Tuesday, November 28, 2023

What's the Oldest Restaurant in Silver Lake?

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This article ran in the Los Feliz Ledger in 2019, but the demise of Café Tropical seemed like a good time to republish it.  BY PAT SAPERSTEI...
Sunday, October 14, 2018

Imperial Western Beer Co.: Before and After Photos of the Impressive Renovation of the Fred Harvey Restaurant

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Imperial Western's cavernous main hall Though I wasn't fortunate enough to get married there like some people I know, I've a...
Friday, August 03, 2018

Jonathan Gold on Silver Lake-Area Restaurants: 'It didn't just reflect a Silver Lake afternoon; it was a Silver Lake afternoon'

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Courtesy Jazz Singsanong Many have eulogized Jonathan Gold far more eloquently than I could, but when the  Los Feliz Ledger  asked me ...
Friday, June 22, 2018

5 Things to Know if You Go to Portugal

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Maria da Mouraria , Lisbon Our recent trip to Portugal only lasted six days, barely enough to scratch the surface of all there is to se...
Sunday, October 01, 2017

Celebrate 90 Years of Taix French Restaurant With a 90 Cent Chicken Dinner

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Taix in 1956 (Courtesy LAPL) It's not quite L.A.'s oldest restaurant, but Taix French Restaurant is certainly one of the city...
Tuesday, August 08, 2017

Tintorera Restaurant in Silver Lake: A First Look

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Hidden Sunset Blvd. entrance Tintorera's main dining patio New restaurants are opening in Silver Lake, Atwater and the surr...
Monday, July 03, 2017

Fat Dragon Review: Upping Silver Lake’s Chinese Restaurant Game

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A communal table sparks conversation at Fat Dragon Residents of the Silver Lake and Los Feliz area have spent decades waiting for good ...
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Sunday, July 02, 2017

Wolfdown Review: Secluded Spot Flies Under the Radar in Silver Lake

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Citrus radicchio salad at Wolfdown Here's EatingLA's review of Wolfdown from the Los Feliz Ledger . Click through to see how ma...
Sunday, March 05, 2017

The Luau, the Brown Derby, and Hamburger Hamlet: Eating Around L.A. in the 1960s and '70s

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The Beverly Hills location of the Brown Derby I once sent a long letter to the L.A. Times about where I remember eating growing up, ...
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Kettle Black Review: The Right Formula for Silver Lake

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Kettle Black's housemade pappardelle with maitake mushrooms A few months ago, we took a look at Sawyer, one of the newer additio...