A new website aimed at promoting Downtown restaurants to USC students brings a taste of things to campus today.

The Mixing Room at JW Marriott L.A. Live will be hosting a viewing party on Wednesday as season eight of Hell’s Kitchen makes its television premiere.

When dives ruled Downtown, it was easy to find a cheap drink. While the influx of artisan cocktail lounges has driven up prices, there are still places to find a budget buzz.

A former bank space in the Little Tokyo Galleria that provides the home for new boutique restaurant Vault XXI, which wants to be accessibly upscale.

Downtown's Ilan Hall will make an appearance on Wednesday night's season finale for Top Chef, after which Bravo will launch a new dessert series that will have restaurant deal tie-ins.

It's a re-brand for Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger's Ciudad, which will emerge in October as an outpost of the Border Grill.

Downtown nightlife isn't just about drinking and dining. Amanda Leon gives a guide to where to find DJs for an evening beyond the happy hour.

It may not have been on the radar of most Downtowners, but for those who know their ‘macarons,’ the opening of Paulette in Little Tokyo is a big deal.