Food & Drink
The expansive poolside restaurant at Hotel Figueroa brings upscale Greek and other eastern Mediterranean flavors to Downtown such as bluefin tuna “dolmades,” various kinds of mezze, and wagyu souvlaki, and slow-cooked duck shawarma in a high-ceiling lounge-style dining room.
It will eventually expand to lunch service with signature bowls of ramen and hand rolls served all day and shareable Japanese-influenced comfort dishes like grilled skewers, tempura, chicken kaarage, and gyoza in the evenings.
Chef Raphael Francois partnered with wine professional Jordan Ogron and restaurateur Bill Chait back in June 2018, serving polished French bistro fare in a gorgeous, dimly lit space.
Her work delves into how digital culture shapes real-life dining trends, and examines the relationship between food and community as neighborhoods change.
He vlogged the entire process for his YouTube channel, showing viewers a “day in the life” of a line cook as he surgically trimmed away the pith and peel from an orange, skewered chicken thighs for negima yakitori, and precisely cut sheets of nori for hand rolls.
This menu is massive with house specials including birria de chivo, carne asada with grilled cactus, enchiladas, tortas, and of course, aguas frescas that vary every day.
After signing the lease in May, Vaughan-Ruiz and Richard fully gutted the room, refinished the original bar top, and then installed walnut columns and tabletops to emphasize the nearly 100-year-old building’s legacy.
Button Mash was absolutely slammed on my final visit to the beloved neighborhood spot days before its closure — packed to the rafters with rowdy Dodgers fans and “the Poltergeist FOMO crowd,” as owner Jordan Weiss jokingly called folks like me making a pilgrimage for chef Diego Argoti’s acclaimed chaotic cooking.
Walking Spanish, a modern Central American pop-up has begun a Sunday and Monday residency at Las Perlas in West Hollywood.
Tucked between a home goods store and Tex-Mex spot HomeState, the Thai restaurant’s sidewalk seating is perfectly secluded, shaded all day, and emanates charm.
The Heatmap has existed for nearly two decades to answer the age-old question: “What’s new and notable in Los Angeles?” Though the local dining scene has endured tremendous challenges over the past few years, the city’s spirit of breaking ground and exploring new cuisines continues with every month of openings.
Mr. T Cafe is in partnership with one of the world’s most accomplished French pastry chefs, Francois Daubinet, whose resume includes Paris’s Hôtel de Crillon, three-Michelin-starred Plaza Athénee, two-Michelin-starred Le Taillevent, and famed patisserie Fauchon.