Food & Nightlife

Counter Culture: Langer's Deli

By Ed Fuentes — October 29, 2009 — 6 Comments

Langers Deli Ed Fuentes

|VIDEO| Ever since the Red Line opened in 1993, Norm Langer has never shied away from crediting the subway for saving his family’s deli. While Langer's is located adjacent to MacArthur Park, its proximity to the first subway stop outside of Downtown makes it just a few steps away from 7th and Figueroa or the Civic Center. — Continued Inside...


Nickel Diner on Food Network this Evening

By Ed Fuentes — October 19, 2009
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Guy in Disguise

Not that Monica May and Kristen Trattner have been lacking in press coverage for their Nickel Diner, but the Main Street eatery will make a national cable appearance this evening, October 19, at 10pm on the Food Network's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives."


Friday: 7+Fig BBQ Honors Public Safety Officers

By Eric Richardson — October 15, 2009

serving the public

Looking to venture back out for lunch now that the days of rain have ended? On Friday the Downtown Center BID hosts its 10th Annual Public Safety Appreciation Barbecue at 7+Fig. The event, which runs from 11am to 2pm, honors those who keep Downtown safe. Prime rib sandwiches are again being catered by Morton's The Steakhouse, with pasta and side salad from...


Ralphs Teams With Homegirl Cafe to Offer Downtown-Produced Salsa

By Eric Richardson — October 09, 2009 — 3 Comments

Ralphs / Homegirl Cafe Press Conference Eric Richardson

|Photo Gallery| As speeches started to drag on at a Friday morning press conference to announce that Ralphs would start offering a pair of salsas from Homegirl Cafe, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's attention visibly wandered. He wanted to try the salsa.

Given the chance, the Mayor offered his feedback. "The morita. I like it hotter," said Villaraigosa. "They're both very good." — Continued Inside...


Eat a Tasty Dessert, Help a Downtown Clinic Provide Breast Cancer Screenings

By Eric Richardson — October 01, 2009
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Farmeeohs

Who knew helping people could be so tasty? October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and all month The Farm of Beverly Hills will be donating the proceeds from special pink-centered Farmeeohs to the Eisner Pediatric & Family Medical Center, located Downtown at Pico and Olive.


DineLA Launching Fall Restaurant Week; Food Truck Making a Downtown Stop on Friday

By Eric Richardson — October 01, 2009 — 3 Comments

dineLA Press Event Eric Richardson

After a successful spring campaign, dineLA Restaurant Week returns on Sunday for its first fall run. Over 200 restaurants around Los Angeles -- and just over 40 Downtown -- will be participating in the program, in which eateries offer meals at three set price points.

To promote the program, dineLA has jumped on the food truck craze. Chef John England of Rosa Mexicana hops aboard on Friday, offering free samples at 7th and Hope from 11am to 2pm. — Continued Inside...


Meet Your Morning Piano Player

By Ed Fuentes — September 25, 2009
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george

Skid row residents, garment workers and flower vendors who grab bacon and eggs or pancakes at the Corner Kafe tend to make the order "for here." They want to listen to George, the morning piano player with a full repertoire. "Hey, can you play 'We Are the World'," asked a man with a neck full of tattoos and a plate full of biscuits and gravy. George nods and...


After Closure, The Gorbals Set to Return

By Eric Richardson — September 23, 2009
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The Gorbals Restaurant, Downtown Los Angeles

Top Chef Ilan Hall's new restaurant The Gorbals appears set to make its return inside the Alexandria after a three week closure. The eatery had been open only a few days when a boiler issue led to a health department-mandated closure.


L.A. Live's Regal Cinemas Opening Early to Host Jackson Film

By Eric Richardson — September 21, 2009
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Jackson Banner

Scheduled to open in mid-November, L.A. Live's Regal Cinemas will be moving its premiere up a few weeks to host October 27 screenings for the Michael Jackson film "This Is It," which features footage from the singer's final rehearsals at Staples Center. All 14 screens will show the Jackson picture on day one, but the facility will quickly transition into full...


Moving Toward a 24-Hour Broadway: 7-Eleven Now Open

By Rich Alossi — September 16, 2009
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7-Eleven at SB Grand, 5th and Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles

Efforts to create a 24-hour Broadway took a step forward last week, but it wasn't the theaters leading the charge. Nearly a year after signing a lease in the ground floor of the SB Grand Lofts at 5th and Broadway, 7-Eleven opened its doors last Friday to decent crowds and late-night hours, currently from 5:00am to midnight. The store will move to a 24-hour schedule...