Cuisines

The Hedgehog, Echo Park

2201 W Sunset Blvd · Los Angeles, CA 90026 · Neighborhood: Echo Park Since quietly opening in early 2012, this sunny little coffee shop is...

Berlin Currywurst, Hollywood

1620 N Cahuenga Blvd · Los Angeles, CA 90028 · Neighborhood: Hollywood This year has brought much success for a couple of local business owners in...

Slater’s 50/50, Pasadena

61 N Raymond Ave · Pasadena, CA 91103 · Neighborhood: Pasadena Most sports bars are dark, cramped little man-caves with outdated TVs and food that's merely "edible." You watch...

Susan Feniger’s STREET, Hollywood

742 N Highland Ave · Los Angeles, CA 90038 · Neighborhood: Hollywood I’m going to guess you haven’t been to STREET in a while. I bet you’re like me…...

The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, New York (and now LA!)

Gasp! Is that what I think it is!?? Well, shave my afro and call me Bea Arthur, it’s the The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck! “Awww...

Pizzanista, Los Angeles

2019 E 7th St · Los Angeles, CA 90021 · Neighborhood: Downtown What do you get when you mix traditional New York style thin-crust pizza and fresh, local California...

Sake vs Shochu – The Biggest Shochu Event, Torrance, CA

I recently trekked down to Torrance, CA to take part in a special event presented by JETRO ( the Japan External Trade Organization). The...

Border Grill, Downtown, Los Angeles

445 S Figueroa St · Los Angeles, CA 90071 · Neighborhood: Downtown As Summer 2012 reaches the midway point, quite a few restaurants are luring guests in...

VIDEO: Backyard Bite visits Lidia’s Dominican Truck on the Cooking Channel’s Eat St.

A few months ago I sampled some grub from Lidia's Dominican Kitchen food truck for the Cooking Channel's show Eat Street. The show takes audiences around...

La Otra Taquería Escuela, West Hollywood

7615 Beverly Blvd · Los Angeles, CA 90036 · Neighborhoods: Mid-City West, West Hollywood These are not your grandma's tacos. You can call her “the other woman” or “big sister”...