Anti-Beer
By Sean Inman
In my journey through the world of craft beer, I have met many fine people. In fact, I would say the percentage of warm and friendly is higher in the microbrewed world then it most other industries. It seems the only negatives I hear are from people with an outdated or strictly college view of beer.
I recently attended a community meeting …
Taco Loco – Laguna Beach, CA – August 28, 2010
My first encounter with Taco Loco was in the summer of 1996. My weeks involved film classes at UCLA and an internship in Mayor Riordan’s Press Department at City Hall. Weekends were my time to explore Southern California. My brother visited town and we took what was supposed to be an overnight trip to Palm Springs. However, after taking the tram to the top of …
Dose of Vitamin P: Com Tam Tran Quy Cap Bun Cha Ha Noi
It isn’t the first time this has happened, but last Friday, due to a lack of recognition involving foreign words, my hunt for new tastes led me to a restaurant that I’d already visited. My first experience at Com Tam Tran Quy Cap wasn’t especially good, and if we had more time, I would have rerouted to a different restaurant, but we stayed, and ended …
Dat Thanh – Westminster, CA – August 28, 2010
Little Saigon’s depth and breadth continues to astound me. Dozens of trips have already yielded plenty of terrific meals. However, driving down streets like Brookhurst, Bolsa and Westminster makes it increasingly clear that there are still countless restaurants to explore. Sometimes, it can be hard to know where to turn next. Thankfully, there are local resources like OC Weekly food writer Dave Lieberman, who turned …
Naked Lunch – San Francisco, CA – August 21, 2010
Advice from a local expert once again paid dividends as Ryan Stern, Managing Director of Foodbuzz, led us to Naked Lunch, an inspired market-driven sandwich shop that occupies the southeast corner of Enrico’s from Tuesday through Saturday. Check that, Naked Lunch occupies 504 Broadway through the end of lunch, at which point the proprietors cede the North Beach space back to Enrico’s in time for …
Favorite Posts From August 23 – 29, 2010
Here are links to some of the more interesting posts from L.A. food writers over the last week:
Deep End Dining
On August 27, Deep End Dining founder Eddie reports on his first pop-up in a post titled Popping my Pop-Up Restaurant Cherry with A Razor, A Shiny Knife & Room Forty. The Variety Building on the Miracle Mile, sharing insights about “beautiful women in slinky …
