Month: October 2017

Vespertine Culver City Los Angeles

Vespertine

You just might have heard of Vespertine, from online media and friends who loved it or hated it. It’s “a gastronomical experiment seeking to disrupt the course of the modern restaurant”, according to its website. It’s also the polarizing sister...
Gwen Hollywood Los Angeles

Gwen

Some may say that Gwen is too expensive, or too fussy, in comparison to Maude’s excellence. But nobody can argue that Curtis Stone’s butcher shop is one of the best in the city, with house-cured meats, sausages, terrines, and the...
Pizzana Brentwood Los Angeles

Pizzana

Most reviews of Pizzana start by saying that it’s the savory venture of Candace and Charles Nelson, the Sprinkles Cupcakes founders, team up with Chris O’Donnell (famous for starring in Batman & Robin and NCIS). Although all of the above...
Cassia Santa Monica Los Angeles

Cassia

Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan are no strangers when it comes to making outstanding restaurants (Rustic Canyon, Milo & Olive, Huckleberry) and they’ve hit it out of the park once again with Cassia. This time around the duo has partnered...
Friends and Family East Hollywood Los Angeles

Friends & Family

Los Angeles has waited and waited for chef Daniel Mattern and baker Roxana Jullapat (formerly at Campanile, A.O.C., and Cooks County) to open their restaurant. But Friends & Family is a hybrid space, somewhere between a shop and place to...
The Juice Atwater Village Los Angeles

The Juice

There’s something about “The Juice”. You instantly want to like it, just like “The Dude”. And then you find out there are even more reasons to love it: all of their juices are organic AND unpasteurized AND raw — which...