Food + Drink
Inside Vitello’s: Italian Comfort Food, Live Jazz and a Hidden Speakeasy
The neighborhood restaurant pairs comforting Italian cooking with live jazz, a Rat Pack-inspired lounge and a hidden speakeasy behind a bookshelf. On Tujunga Avenue, dinner can begin with garlic knots and house-made meatballs…
Tiki Kai Brings an Island Escape to Hermosa Beach
Steps from the sand, the South Bay’s immersive tiki restaurant pairs one of the area’s most striking dining rooms with weekend brunch, weekday lunch and rum-driven cocktails. A 14-foot tiki mask with glowing red eyes stands…
Beyond Aperol: Bar Avoja Reimagines the Summer Spritz
For International Spritz Day on Aug. 1, Evan Funke’s hidden Hollywood lounge explores the cocktail’s range through bergamot, grapefruit, limoncello and peach. Los Angeles in August asks two things of a cocktail: keep it cold and…
Melons & Mahjong Brings a Taste of Summer to ROW DTLA
Fresh fruit and friendly competition share the table at Melons & Mahjong, a summer gathering hosted by LA Mahjong League and Weiser Family Farms. Taking place Thursday, July 23, at ROW DTLA, the event pairs a curated melon tasting…
SmorgasJOON Celebrates Iranian Angeleno Culture at ROW DTLA
The aromas of saffron, grilled kabobs and Persian pastries will fill ROW DTLA when SmorgasJOON returns Sunday, July 26. Presented by Farhang Foundation and Smorgasburg Los Angeles, the free, one-day festival celebrates the food…
Wife and the Somm Celebrates California’s Summer Harvest With a Limited-Time Supper Series
For twelve nights in July, Wife and the Somm is turning Southern California’s peak-season produce into a three-course dinner built for lingering evenings, chilled wine and a table full of people who know summer does not last forever. The Glassell Park restaurant will introduce its “Supper Series: Simplicity of Summer” from…