As the Day of the Dead nears (as does Roky’s latest LA landing), get prepped for a visit to MacArthur Park this weekend. From CityBeat’s Bites:
The International Tamale Festival descends again on MacArthur Park Oct. 31-Nov. 2 for the fourth annual meeting of the masas. Past points of tamale interest include cooking up the world’s [...]
Parsing The Park’s seasonal shifts:
PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
It wasn’t that long ago that the menu at the Park read like a mid-summer supper, a complete seasonal experience full of heirloom tomatoes and grilled vegetables that seemed only to be missing a gingham tablecloth. But even as those dishes dragged their way into October, they still [...]
Leaving nothing else to enjoy in this New Depression, Japan issues a major ramen recall:
First, Nissin – which invented the instant noodle – recalled 500,000 pots after a woman became ill. She had eaten from a cup containing insect repellent.
Now another Japanese food giant, Myojo, says it too has found the same substance in two [...]
Downey’s comfortable Korean-Chinese eatery from this week’s District:
PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
Peking Restaurant looks like it sprouted straight out of Downey’s past, an old space built right along with the rest of the city’s post-bean-field boom. And in those few modest midcentury blocks that make up downtown Downey, the restaurant is a fine fit, the kind [...]
Last year’s list got thoroughly ripped, but here comes Michelin’s second stab at pinning down the top dining in L.A. Per Eater, the stars (still no restaurants earning three) are as follows:
Per my own words in CityBeat:
Pining for the past is Osteria La Buca on Melrose, which is taking things ancient on Oct. 20 with a wine-paired dinner built from the recipes of the Roman Empire. According to the restaurant, dishes will be re-created from archival documents cataloged by the British Museum of London and the [...]
The District’s second Best of Long Beach hit this week and here’s a quick bite from beer baron Gabe Gordon of Beachwood BBQ:
ILLUSTRATION by JOE MCGARRY
Beachwood BBQ (131 1/2 Main St., Seal Beach 90740. 562.493.4500; beachwoodbbq.com) began as a little brick box, a place just steps from the sea, where racks of slow-smoked ribs met [...]
Nothing but tortas in Monterey Park:
PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
It’s a colonial classic of the Mexican canon, but the torta is stuck in an underappreciated rut, the bastard brother of the burrito that’s often forgotten next to its wrapped-up relative. At Cook’s Tortas, however, the torta finally achieves some ascendancy – Cook’s doesn’t just fill a [...]
PHOTO by hellochris
The Internet echo chamber keeps on spitting out the same persistent rumor about In-N-Out’s upcoming 60th anniversary somehow belying an even more secret menu of dreamily discounted meals. The false details are as follows: On Oct. 22, the chain will rollback its prices to reflect simpler times, charging only a quarter for burgers [...]
