Forget the freezer - Enjoy a fresh new take on Vietnamese fare
How fresh is the Vietnamese cuisine at The District by Hannah An? Let’s put it this way: the restaurant doesn’t have a walk-in freezer. Sure, there’s a small freezer for ice cream, but everything...
View ArticleTempting terroir - Relish lofty fare with earthy ingredients at Aestus
Right about now, we’re having serious Aestus envy. We’re jealous of the residents of Santa Monica’s Arezzo building, who can simply slip downstairs to dine at this new restaurant, where the...
View ArticleCold rush - Scratch your dessert itch (healthfully) with Pressed Juicery's...
Our mom always told us that if we ate our veggies, we could have dessert. But what if we told you that if you ate dessert, you could have your veggies? Pressed Juicery has totally flipped the script on...
View ArticleClean habits: Akasha Richmond - A yoga-loving restaurateur's healthy go-tos
Akasha Richmond has been a personal chef to the stars and a celebrated restaurateur with her eponymous Akasha in Culver City. But when she first came to L.A., it was to study yoga, not food...
View ArticleThe veg table - Feast on plant-based comfort food at this appropriately named...
A vegetarian for more than 20 years, chef Jerry Yu admits to a bit of meat-free blasphemy: “I do not crave salads,” he says. At Vegetable, his new—and yes, vegetarian—restaurant in Studio City, Yu does...
View ArticleClean habits: Moby - How the multi-platinum musician stays healthy
Singer-songwriter Moby has worn many hats throughout his career: DJ, photographer, book editor and now, Los Angeles restaurateur. Later this summer, the LA resident will be opening Little Pine—a vegan...
View ArticleHome sweet home - Chomp on locally sourced salads at Sweetgreen
Sweetgreen—the hip-‘n’-healthy East Coast salad spot—has finally arrived in Los Angeles. Inevitable corporate expansion? Nope. More like a homecoming. Nathaniel Ru and Jonathan Neman, both Los Angeles...
View ArticleFijian voyage - Journey from South Pacific to Southeast Asian flavors at E.P....
Ah, Fiji. Unreal beaches, lush tropical forests, and ridiculously healthy cuisine. The archipelago’s traditional staples include local seafood, fresh coconut milk, nutrient-dense taro leaves and root...
View ArticleSee salt … - ... in the making at Terranea Resort's sea salt conservatory
So you know that vast ocean sitting right next to us? Yeah, the Pacific. It won’t solve our drought problems, unfortunately, but thanks to chef Bernard Ibarra of Terranea Resort, it can satisfy our...
View ArticleDiner 2.0 - Ingo's takes the "grease" out of "greasy spoon"
There’s a reason that American diners have been nicknamed “greasy spoons” for nearly a century. Burgers and shakes, fried eggs and bacon … you know the drill. But sometimes nothing beats sliding into a...
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