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Some walls are lucky. They’re out there just being regular walls when Elliott Smith precipitously stands in front of them, catapulting them into Los Angeles rock lore. This is the story of just such a wall. And the Negronis and burgers that exist behind it. It’s the story of Bar Angeles, a new, indie-inspired neighborhood tavern from the Horse Thief/Cafe
You know what they say: One good Raphael Lunetta place deserves another. We meant what they don’t say. But maybe should. Thus, we find ourselves in a world in which Lunetta now exists. It’s the conjoined twin opening Tuesday opposite Santa Monica’s Lunetta All Day. It’s also the place that looks like this. Where All Day is sunny and sensible, you’ll
The way things are going, your next Downtown dinner date may require spacesuits. Or at least Sherpas. Until then, see you up at Intercontinental LA, Downtown’s newest hotel spread among several floors of the West’s tallest new building, Wilshire Grand Center. Your visiting friends can check in on the 70th floor lobby beginning Sunday. And its four
There’s no telling how far you’ll go for a prominent doughnut. To the far reaches of dwarf planet 2014 UZ224? Perhaps a little too far. The Valley? That works. And so it’s our great pleasure to inform you that Voodoo Doughnut, Portland’s notorious house of black magic and icing, is now soft-open at Universal Citywalk with 60 doughnut variations.
We know this hasn’t happened in a while. Opening up some news and seeing something that just... makes sense. But it’s happening. It’s real. It’s Lunetta All Day, a modern, decidedly Santa Monican diner from Raphael Lunetta and the owners of Maple Block Meat Co. that’s opening Monday in the former Josie space. Here’s a sunny place where you can do pretty
Just when you thought nothing good was coming out of DC... Fried chicken does. And doughnuts. And fried chicken on top of doughnuts. We speak of Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken, a heavenly junction of golden poultry and glorious fried dough from the District of Columbia, opening Wednesday in Downtown. Maybe someday you’ll be able to smell a link.
Rich. The word gets thrown around a lot these days on Abbot Kinney. Usually in regard to some baby-faced tech-sorcerer hammering a battered laptop beside you at Tom’s. Not your oxtail ragù. But things are changing in Venice. As evidenced by the existence of Felix, a wonderful, wonderful pasta specialist and Italian dinner authority led by the mighty
If you’ve ever wondered what New York possibly has to teach the world about Southern food... Yeah. It’s weirdly a lot. Here’s where we talk about Sweet Chick, an NYC-bred Southern joint that opens Thursday on Fairfax. Let this sink in while perusing the slideshow. You’ll find the same laid-back, roadhouse spirit here that its East Coast cousins have,
What Brentwood really needs is another Italian restaurant. Please note that we’re dead serious right now. But only if we’re talking about Pizzana, a sterling new junction of Neapolitan pies with occasionally not-Neapolitan toppings, naturally cofounded by the same couple who saturated this fair land with Sprinkles cupcakes. It’s open now, and here’s the
It’d be cruel to make you choose between a beautiful patio, ridiculous views of Sunset Boulevard and a little draft sherry. Being Monday, we simply refuse to do it to you. So here’s Mixed Company, a new Sunset Boulevard corner from Black Cat’s owners that manages to merge all three with pastries, pizzas and fermented beverages in Silver Lake. It’s open
