Shakey’s Culver City Flagship Reopens with a Reimagined Pizza Parlor Experience
Shakey’s Culver City flagship has reopened, unveiling a redesigned pizza parlor that blends vintage character, communal dining, and updated spaces for a new generation…
Oh My Darling: Sean Brock’s Hi-Fi Dining Experience in West Hollywood
Darling in West Hollywood: Greatness emerges when passion and creativity collide. SEAN BROCK’S EXPERIENCE at a listening lounge in Japan unleashed a new passion: He had noticed the connection between music and dining, how sounds and flavors together triggered memories. Now, one ponders the fascinating relationship of food, time and place when dining at his new…
Where to Celebrate Thanksgiving in Los Angeles 2025
Thanksgiving Weekend in Los Angeles arrives with its own rhythm—lighter traffic, cooler evenings and a city full of people balancing family time with the impulse to get out and move. It’s the rare long weekend where neighborhoods feel open again, museum lines shrink and holiday…
Hip And Hi-Fi: Sean Brock Opens Darling in West Hollywood
James Beard Award-winning chef Sean Brock launches Darling in the West Hollywood Design District, featuring a hi-fi listening lounge, daring cocktails, live-fire cooking, and a seasonal 12-item menu that includes Coho salmon, grilled bread, and a standout dry-aged steak burger…
Tartine Santa Monica Does Dinner: Where Fermentation Meets Romance
Tartine Santa Monica introduces dinner with its signature fermented pizza dough, salads, and savory plates served under the glow of string lights—a perfect spot for friends or a quiet date night…
Keeping the Fire Burning: Maple Block Meat Co. Marks 10 Years of Smoke, Community, and Celebration
The scent hits first—oak smoke and caramelized ribs curling through the air on a crisp October afternoon in Culver City. You follow the crowd toward Maple Block Meat Co., where picnic tables are being set, taps are flowing, and someone’s…
Georgia On My Mind
GEORGIAN CUISINE—NOT fried green tomatoes or peach cobbler but khachapuri and mtsvadi from the European republic of Georgia—is well worth discovering. Pasadena’s recently opened Deda (“mother” in Georgian), just a short walk from Pasadena Playhouse, provides a proper introduction…
Turmeric Glow & Wellness Shots: How Pressed × KORA Fortifies Your Fall
On Saturday, September 13, Venice’s Abbot Kinney awakened in golden light, the air humming with expectation. That morning, Pressed Juicery transformed its storefront into a wellness salon under open skies, hosting a curated event…
Santa Monica Muse
Chef Fardad Khayami’s Muse in Malibu blends French finesse with California freshness. The 35-seat Art Deco gem offers dishes like cherry tomato tart, brioche with Bordier butter, and Santa Barbara black cod—plus desserts by his brother, Nikdad…
éphémère: légume — Chef Ludo Lefebvre’s Fleeting Ode to Vegetables
Chef Ludo Lefebvre of Petit Trois unveils éphémère: légume, a five-night, all-vegetarian French tasting pop-up in Los Angeles, celebrating California’s seasonal bounty and the art of impermanence….