A particularly delectable way to soak up the booze after a rowdy night out, the Ground Beef and Pickle Taco at Silver Lake's Malo (and now DTLA sib Mas Malo) is one of the restaurant's calling card dishes. Chef Robert Luna dishes with KCET's The Public Kitchen about the origins of this childhood favorite food, and explains how his beloved burger morphed into a beloved taco thanks to a tantrum and his mom's quick thinking. Bonus: He's sharing the recipe. more ›

If you've ever climbed the carpeted stairs to Downtown's favorite whiskey bar, 7 Grand, you may have wondered what was on the ground floor, and behind the wall to your left. For several years that space remained vacant, and only now has been restored, renovated, and re-purposed as an even more east-side sibling of Silver Lake's popular Malo restaurant. Built in the 1920s as a jewelry store, and home once upon a time to Clifton's Cafeteria's Silver Spoon, the space that is Mas Malo incorporates the original murals, vaulted and embellished ceilings, and jewelry display cases into its design. more ›

Wonder where all your favorite bartenders from Seven Grand, the downtown whiskey bar, have gone? more ›