galbi-inspired zabuton steak, seafood pancakes littered with bay scallops, and bibimbap packed with uni, marinated shrimp, ikura and edible flowers. 3465 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, danbi-la.com Iki Nori Iki Nori serves cylindrical and conical hand rolls in addition to …

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One of L.A.’s 101 Best Restaurants expands to Atwater with line-worthy Thai food
10 months ago

One of L.A.’s 101 Best Restaurants expands to Atwater with line-worthy Thai food

LA Times  

Thai restaurant Holy Basil, in both downtown and Atwater Village, serves dishes dishes such as pad see ew with pork loin and Chinese broccoli. The second location of Thai restaurant Holy Basil recently opened in the Atwater Canyon complex, and with it, chef Wedchayan “Deau” Arpapornnopparat has a new space to explore the culture-blending Thai cuisine that’s landed his restaurant …

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Meet the new Smorgasburg L.A. vendors for 2024 — including the Cambodian cowboy
11 months, 1 week ago

Meet the new Smorgasburg L.A. vendors for 2024 — including the Cambodian cowboy

LA Times  

Smorgasburg LA general manager Zach Brooks curates the annual roster of pop-ups, restaurants and other food specialists who appear at the weekly food festival. With the 2024 debut last Sunday of Smorgasburg Los Angeles, the L.A. Times 101 Best Restaurants-awarded festival introduced sellers that run the gamut from recognizable names and restaurants to chefs new to L.A.’s food scene. Chad …

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The WGA strike has hit some restaurants hard. They’re rallying behind it anyway
1 year, 6 months ago

The WGA strike has hit some restaurants hard. They’re rallying behind it anyway

LA Times  

After cycling across Los Angeles to picket lines, “Bike the Strike” WGA members share a meal at Swingers, where actor Drew Carey is funding free meals for writers. But in the last month and a half, Yeastie Boys has occasionally been hired by celebrities such as Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre and comedian Nick Kroll and the cast of TV …

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Can ‘20th century restaurants’ survive in a 21st century world?
1 year, 6 months ago

Can ‘20th century restaurants’ survive in a 21st century world?

LA Times  

Ed Ruscha marmalade, rooftop dining, a Persian food crawl, weird and wonderful Bar Chelou, a new burger obsession, a “Mexitalian” connection, plus “L.A. “I’m going to organize my sock drawer.” When owners Kristen Trattner and Monica May readied Nickel Diner for its debut, they found hand-painted signage perfectly preserved from the 1940s. In his rave review, Times restaurant critic Bill …

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The dream of theme restaurants and L.A.’s tiki bar era
1 year, 9 months ago

The dream of theme restaurants and L.A.’s tiki bar era

LA Times  

Flaming tiki drinks, the ultimate crowd-sourced chocolate chip cookie recipe, a celebrity hummus crawl, restaurant gas bill woes, lots of tinned fish plus food snob penguins. He considers whether the steampunk restaurant’s arrival is “a sign,” as Martens writes, “that the themed restaurant, which enjoyed an era of expansion throughout the 1980s and ’90s with the Hard Rock Cafe, Planet …

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