Month: November 2016

Pains Los Angeles In The Loup

The best breads

Despite being a notoriously carbophobic town, LA is home to some amazing bakers who are utilizing locally-milled flours and old-world techniques to bake some of the finest bread in the state. From the creative hemp nori loaves at Gjusta to...
Best restaurant for when rain hits Los Angeles

The best restaurants when it rains

For the most part, we’re blessed with great weather in Los Angeles. However, on the rare occasion that it rains, no one knows what to do. Seriously, try driving on the 405 and you’ll see what we mean. The best...
N/Naka Culver City Los Angeles

The best places to splurge

Los Angeles is best known for its ethnic food and hole-in-the wall spots but that doesn’t mean its lacking in places to splurge. From the modern kaiseki at N/Naka to the hyper-modern tasting menu at Vespertine, LA is home to...
Felix Venice Los Angeles

The best spots left off the Jonathan Gold list

Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize winning writer for the LA Times, is one of the most respected food critics in the world. Every year, Mr. Gold releases a comprehensive list of the 101 Best restaurants in Los Angeles. This list,...
Gjusta Venice Los Angeles

Gjusta

If the early bird catches the worm, it would certainly catch Gjusta’s baklava croissant as well. A perfect puffer, a buttery taste which cannot compare, crushed pistachios and powder sugar which will stick to your fingers, as if they had...
Tartes de chez Rucker

The best pies

Though it may not feel like it in LA, we’re are in the midst of autumn. Thanksgiving is fast approaching and that means pie season is almost upon us. We love baking as much as the next person, but sometimes...
Night Market West Hollywood Los Angeles

Night + Market

Night + Market tells the story of Kris Yenbamroong, an incredibly talented chef who, having grown up in the family restaurant Talesai, went to study photography at NYU and then opened one, then song (two), and then sahm (three) Night +...
Jon and Vinnys West Hollywood Los Angeles

Jon & Vinny’s

We don’t know why we always come back to Jon & Vinny’s. For the pretty faces of their staff, where any killer smile almost makes us choke on a meatball? For their meatballs just as big as a fist and...
Osawa Pasadena Los Angeles

Osawa

The best Japanese restaurants in Los Angeles are hard to find, and Osawa is no exception: hidden away in Pasadena, like Katsu-ya in the Valley and Sushi Gen in Little Tokyo’s maze. The menu is quite simple: izakaya appetizers (called...
Falafel Arax East Hollywood Los Angeles

Falafel Arax

The name is misleading: at Falafel Arax, treat yourself to the kebab rather than the falafels. Don’t get us wrong, they’re the best in the neighborhood, but if you want falafel wraps, you’d rather go to Dune or Madcapra. But...