A CENTURY OF MEXICAN FOOD HISTORY / 90-year-old Ron Salisbury is overseeing the 100th anniversary of El Cholo restaurant
Ron Salisbury wakes up every morning and, like millions of others, he heads for work. That’s where the similarity ends. Ron is 90 years old. That puts him among the oldest one-half of one percent of the people in the United States. Then there’s the matter of where Ron... Read More
WHERE TO EAT IN L.A. / what our readers have to say
By Larry Levine – Ask 10 people in to name their favorite restaurant for a celebration dinner and you’ll get at least 20 recommendations. Big city or small town, west coast, east coast or in the middle, people everywhere will be passionate about the places they like... Read MoreLET’S TALK DELI / stop claiming what’s new is old
By Larry Levine – Let’s talk deli – Jewish deli. It will be a discussion inspired by the latest edition of Bon Appetit. The cover of the September issue touts: “Holy pastrami. The Jewish deli is back.” That’s more than enough to pique my curiosity and send me... Read More37 QUINTESSENTIAL RESTAURANTS FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA
By Larry Levine – What is the quintessential restaurant in San Francisco? How about Los Angeles? Sacramento? San Diego? New York? Chicago? Boston? We put those questions to the co-hosts of our sister web site – www.atLarrys.com, where we do restaurant... Read More
IT STARTED WITH TAPAS / how small plates swept the nation
By Larry Levine – It started with tapas. About 10 or 11 years ago the Spanish appetizers hit the shores of the U.S. in a big way and quickly spread across the nation. First it was a spate of tapas restaurants. They did so well that other restaurants felt pressure to... Read More
MUSSO AND FRANK GRILL – Where history meets the future in Hollwyood
By Larry Levine – It began innocently enough: Jennifer and I had dinner at Musso and Frank Grill in Hollywood a few months ago. When we got home, I informed my facebook friends of the latest wonderful meal we just had at this legendary restaurant. It quickly... Read More
PHILIPPE vs. COLE’S – A Down Town French Dip Showdown
By Larry Levine – Los Angeles gets a bad rap when it comes to preservation of historical icons. The locals bring it on themselves with their crusades for landmark status for the original golden arches or the oldest remaining Bob’s Big Boy restaurant. On the... Read More
TIME TRAVELING IN LOS ANGELES – He took us 150 years in four blocks in San Francisco; Now it’s 90 years in just seconds in L.A.
By Larry Sheingold – There’s a time machine in downtown Los Angeles. It’s called Angels Flight – the world’s shortest railway. This restored relic now travels 90 years in less than a minute. L.A.’s rapid transit between Nouveau and Oldvo. You board in Bunker... Read More
A View from Two Coasts
By Larry Levine What do the River Café in Brooklyn and the Lobster, 1 Pico and Catch in Santa Monica have in common? All three defy the old adage about the impossibility of getting good food and a good view at the same place by the water’s edge. The River Café is in... Read More
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