Gwen, the meaty, wood-fired spectacle from world-renowned chef Curtis Stone and brother Luke, takes on a very different tone by day. Tantalizing pastries line the counter near a St. ALi coffee bar, and an...
Hermosa Beach is more or less a frat boy finishing school, particularly around the pier, and most of the food is interchangeable with what you’d find in the touristy part of Hollywood, but every...
Branding matters. Ever since I saw a retired trolley driving down on the road advertising Crispy Cuban sandwiches, I swore that I would one day eat one of their Cubanos. I finally caught up...
Did you know Encino houses the “Little Italy of the Valley”? Probably not, since the motto applies to a single storefront: Domingo’s Italian Deli. Phyllis Domingo and husband Frank founded Domingo’s in 1948 and...
We’re living in a hamburger golden age, with plenty of L.A.’s leading culinary heavyweights rolling out deluxe hamburgers. Fundamental LA, the five-year-old Westwood restaurant from childhood buddies (and fellow Cal Bears) Woogene Lee and...
When is a burger not a burger? At The Oinkster in Eagle Rock, December’s Burger of the Month was actually a Cuban-inspired sandwich, but I can forgive the misnomer considering the Medianoche from chef...