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Grammy Food Preview Eric Richardson

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...


Corkbar

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...


dineLA Press Event

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...


1248 S. Figueroa Eric Richardson

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...


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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...


Pig'n Whistle in the Fine Arts Building

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...


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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...


Lazy Ox Canteen

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...


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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...


Schmidt's Brauhaus

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...


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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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