Mh Zh Branzino [CLOSED]
Chalk it up to lousy timing. When I lived in Silver Lake from 2006-2010, finding good food in the neighborhood was a struggle. Sadly, Silver Lakers were still many years away from standouts like...
APL Restaurant Bacon [CLOSED]
Adam Perry Lang pivoted from smoking barbecue on Jimmy Kimmel’s backlot to broiling dry-aged steaks at his hotly anticipated APL Restaurant in Hollywood. Don’t worry, serving stupendous meat is still very much his core...
Makani Braised Lengua [CLOSED]
Makani Gerardi flipped the Venice branch of her Pono Burger concept into Makani, a modern Korean-influenced restaurant that no longer has a burger on the menu, and instead features creative cooking from up-and-coming chef...
Cafe Vietnam Truck Pork Belly Rice Bowl [CLOSED]
Food trucks are far too often moving targets. I’ve shown up at different locations during appointed times posted on social media, only to get ghosted. Thankfully, Cafe Vietnam Truck has proven to be reliable...
Paley 60/40 [CLOSED]
Frank Eppperson is credited with creating the popsicle, and more than a century ago, this culinary visionary also invented the creamsicle by shrouding vanilla ice cream with frozen fruit juice…on a stick. Paley honors...
Ramen Joint Mazemen [CLOSED]
Jimin Kim has turned The Ramen Joint into a go-to dining option on a Westchester side street. I previously enjoyed his surprisingly light shoyu tonkotsu ramen, but now consider The Ramen Joint’s limited edition...
