Culver City: With sister locations in Atwater Village and San Francisco, Bigfoot West finally preps for an entrance into Culver City nightlife. The 2,000-square foot bar located at 10939 Venice Blvd. (old Rae’s space) will specialize in “high-end spirits,” specifically unique scotches and North American Bourbons, plus rare Belgian and German beers
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Apt 1 – Cobble Hill Carroll Gardens Brooklyn Dinner Party Weekly Dinner Event At @ Element Natural healing Arts Where: 518 Henry St Brooklyn How Much: $45 When: 8PM Wine?: BYOB Please call to make a reservation 718 8554850 Hey! Are you not loving this incredible summer weather in NY? Under a fading golden sunset cooled by a gentle summer breeze, my friends and I enjoyed an incredible candlelight dinner party last Friday atop the relaxing roof deck of the Element Natural Healing Arts center in Cobble Hill
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Apt 1 – Cobble Hill Carroll Gardens Brooklyn Dinner Party
CULVER CITY — French Laundry vet Jamie Cantor has added a small lunch menu to her homey bakery, Platine Sweets & Savories . Starting this week, the bakery offers simple grab ‘n’ go sandwiches like Heirloom Tomatoes, Mozzarella & Basil on Pretzel Bread, and Baby Pretzel Rolls stuffed with Turkey, Arugula and Cranberry Chutney. Call ahead for curbside service; Tues – Fri, 10a – 6p and Sat 10a – 4p.
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EaterWire: Platine Adds Sandwiches to Menu, Tweet Crawl Tomorrow on Sunset
After missing a ‘Watch due to last week’s holiday, we are back with more fun. You see them eating and they don’t care if they see you. Want to submit an item for the StarWatch ?
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StarWatch: Knoxville at Baby Blues, Sang Yoon plus Reba McEntire at Breadbar, Rick Fox back at RockSugar, MORE!
Pig’s ears are the hot topic today as Jonathan Gold’s tackles downtown new(ish)comer Church & State , declaring chef Walter Manzke’s pig’s ears the best he has ever tried. But the restaurant didn’t start off with high accolades. Headed by the original chef “the food was predictably less accomplished than the vibe,” but since Manzke took over the kitchen, the “artists’ brasserie” has become an establishment that, for one, SIV gave a three-star review in March
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Wagyu Beef and Shrimp Tempura roll with melted Gruyre and garlic sauce $30 If you are a fan of the Iron Chef series, then the mention of Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto might conjure up images of fantastic Japanese creations which his critics would say is not Japanese at all. This is the paradox. Chef Morimoto , the man responsible for the highly acclaimed Nobu Restaurant in New York who plays the role of Iron Chef Japan is supposed to represent Japanese cuisine but he always comes up with creations so bizarre that some might question its “Japaneseness”
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Zento Contemporary Japanese Restaurant: Want to take on Iron Chef Morimoto?
CULVER CITY — LAist shoots the breeze with Ben Ford of Ford’s Filling Station , discussing the ins and outs of his seasonal menus and why he digs farmers markets. [LAist] MID-CITY — On the heels of its 75th anniversary, The Original Farmers Market by 3rd and Fairfax will host Taste of Farmers Market on July 14
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EaterWire: Interview with Cheffy Ben Ford, Taste of Farmers Market, Maynard James Keenan at Palate
From the people behind Luna Park comes a new sports bar venture in Studio City called Henry’s Hat . Scheduled to open on Thursday in the old Minibar space across from Universal CityWalk, HH will feature American “farm-fresh” (in some cases) fare plus a mix of craft and non-craft beers and the requisite cocktail assortment. As for the space, expect a somewhat antiquated look with a mahogany bar (over right), exposed brick walls and vintage sofas, plus the modern update: 15 40-50in flatscreens plus one big boy, a 5ft x 5ft projection-screen.
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Post-Plywood Report: Henry’s Hat
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Mozza 2Go debriefing took place last Wednesday, but below and above are some additional images and musings making the rounds: Reservation For Three dug the tuna panini, LAist reminds us to check out the homemade recycled cooking grease soap, Localism extrapolates a bit on the pizzeria’s green initiatives, Gastrokid shares some food porn plus a few interior shots, and of course Daily Candy was aboard the bandwagon with the usual banter. How was your experience
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Post Plywood Roundup: Mozza 2Go
by Guest Market Bloggers Matt & Lindsay It was bright and early on the first day of summer when we decided to visit the Downsview Farmers Market to quench our desire for fresh Ontario fruits and veggies. We made sure we had our camera, cash to avoid those nasty ABM service charges, and our reusable bags to carry all the glorious bounty we were about to acquire. As we pulled up on the large building our expectations were high for some local organic goodies.
