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Taco Tuesday - King Taco

Small plates, recession deals, guest chefs, celeb chefs, pre fixe, two for one, et al, all buzz words to entice people into restaurants these days. But there’s nothing cheaper than a good old fashion LA taco. No celeb chefs, no 3 or 5 course meals here. Just good, honest asada, pastor, and pollo. They’ve been [...]

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Hornitos and the Garden of Agave

The Smog Shoppe is located in an old car repair shop south of the 10 on La Cienega. The indoor garage area opens to a lush outdoor patio area. The space holds about 300 people. But you can rent out the space for various events like cocktail parties, dinners, and screenings. I came here for a [...]

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Red Meat and Wine Sunday Special

I love me some weekend. Sleeping in, football, burgers, steak and wine. Does it get any better? The day started with a little French Press brewed cup of Intelligentsia. We then hit up the venerable Apple Pan for a classic burger and fries. There are some Apple Pan haters out there, but I love that [...]

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Grand Performances, live music in Downtown LA

Here’s your last chance to enjoy some great music at one of LA’s best hidden venues. Grand Performances at the California Plaza is nestled in the open air watercourt, located just off Grand between 1st and 4th streets (right next to the Omni Hotel). I happened to catch Double G’s Brass Pass on a past [...]

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Tempura at Thousand Cranes

After checking in with the Ramen gods at Daikokuya on Saturday night I was in for quite a shock, 15 parties of two and four tops all waiting for one of the limited spots inside this small Little Tokyo ramen shop. At least an hour, I thought to myself. Then I recalled the tempura bar [...]

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Roy’s Island Hop Dinner

Roy’s popular Island Hop Dinner is back. This dinner pays homage to the “Traditions of a Hawaiian Celebration,” which showcases Chef Roy Yamaguchi’s brilliant fusion of Hawaiian, European and Asian flavors and selected wines from Oberon Wines.The menu features sushi rolls, grilled yellow fin ahi steak cassoulet, imu smoked pork shank braised in cabernet, loin [...]

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The Doheny - South Park, Downtown LA

The name Cedd Moses has become synonymous with the revitalization of Downtown. He’s on a mission to uncover the jewels of Downtown LA’s great history. If you’ve never heard the name, but have been out drinking in downtown, you’ve almost certainly been to one of his bars. He sprang new life into one of the [...]

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San Antonio Winery - Downtown

Photo by Yubert F., used under Creative Commons If you decide to go wine tasting you have a few options for the area of So Cal. Temecula, Santa Barbara, Paso Robles, and a couple of choices in Malibu. You can hit up a wine tasting event at the Wine House or Silverlake Wine. Or you could check [...]

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Riordan’s Tavern - Downtown Los Angeles

I am a fan of Richard Riordan. I’ve been going to the Pantry since I was a kid. I even campaigned for him back in 1993, walking door to door, telling people to go out and vote and even went to the Mayor’s Ball the night of the election. I think he did a marvelous [...]

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Seven Grand - Downtown Los Angeles

Seven Grand, I love you. Especially today. Your delicious Manhattan Rye is divine. Your Big Mac, with muddled blackberries and Makers Mark is the perfect cocktail. You’re pool tables, your jukebox. I love you! Seven Grand 515 W. 7th St., 2nd Fl (between Grand and Olive) Downtown LA (213) 817-5321 Sat-Sun 7pm-2am Mon-Fri 5pm-2am addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diglounge.net%2Ffood%2Fseven-grand-downtown-los-angeles%2F'; [...]

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