The Spice Table 114 S Central Ave Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 12/14/13 The Spice Table opened about two and a half years ago and quickly made its mark on the city being named one of the city’s best new restaurants by a handful of publications. Its most notable accolade was when chef Bryant…
Akiko’s Restaurant 431 Bush St San Francisco, CA 94108 Dining date: 12/2/13 I’ve always found San Francisco to have a surprisingly lackluster Japanese food scene, made very noticeable once I moved to Los Angeles. Comparing some of the most oft-eaten Japanese foods like sushi and ramen – SF hasn’t really had any noteworthy standouts. However,…
Orsa & Winston 122 W 4th St Los Angeles, CA 90013 Dining date: 11/9/13 Orsa & Winston is Josef Centeno’s latest venture in his growing lineup of downtown restaurants. The highly-acclaimed Baco Mercat came first, quickly followed by Bar Ama and now Orsa & Winston next door. All three restaurants opened up within a span…
b.o.s. 424 E 2nd St Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 11/12/13 b.o.s. is one of the newest restaurants to open in the Little Tokyo area. Inside the Honda Plaza next to the ever-popular Sushi Gen (and across the way from Men Oh Tokushima), the restaurant has a rather unique focus: beef nose-to-tail dining. Mainstream…
KTCHN DTLA The Gorbals 501 S Spring St Los Angeles, CA 90013 Dining date: 4/21/13 and 10/26/13 When I think of brunch options in downtown Los Angeles, there aren’t a whole lot that come to mind. Especially without a lengthy wait. There are a number of options that do fairly standard brunch fare, but KTCHN…
Patina 141 South Grand Ave Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 10/10/13 Patina’s been a fixture in the Los Angeles fine dining scene for decades, celebrating its 10-year anniversary at the Walt Disney Concert Hall this month. To celebrate, the restaurant offered a special menu of 10 courses for $10 each on October 10th. I…
Alma 952 S Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90015 Dining date: 8/20/13 Ari Taymor opened up Alma in the middle of last year, after having brought his pop-up restaurant slowly east from Venice to Silverlake and finally opening permanently in downtown LA. Taymor has had a relatively brief cooking career (he’s only 27), having spent time…
Badmaash 108 W 2nd St Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 6/21/13 and 7/16/13 Badmaash opened earlier this year in downtown LA, on the border of Little Tokyo, Civic Center and the Historic Core. I think it’s one of the more unique concepts to open recently calling itself an ‘Indian gastropub.’ Most of the menu offerings…