Cento Pasta Bar began as a Downtown Los Angeles pasta pop-up by chef Avner Levi, a former pasta cook from Bestia, more than 10 years ago. Its West Adams location opened in 2021, where Cento has remained a destination for fresh noodles and vibey date nights, even expanding with a gallery-like, Neptunian raw bar next door. As the restaurant name suggests, the star of the menu is undeniably pasta;
Each year restaurants and bars across the country are set abuzz when the James Beard Foundation announces the top chefs, restaurateurs and beverage professionals in the running for its coveted awards. The semifinalists, announced today, are the first announcement in a string of them, and Los Angeles-area restaurants and individuals racked up two dozen nods. Of these semifinalists, the nominees will be announced March 31, while the winners will be announced and awarded at a June 15 ceremony held at Chicago's Lyric Opera.
The co-owner of Kin Dee and Four Bowls Catering chats about moving to Ireland from South Africa - and why his new restaurant will be keeping it simple
It is a side dish that has main-character energy. Think about it. You put bacon in ice-cream and it is the bacon that sings. You use candied bacon as a cocktail garnish, and suddenly that is all anyone's talking about. But, while all bacon is great, some bacon is just greater than others. If you disagree, try some Chinese-style bacon called Lap Yuk or La Rou.
The thing that makes McDonald's Filet-O-Fish special is that it's always been about ingenuity. When franchisee Lou Groen first presented the idea to corporate in 1961, it was to cater to locals in his predominantly Catholic area. Every Friday during Lent, they'd abstain from eating meat, and so Groen responded to this challenge by coming up with a simple fish sandwich.
Traveller check into hotels for easy access to historical Mayan sites and the cenotes beyond, with ambles through colourful squares and late, balmy nights digesting feasts over tequila tipples. Between cultural excursions and natural wonders, however, there's much to be said for the artisans in these parts. From crafted perfumes to handmade chocolates, these are the gifts and trinkets to make space for in your luggage.
A few weeks ago, we covered how damaging the Google Search results were for recipe publishers and bloggers. It was nicknamed Frankenstein recipes because it would take pieces of these recipes from bloggers, mash them together and ruin them, all while also mentioning the brand name - hurting the brand. Well, Google may be rolling out a fix or adjustment to those results, by bringing back the recipe carousel results and removing or pushing down the AI Overview section for many recipe queries.
Dunder pit? This is the one of the most distinctive features of traditional Jamaican rum, a style exemplified by Hampden, which has been in operation since 1753. You typically make rum by fermenting molasses and/or sugar cane juice into an alcoholic wash, then distil that into a potent liquor, but local distillers developed several strategies to oomph up the flavour.
Los Angeles is one of the greatest food cities in the world, but making any kind of dent in trying its sprawling offerings - from world-class tacos to Korean barbecue to innovative California cuisine - can feel like a Sisyphean task. There's never a shortage of new places, surprise closings have become the norm, and more harrowingly, prices keep climbing with no ceiling in sight.
Often called 'nonna-stalgia,' this cozy trend encourages diners to step out of their fast-paced lives for old-fashioned, slow-cooked family recipes made with simple ingredients - often served on charmingly mismatched dinnerware in warm settings that remind them of simpler times,
This HellaFunny comedy show takes place at the just-opened Mesa Maguey, an upscale agave bar and Oaxacan restaurant that's a perfect date-night spot with lots of delicious plates around $20 and under. Mesa Maguey, a contemporary agave bar and Oaxacan kitchen, has recently taken over the former Copper Spoon space in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood. Known for its mezcal cocktails and happy hour specials, the restaurant offers a menu featuring dishes like mole, tacos, enchiladas, soups, and ceviche.
For starters, there was the physical and mental toll of running a restaurant for 10 years. It was a good run, but my body's all messed up now, he said. I realized that I was sort of sacrificing my health and well-being for the sake of the business. And I really want to spend more time with my son. This opportunity came along, and it was a really hard decision to make.
The Hot Chicken Burger from 20ft particularly 'wowed' the panel. As well as tender double-fried chicken thighs, the burger contains habanero hot honey mayo, pickles, vinegar slaw, and the restaurant's signature spice blend and hot sauce. All of this comes in between two soft sesame buns.
The fast-casual, takeout/delivery-only restaurant's NYC debut is set for Flatiron at 20 East 20th Street, near Broadway, sometime in the summer. Goop Kitchen's Sweetgreens-esque menu is similar to its Los Angeles and San Francisco counterparts: entirely gluten-free, with salads, bowls, pizza, pasta, wraps, soups, and rotisserie chickens. The company plans on opening additional locations in New York, per a rep, but there are no future details on where and how many.
The restaurant is a reincarnation of the original Automat that once stood a few roads over on Dover Street (in the very same site that now holds Martin Kuczmarski's wildly in-demand bar and restaurant, The Dover), and brought New York's brasserie-style diner concept to British shores. In-the-know Londoners loved it, lapping up the diner-esque menu and the Art Deco styling (patterned carpets and all).
If, while driving between San Francisco and Sacramento in 1930, you were suddenly struck by a powerful hankering for dairy, there was only one place on your mind: the Milk Farm. Its reputation was legendary. Pony rides, apple pies and 10 cents for all the milk you could drink. In the early days of the American highway system, there were few places like the Dixon roadside stop.
