Tag: 2010
Hot Hot Sauce
Anyone who knows me knows I’m a hot-sauce freak! I’m the girl that asks a restaurant to bring out whatever it is they use in the kitchen...
Three Potato
Congratulations are in order (we guess?). Three Californians set a new record for TV viewing yesterday in Hollywood by watching 86 hours and six minutes of television—straight. They watched...
Toque Talk: A Chat With Laurent Quenioux on His Latest Gig
Vertical Wine Bistro has a doozy of a new chef in Laurent Quenioux, the man behind the radical Bistro LQ on Beverly and formerly of Pasadena’s Bistro K....
Wet Wonderland
Good news, Westsiders! You didn’t miss the tree lighting ceremony at Third Street Promenade while you were staying out of the rain last night. It was postponed due to...
Home Improvement
The do-gooders who run the Downtown Women’s Center have gotten well deserved new digs and they are having a parade to celebrate. On December 10th Mayor Villaraigosa, Councilwoman Jan...
And the Hosting Gig Goes to…
Today the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences confirmed that James Franco and Anne Hathaway will co-host the 83rd Academy Awards in March.We probably should have seen this...
Amuse Bouche: Jonathan Chi
Illustration by Jason Lee
Yes. One of the biggest customer bases for Chinese restaurants is the Jewish community. It’s not a myth—there is a real Christmas Day tradition for Jews...
High Stakes
I have not been poking into stores much lately . Like most people, I have pulled back, conscious of the high prices for daily necessities such as food and electricity...
High Times with Anna Nicole Smith
Multiple lovers, piles of pills, paternity tests. Take a courtside seat in the eye-popping trial that followed the former Playmate’s fatal overdose
Ozumo and Sonoma Wine Garden
Photograph by Lisa Romerein
Ozumo is the sort of spot you’d happily drop by to relax over a draft beer and a bite of hamachi collar with spicy ponzu. Massive...
