Maccheroni Republic 332 S Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90013 Dining date: 2/2/13 and 3/16/13 Maccheroni Republic opened at the end of last year, from the old owners of Locanda Veneta in mid-city. The location couldn’t be more different, from the Beverly Hills-adjacent Locanda Veneta to this spot across the street from Grand Central Market in…
Ikemen 123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St #108 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 1/28/13 Ikemen is the latest ramen chain to open up shop in Little Tokyo (following other notables Shin-Sen-Gumi and Men Oh Tokushima). Located in Weller Court (the plaza shared with super-spicy Orochon), it kind of replaces the recently-closed Chin-Ma-Ya. Ikemen’s first…
LudoBites 10 Gram & Papa’s 227 E 9th St Los Angeles, CA 90015 Dining date: 12/10/12 Last week LudoBites returned in its 10th incarnation, dubbed a sort of “Best Of” celebration bringing back many dishes from previous iterations of the pop-up. Adding to the hype, it was also announced that this would be the last…
Men Oh Tokushima 456 E 2nd St Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 10/9/12 Men Oh Tokushima is the latest Japanese ramen chain to hit Los Angeles. Like the gourmet pizza/cupcake/burger, these shops seem to be popping up everywhere. However, the Little Tokyo scene has been rather quiet, with the likes of Tsujita, Yamadaya and…
The Parish 840 S Spring St Los Angeles, CA 90015 Dining date: 10/5/12 The Parish is downtown’s newest gastropub (dubbed a modern English gastropub), opened a couple of months ago at the intersection of Spring and Main streets. The chef is Casey Lane, who made a name for himself at The Tasting Kitchen in Venice….
Return of Test Kitchen: Rocco DiSpirito 9575 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90035 Dining date: 10/1/12 It’s been almost two years since Test Kitchen ended its run, something that I thought was one of the most interesting things to happen to the LA dining scene in recent years. Quite frankly, I’ve kinda missed it….
Patina 141 S Grand Ave Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 8/23/12 Patina is one of those restaurants that seems like it’s been around forever and always will be. I first ate here on my 21st birthday; I don’t remember much specifically but I remember it being a good meal. Even though I’ve lived within…
Saturday Grand Tasting Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival 2012 L.A. Live 800 W. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90015 Dining date: 8/11/12 While this past weekend’s LA Food & Wine festival offered a host of options in its 40+ events, the ones that piqued my interest most were the tastings. Food is the centerpiece…