William Shakespeare turns 450 this year ! Celebrate at a free birthday party or for full on bardolatry immersion, check out Shakespeare theater around town. Happy Belated Birthday, Bill! Read the Full Story at Eat: Los Angeles
June July gloom is over. Your Slip ‘n Slide is primed. Your Portable Instant Cocktail Refresher? Patent pending. Time to get this summer started…. Fun with ESL It’s not summer without an outdoor music concert and Eastside Luv wine bar y QueSo, one of Ms. Go Go’s fave Gold Line-adjacent venues, is throwing a great one this Friday: English as a […]
WHY In a vintage, 10,000-square-foot theater space, Mohawk Bend boasts an enviable selection of craft beers and one of the nicer patios in this part of town. WHAT A slew of vegan and vegetarian dishes—like polenta with leeks and broccoli, fire-roasted artichokes and pizzas made with seitan and faux mozzarella—are seamlessly integrated into a wide-ranging […]
WHY Because darts, vegan sausages and beer go well together. Even in Burbank. WHAT A neighborhood pub with more than 40 draft beers, Tony’s has a no-bottle policy—all beers, wines and sodas are served on draft. The multi-animal/no-animal sausage menu comes with the de rigueur selection of über toppings, and a nice chili comes ‘sin […]
Living in Los Angeles, we’re surrounded by Latin American food. We eat it weekly, if not daily. But the Annual Taste of Latin America brings representative dishes from every Latin American country (from Cuba to Peru and everywhere in between) together at one, free-entry food-fest at Placita Olvera. While you’re there, check out the cultural offerings […]
WHY Excellent produce from McGrath’s and Kenter Canyon Farms, among many others, as well as wonderful eggs and free-range chickens from Healthy Family Farms, a good fish vendor, a few bakers and a great source for naturally raised bison. Switch from beef burgers to bison burgers—you won’t be sorry. WHAT One of the finest markets […]
WHY Innovative creations from Ricardo Zarate, Food & Wine’s best New Los Angeles chef, 2011. WHAT The new descendant of Zarate’s ultra-modest Mo-Chica is a trend-setting cantina whose robata bar items look Japanese but taste Peruvian (skewered grilled scallops painted with aji amarillo pepper) and whose ceviche bar garnishes flash-marinated fish and sashimi-like tiradito with […]
WHY Of all the great westside hybrid café/takeout/gourmet markets that have popped up recently, this is the first that doesn’t feel like a lunchtime splurge, with most sandwiches and salads priced less than $10. WHAT Regulars come here for Chinese chicken salad with fried won tons and sugar snaps; tomato, mozzarella and pesto sandwiches; and […]
The Weekend Go Go: It’s the 4th of July! Celebrate the Land of the Free: Free fireworks, Free art, Free Music. That’s how we blow up the weekend…. Read the Full Story at Eat: Los Angeles
WHY Classic cocktails and sandwiches in an old-timey setting in the heart of Downtown. And the speakeasy-like Varnish Bar in the back is one of the coolest watering holes in L.A. WHAT Vintage L.A. meets the modern cocktail culture at this renovated landmark. It’s appropriate that for a tavern that claims to be the city’s […]
