Inside the L.A. Chef After Party
When the last table clears, the cooks head out—to decompress, to eat, to get drunk. Photographer Andrea Bricco followed some of L.A.’s top chefs through one evening’s post-shift adventures in West...
View ArticleWhat to Drink at Terrine, Opening Soon
There’s a quiet cocktail movement wending its way through all the new bar programs in L.A. One where all the fresh juices, barrel-aged what-have-you, housemade everything are stripped away to bring...
View ArticleKris Morningstar Creates a California Brasserie at Terrine, Opening This Week
“The idea is, really, what would a brasserie look like if it originated in California but with a nod, of course, to the true French origins,” Kris Morningstar says of Terrine, the former Ray’s &...
View ArticleWhere to Eat Now: Power-Ranking New L.A. Restaurants, 12/12
Each Friday, the Digest surveys the burgeoning L.A. restaurant scene and compiles this (highly unscientific) list of the most hyped and heralded restaurants in town this instant. Whether old or new,...
View ArticleWhere to Eat Now: Power-Ranking New L.A. Restaurants, 12/19
Each Friday, the Digest surveys the burgeoning L.A. restaurant scene and compile this (highly unscientific) list of the most hyped and heralded restaurants in town this instant. Whether old or new, big...
View ArticleTop 20: Cheers to 2014’s Most Memorable Cocktails
2014 was such a blur, mostly because it was an unbelievable year for drinking, what with all the high-caliber cocktail spots that opened like The Chestnut Club, Melrose Umbrella Co., and Grandpa...
View ArticleWhere to Eat Now: Power-Ranking New L.A. Restaurants, 12/26
Each Friday, the Digest surveys the burgeoning L.A. restaurant scene and compile this (highly unscientific) list of the most hyped and heralded restaurants in town this instant. Whether old or new, big...
View ArticleThe Hot List: How L.A. Does Hot Toddies
Although Los Angeles is currently “suffering” from 80-degree weather, we still like cozying up to fireplaces and hot cocktails because, hey, that’s what we’re supposed to do during winter, right? Good...
View ArticleFoie Your Consideration: Chefs Rejoice and Make Their Foie Gras Orders
It didn’t take L.A.’s chefs long to start re-planning their menus after today’s momentous news that selling foie gras is legal again in California. “We are really excited to be given the opportunity to...
View ArticleGolden Globes Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Look for the Stars
It’s awards season, which means the stars will be out all over L.A.–well, at least in and around Beverly Hills and on the Sunset Strip. A-listers have to (pretend to) eat somewhere, after all, and the...
View ArticleCocktail Couture: Drink in These Dresses from the 2015 Golden Globes
How fun was it watching the red carpet of the 2015 Golden Globes? So many gorgeous fashions to drool over, from Jennifer Lopez’s super sexy sheer caftan Zuhair Murad dress to the adorable Emma Stone’s...
View ArticleTerrine Serves Long-Weekend Brunch
Lazing the afternoon away on a sunny patio is indulgent. Add a menu of dishes dreamed up by Kris Morningstar paired with a cocktail or two, and you’re in for real luxury. That’s what happening at...
View ArticleA Load of Croque: Six Croque Madames We Love
While it seems chicken and waffles are the hot brunch dish of the moment, I want to give a shout-out to my personal favorite way to fortify a stomach for day drinking or soothe a hangover: the croque...
View ArticleRicardo Zarate Has a Secret About Cochon 555
It’s been a little while since we heard from chef Ricardo Zarate, but he’ll be back in the spotlight when he competes at Cochon 555 at the Viceroy Santa Monica on March 29. When we ask Zarate what he’s...
View ArticleCoachella 2015 Munchies Guide: Everywhere to Eat and Drink During the Fest
At the 2014 Coachella music festival, the most buzzed-about headliner wasn’t OutKast or even Beck but the elevated food lineup that debuted, boasting restaurants like Baco Mercat and Night + Market,...
View ArticleMenu Preview: DineLA Launches New Happy Hour Week
DineLA’s Restaurant Weeks have been so successful with food lovers on a budget that now the marketing program by the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board and American Express is trying a...
View ArticleRepublique’s Walter Manzke Has a Pig Day and Wins Cochon 555
Walter Manzke appears to be unstoppable. The chef, whose Republique was named Best New Restaurant of 2014 by Los Angeles magazine, bested a strong field in the Cochon 555 nose-to-tail heritage-pig...
View ArticleThe Five Best Things We Ate at Coachella
This past weekend, tens of thousands of people descended upon Indio, California, to watch music, show off new Forever 21 purchases, see a caterpillar turn into a butterfly (sorry…forgot to say “spoiler...
View ArticleMartini Madness on Terrine’s New Late-Night Bar Menu
Terrine is starting its new after-hours menu next Monday during dineLA’s inaugural Happy Hour Week. The menu, available from 9 to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and...
View ArticleHave a Spring Fling with These Cocktails
In L.A., it’s easy to become jaded about the weather. 72 degrees and sunny. Again?! But good news is, what our bartenders are creating for spring will have you celebrating the sunny days again like a...
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