Smog City West, Salt & Lime + Southland Anniversary
If Smog City Brewing had a motto, it just might be “Here We Grow Again.” The Torrance based brewery from Laurie Porter and Jonathan Porter has a wood cellar across the industrial park from...
Snap Tin Eatery, Lagerville + The End of Beer Belly in K-Town
British beer and food are still undervalued here in the United States. Mostly because old ideas are sometimes hard to kick back to the dusty corners from which they sprang. Andy Black has been...
Rib Service Salted Pork Spare Ribs [CLOSED]
Korean-style pork spare ribs are not cut like other styles I’ve experienced. Thin wing-like flaps are kept attached during the butchering process, leaving a lot more surface area to pick up char on the...
Full Service Coffee Cappuccino [CLOSED]
Fill ‘er up no longer just applies to gas thanks to Full Service Coffee Co., a retooled 1940s service station that provides a far different type of fuel in Koreatown. The collaboration from business...
Here’s Looking At You Pork Chop Milanesa
Here’s Looking At You left the starting block like Usain Bolt for their new brunch service, which launched on Mother’s Day and instantly became my favorite breakfast and lunch mash-up in L.A. Chef Jonathan...
Here’s Looking At You Coconut Waffle
Mother’s Day took on added meaning with the birth of my daughter in April 2017. We weren’t ready to celebrate my wife’s first Mother’s Day in a restaurant setting right away, but made her...
