Salt’s Cure 2 x 2 x 2
When Chris Phelps, Zak Walters and I first met in March, it was clear that they had noble plans for Salt’s Cure, their West Hollywood butcher shop and café. They spoke of humanely-raised, impeccably-sourced...
Canele: Brunching in Atwater Village? What a Pain (Perdu) [CLOSED]
Back in the days when I was actually well rounded, one of my favorite things to do was grab the Sunday paper and settle into a table at a nearby café for brunch. Lazy...
Blogging and Brunch at Allston Yacht Club [CLOSED]
Allston Yacht Club owners Bill DiDonna and Charles Kelly recently started blogging on the Huffington Post, titling their column “Adventures in the Restaurant Business.” Their initial entry discusses the “simmering bubble of boredom” that...
FIG Delivers “Kegs & Eggs” (and bacon cocktails) to Santa Monica
FIG, the market-driven restaurant in the core of the Fairmont Miramar Hotel, recently added breakfast and lunch. At Taste of the Nation, chef Ray Garcia described brunch, which debuted on Father’s Day and begins...
The Bazaar (Brunch): Breaking Savory Spanish Ground [CLOSED]
José Andrés is working to redefine the way Angelenos view restaurant dining. At SLS Hotel, The Bazaar is a multifaceted gastronomic pleasure palace that’s pretty much unrivaled in terms of variety, theater and innovation....
Craftbar (Brunch): Ready, Set, Birthday in Tom Colicchio’s Basement [CLOSED]
Getting sent to the basement to eat sounds like some sort of punishment, but at the Craftbar brunch to help celebrate my stepmother’s 50th birthday, it turned out to be a reward. For once,...
