December 2009
8 posts
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Essex Public House
Essex Public House 6683 Hollywood Blvd (E. of Las Palmas) Los Angeles, CA 90028 323-460-6608 www.essexhollywood.com
Essex is a casual gastropub laser-focused on its menu and beer list, with two distinct interior sections designed by the Kitchen 24 dude: a patio-looking entrance room w/ red-brick floor, exposed-duct ceiling, and two monstrous chalkboards w/ food and drink menus, while further...
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Palm Springs - Desert Dining
Dining in the desert is usually a crapshoot—menus are as dusty as the landscape, never wavering or changing. But with a recent spate of renovations, plus new chefs using seasonal, local and organic ingredients, things are starting to look up.
With its mod style and young, friendly staff, Cheeky’s is the locals’ new breakfast favorite. The menu changes daily at the whim of the...
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Lazy Ox Canteen
Lazy Ox Canteen Downtown’s all-star gastropub
241 S San Pedro / Little Tokyo, Downtown L.A. / 213.626.5299 / www.lazyoxcanteen.com
The Lazy Ox’s an open-kitchen’d, industrial-feeling, wood-laden gastropub, helmed by an all-star group of restaurateurs, including the guy who opened the first Sushi Roku, the lauded chef from Opus, a beverage director poached from Boa and a...
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The Gorbals
The Gorbals Los Angeles / 501 South Spring Street / Los Angeles, California 90013 / 213 488 3408 / www.thegorbalsla.com
Open 7 days a week Lunch: M - F, 11am - 3pm Dinner: M - W, 6pm - 12midnight | Th - Sa, 6pm - 2am …and Sunday brunch from 11am - 3pm
Check out the MENU
and this item in particular: Shepard’s Pie In Potato With Egg this appears like a stuffed potato skin,...
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The Tar Pit
The Tar Pit / 609 N. La Brea Ave / Los Angeles, 90036 / 323.965.1300 / www.thetarpitbar.com
The Tar Pit’s an intimate, ivory-toned ’30s/’40s-style cocktail-and-small-plates bar with dangling chandeliers and art-deco booth partitions, all from the Campanile guy, who decided to get into the cocktail biz after learning about mixology from his daughter, who’s obsessed...
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Cafe de Olla
photo courtesty of the other side of the tortilla
Mexican Cafe de Olla An earthy mixture of Viennese-roast coffee, cinnamon, aniseeds, and piloncillo (Mexican dark brown sugar). This drink is traditionally prepared in a earthenware pots called Ollas. The earthenware lends some of the special flavor to this drink.
Served @ Allegria on Sunset
Recipe on...
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The Mercantile
The Mercantile, 6600 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028 323-962-8202 www.themercantilela.com
While the burger-and-beer bar onslaught continues to overtake Hollywood, the time is just right for something like The Mercantile to open. Equal parts gourmet market, deli and unassuming wine bar, it’s exactly what the neighborhood needs.
With floral wallpaper and tall shelves stocked with...
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