It’s August and BOOM, triple digit heat is here. Not to mention earthquakes. Do not give in to the temptation to lie around like a limp noodle, Go Go’ers. This is the season for hot summer fun. To review: limp noodleness out; hot summer fun in. Get it? Got it? Good. Now go go. If You Happen [...]
WHY Serious dogs served on grilled King’s Hawaiian bread. WHAT These are solid, substantial hot dogs, often topped with bacon and/or chili. Skip the heavy, bland El Mariachi, but consider the BLAST dog, with bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato and serrano chili, and by all means try the tater tots. The addition of a beer garden [...]
Ms. Go Go is tres desolee at the lateness of The Weekend Go Go due to deadlines and birthdays (not mine!) And such a fun weekend, too! Let’s Go Go now! Tiki-ti One On Go Go’ers, is there anything more festive than Tiki? Indulge your love of all things South Seas balmy and carved at American Cinematheque‘s Luau Night at the Egyptian [...]
We checked out the kickoff party for the upcoming Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival, where details of the upcoming August 9-12 event were revealed. The gathering at Downtown Marriott’s Inon Bar and Lounge included name chefs and assorted media folks who munched their way through soft tacos, passed apps, and mini desserts fashioned by pastry [...]
It’s the Janis Joplin part of summer right now. Memorial Day is a barely relaxed preview of fun-in-the-sun. July 4th is all about the sis-boom-bah. And Labor Day is a last desperate gasp of summer. But now, the living really is easy. The days are soft. The nights are cool. Your daddy’s rich and your [...]
WHY Some of the San Gabriel Valley’s best Vietnamese sandwiches come out of this tiny Alhambra mini-mall deli. WHAT A to-go operation with friendly counter service, Banh Mi My Tho packs a lot into a minuscule storefront: a half-dozen types of banh mi sandwiches, hot Vietnamese broken-rice and noodle-based meals, snacks like meatballs on a [...]
WHY Vietnamese-American comfort food in a stylishly barren Highland Park café. WHAT We’re so happy that chef Diep Tran’s hip yet family-friendly spot finally started serving lunch, especially because her Grandma’s Pho, pork baguette sandwich, spicy fries and delicious curry chicken pot pie are great midday dishes. And we’re just as happy to come for [...]
WHY A mellow alternative to Silver Lake’s over-caffeinated coffee scene. WHAT Housed in a faux-lighthouse building on none-too-gentrified Hoover Street, this place started selling organic fair-trade beans at local farmers’ markets before opening the café. With free WiFi, a large covered patio and baked goods from Echo Park’s Delilah Bakery, it’s a funky and calm [...]
Yes, it rained in L.A. in July. Global warming or sign of the imminent Apocalypse? You be the judge. Given the aforementioned possible portent of doom, it’s fitting that this weekend, it’s all about celebrating the old old school… …while you still can. Reading and Drinking and Diving The King Eddy is Skid Row’s last [...]
The dilemma: you love food truck/street cart fare but your favorite sammie/sopa/sorbet-slinger-on-wheels is always across town when the craving hits. The solution: The LA Street Food Fest “Summer Tasting” Event happening Saturday, July 21st at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Picnic on the grass or relax in white tents and under umbrella-shaded tables as you sample [...]
