From the Times: Beer and tentacles!

Not necessarily at the same time, though. L.A. Times' The Guide continues to beef up coverage of restaurants and bars. Content is improving, although the website remains tricky to navigate.

Check out our eating partner Kathy's piece on five cool places to eat octopus . But try to read it in print, where you'll be able to see her byline and my photo of the octopus salad at Sushi Go 55.

And since we're not an espresso-swilling teenager, we're happy to see Golden State coming to the former Nova Express space on Fairfax. California-sourced sausage, cheese, beer and wine...sounds good to us! Too bad the concept of street parking in that area became extinct right around the time Max's changed to the Dime.