Cuisines

KCRW’s Annual Good Food Pie Contest!

I was recently listening to Good Food's Evan Kleiman talk pie. She was chatting on my friend Lynn Chen's awesome weekly food podcast (Ep. 10) and...

Opening Alert! Tokyo Fried Chicken, Monterey Park

122 S Atlantic Blvd · Monterey Park, CA 91754 · Neighborhood: Monterey Park The old Open Door location in Monterey Park, is now Tokyo Fried Chicken Co. After five...

Pork Belly’s, Santa Monica

1146 Abbot Kinney Blvd · Venice, CA 90291 · Neighborhood: Venice There's a new pig in town and its name is Pork Belly's Sandwich Shop. Opened just about a...

Lunching at Grand Central Market, Downtown

317 S. BROADWAY · LOS ANGELES, CA 90013 · Neighborhood: Downtown I recently had a foodie date at downtown's Grand Central Market with my blogger pal...

Now Open! Maru, Santa Monica

12400 Wilshire Blvd · Ste 150 · Los Angeles, CA 90025 Neighborhood: Santa Monica More and more it seems that restaurants in Los Angeles are being driven out of...

Matthew Biancaniello + Jason Park Pop-Up (part deux!)

Maru · 12400 Wilshire Blvd · Los Angeles, California 90025 Everyone's favorite LA cocktail chef, Matthew Biancaniello is at it again - this time at Jason Park's...

Guisados, Boyle Heights

2100 E Cesar Chavez Ave · Los Angeles, CA 90033 · Neighborhood: Boyle Heights I often refer to my own blog to jog my memory about a dish...

The Standing Room, Redondo Beach

144 N Catalina Ave · Redondo Beach, CA 90277 · Neighborhood: Redondo Beach Venturing outside of my usual Los Angeles vicinity, my food partner in crime and I found...

Now Open! Dr. J’s Vibrant Cafe, Downtown

334 S Main St · Ste 1101 · Los Angeles, CA 90013 · Neighborhood: Downtown Some days I crave a greasy, cheesy, bacon-topped meaty hamburger. Other days I channel my...

Where to get a Cronut in Chicago

La Boulangerie · 915 W Belmont Ave (between Wilton Ave & Clark St) Chicago, IL 60657 · Neighborhood: Lakeview I guess I wasn't too surprised that my friends in Chicago...