George Abou-Daoud is the owner of a string of restaurants that stretch from Hollywood to the Fairfax District — and a critic of restaurant critics. After panning the Rosewood Tavern (and just ahead of the opening of Township Americana Kitchen & Saloon), LA Weekly caught up with Abou-Daoud for a Q&A. They talked about his restaurants and how he thinks restaurant criticism should work. more ›

There's a new multi-faceted food destination now open in Hollywood. The Mercantile comes from the business mind of relocated New Yorker George Abou-Daoud (Bowery, Mission Cantina and Delancey), who describes the restaurant as "equal parts gourmet marketplace, daytime café and nighttime wine bar." In the kitchen is Chef Kris Morningstar, most recently of DTLA's Casa, who helped the modern Mexican eatery get on its feet before announcing an amicable split calculated to prep him for his new gig in Hollywood. more ›