Food/Nightlife
Feeding the Grammys
By Eric Richardson — January 27, 2010 — 1 Comment
The 52nd Grammy Awards show is still four days away, but the work of feeding the performers and VIPs has already gotten started deep inside Staples Center.
"Today...
By Eric Richardson — January 25, 2010 — 5 Comments
South Park'ers looking for wine but too lazy to leave their loft got a new option this month, as Corkbar rolled out a delivery menu that features a handful of food...
By Eric Richardson — January 22, 2010 — 5 Comments
It may seem like the fall edition was just yesterday, but dineLA Restaurant Week returns this weekend for another spring run. 30 Downtown restaurants are participating...
Hooters Headed Across from Staples Center?
By Eric Richardson with Rich Alossi — January 21, 2010 — 51 Comments
A former auto dealership across the street from Staples Center has been used for nothing but parking cars in recent years, but owner Mayer Separzadeh hopes it will...
By Ed Fuentes — January 20, 2010 — 13 Comments
It’s back. The space on Commercial street that was once Little Tokyo Showgirls proudly declares it will open this week as The Platinum Gentlemen’s Lounge.
“Downtown...
By Eric Richardson — January 04, 2010 — 5 Comments
The Pig'n Whistle restaurant this afternoon moved one step closer to returning to the Fine Arts building space it inhabited from 1926 to 1952. A short hearing this...
BabyCakes Now Open on 6th Street
By Ed Fuentes — January 03, 2010 — 15 Comments
It’s here. Two years after it first announced L.A. plans and nine months after a lease was signed, NYC-based BabyCakes on Sunday morning opened the doors at its...
By Shawn Shahani — December 18, 2009 — 7 Comments
Chef Josef Centeno made his return to the kitchen this week with yesterday's opening of the Lazy Ox Canteen in Little Tokyo. Located beneath San Pedro and 2nd's...
The Right Mix of Message and Mojitos
By Ed Fuentes — December 18, 2009
Inside L.A. Live's ESPN Zone on Tuesday, bartenders talked friendly trash to each other while vying to create the best overall mocktail judged on taste, creativity...
By Eric Richardson — December 15, 2009
While the restaurant's website still claims that the German eatery will be opening in "early 2010," an eviction notice posted on the exterior of Schmidt's Brauhaus...
By Eric Richardson — December 12, 2009 — 10 Comments
Just seven months after making a big push into late-night hours, Spring street's L.A. Cafe is going 24-hours starting on January 1.
In May, the little eatery extended...
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