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Spicy Beer

Ballast Point Habanero Sculpin IPA

How fitting that “Ring of Fire” would start playing at The Glendale Tap after my pint of Habanero Sculpin hit the table. The well-balanced, citrus-forward, hop-backed IPA from Ballast Point received an added jolt...
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Kebabs Los Angeles

Corner Cuisine Pork Kebab Plate [CLOSED]

It was only Day 8 at Corner Cuisine, an Armenian restaurant from Yerevan native Jack Amirian in the former Glendale home of Red Top Burger, and the owner was already confident. When he handed...
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Restaurant Los Angeles

Original Kabob Factory: Turn Don’t Burn in Glendale [MOVED]

Garnik “Nick” Mouradian, the “heir to the throne” of a kabob empire that dates to 1940s Yerevan, resurfaced in California in the early ’70s and has taken many forms since then. According to OKF’s...
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Craft Beer Los Angeles

Taps are Flowing in Glendale

When I first moved to Glendale from Oregon, it may as well have been a dry city for all the good beer you could find. Red Carpet Liquors held down the fort (and still...
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Craft Beer Los Angeles

A “Whole” Lotta Craft Beer

One of my craft beer assignments for a past Brew & You column was the directive to get to know your beer seller, wherever you buy beer. I finally decided to follow my own...
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Bartender Los Angeles

Aidan Demarest Keeps Cocktails Neat in Glendale

Last year, Aidan Demarest, the Boston born showman who’s run bars at Seven Grand, The Edison, First & Hope and The Spare Room, discussed remaining growth areas in L.A. He said, “The suburbs have...
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