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Gardena is a paradise for finding under-the-radar food gems for less.Listen 17:14 -
Chinatown has historically served as a home base for various immigrant groups, offering multiple types of cuisine for around ten bucks. -
Inglewood is up to lots of good these days for excellent eats, ranging from regional Mexican dishes to bare-bones Jamaican takeout and, of course, hot wings to call home about.
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When you "check in" to Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles, you know co-owner Chef Mario Batali is in the house when his orange crocs are on the wall by the door. Now, when you are in the house at the Mozza restaurants, the house will know you are there if you check in on Foursquare, and you can get a badge and some specials for your technological tendencies. "Having just joined Foursquare myself this... -
No doubt you already knew this, but today is Margarita Day! As a nation, we don't get it off from work (although we here at LAist think it's at least as important as President's Day), but it's still a good excuse to go out after work and find the best tequila-and-lime-based beverages in town. Here's our guide to the margarita guides, to help you in your journey: -
For many of us, it's hard to pick where to go for a meal out. So how about when you pick a place, and can't find it? Even in this era of search engine ingenuity, a plainly-named restaurant may have to rely more on word of mouth than the virtual vortex of online information. This is the impetus behind a fun piece on Squid Ink today called "Top 5 Least-Google-Friendly L.A. Restaurants." As in,... -
Four Los Angeles chefs are among those in the running to be named "Food & Wine's The People's Best New Chef 2011." Determined by the public's vote from regional lists of nominees, the honors have been bestowed on rising kitchen talent by the popular magazine since 1998. The innovative chefs hailing from Los Angeles are Mo Chica's Ricardo Zarate, The Laxy Ox Canteen's Josef Centeno, Beechwood's Jamie Lauren, and Tasting Kitchen's Casey Lane. Lane's... -
SK's Malaysian Chicken Curry, served with glass noodles (Lindsay William-Ross/LAist) We aren't shy about being fans of Downtown's Starry Kitchen, and next week is their one-year anniversary for going legit and opening up shop at the California Plaza. Midtown Lunch has the details about a fun week-long lunch promo next week that puts the power in the fans' hands. Each weekday will feature a popular menu item from the past year. Up for consideration... -
Following the recent departure of Chef David LeFevre, Downtown's perennial dining favorite the Water Grill has named Amanda Baumgarten the restaurant's new Executive Chef. Baumgarten, already in the kitchen as the seafood restaurant's sous chef, gained attention as one of the Chef-testants on the 7th season of the Bravo series Top Chef. She emerged victorious in her bid for the job at the Water Grill from a batch of national contenders. Her previous gigs...