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Downsview Park Merchants Farmers Market
Greetings! This time round it is all about summer – BBQs, vacation and a wonderful opportunity to taste the world on your stay-cation. Hope you are enjoying the season … White Wine 683847 Ravenswood Vintners Blend Chardonnay 2007 (California) $16.95 Well rounded Cali Chard big on mango, peach some citrus and toasty oak flavours.
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Vintages Value List – Saturday July 4, 2009 Release
Earlier this week, Eater LA posted the contents of an email tip purporting to detail behind-the-scenes doings at the restaurant The Must . We ran this tip without contacting the owners of the restaurant, who have since refuted the tip in its entirety. We apologize to the owners of the restaurant, and our readers, for not investigating our source’s claims before airing them on the site.
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The Matter of The Must: Owners’ Response & Our Apology
According to Jonathan Gold, the “it” dish of the moment is pescado Zarandeado aka snook fish, and is apparently quite hard to find in the US. In LA the fish is brought in weekly from Mexico at Mariscos La Chente on the Westside, where they serve it “butterflied, lathered with oil, garlic and spices, fixed into a kind of wire basket, and placed over a hot fire.” Once cooked, the fish is served alongside “hot tortillas, limes and an umami-rich marmalade of onions,” resulting in what Gold describes as a ” bone-intensive but sublime” meal. Other greatest hits include the “wonderful” cocktails of shrimp and fresh octopus, and the “shrimp cucaracha, fried with appendages and head intact.” [LAW]
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Crystal pacific grouper dumpling If you ever need to find a place to impress your future mother-in-law and pop the question to your future father-in-law, then bringing them to Cherry Gardens for Dim Sum might make it a bit more difficult for them to say no. Afterall, a future son-in-law who is willing to splurge over $100 just for ONE dim sum dish can’t be all bad, especially if he has just started on a new job after completing NS
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Cherry Gardens: Dim Sum for that special occasion
CYBER WORLD — Join foodie author Michael Pollan tomorrow from 3-6p on Facebook for a live chat to discuss his participation in Food, Inc . Option #2, share your queries via Twitter . [EaterWire] VENICE — Rustic Italian staple Piccolo on Dudley plans to expand into a space next door and almost double its dining area
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EaterWire: Michael Pollan on Facebook, Piccolo Expands, Lunch at Westside Tavern
Let’s Be Frank at last weekend’s Dwell on Design event. [Photo: Flickr/ current events ] · Mark Bittman Recipe Pulled For Fear of Botulism [EMD] · Dress Like A Cow, Get Free Meal at Chick-fil-A [OCR] · ‘Organic’ Does Not Necessarily Equal Quality [LAT] · More Regulation Needed for Cookie Dough [TA] · Preggatinis: Mixology for the Mom-to-Be [TLM] · Video: Audrina Patridge’s Burger Commercial for Carl’s Jr. [AHT]
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Whether you’ll be at the cottage, watching waterfront fireworks or just barbecuing in the backyard, it’s time to hit the LCBO to stock up for tomorrow’s Canada Day celebrations. To help you out with your shopping list, we decided to whip together a list of: 6 Great Canada Day Drinks: Bloody Caesar – a truly Canadian drink. Invented in Calgary in 1969 (!) by Walter Chell , and then perpetuated in 2002 by Mott’s designing pre-mixed Clamato juice just for this purpose.
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What To Drink On Canada Day
Mdm Leong, 80 , founder, owner and operator of Nam Seng Usually I would put the photo of a dish as my first picture, but as I started to write this post, I began to feel that this story is more about Madam Leong rather than the Wanton Mee which she has been dishing out since 1959. At 80 years of age, I think she is the oldest working hawker that I have met
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Nam Seng Wanton Mee: Is This Singapore’s Oldest Hawker Legend?
Döner makes you Schöner? New Turkish Döner Williamsburg Brooklyn NY 191 Bedford Ave ? (Next door to Bagelsmith @ N7th St) Brooklyn NY In Jan, when I visited Gisa in Germany I remember eating at a Turkish Kebab place with a funny sidewalk sign that read: “Döner makes you Schöner” (lamb kebabs make you pretty).
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Döner makes you Schöner? New Turkish Döner Williamsburg Brooklyn NY
DOWNTOWN — It’s just about time for AltaMed Health Services’ Fourth Annual East LA Meets Napa par-tay, which will showcase local Latin cuisine plus vino from Latin-owned wineries in Napa. On July 10 Union Station shall serve at the backdrop for over 40 food and wine purveyors like Frida Restaurant , Palate Food & Wine (?), and Rivera , to display their wares.
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EaterWire: East LA Meets Napa, Testing Vegan Restaurants, Tommy Pastrami Opens Downtown, MORE