![[Neon Tommy] Minimum wage plan tastes bitter to Café Demitasse](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/bobbyroshan-amparorios.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Neon Tommy] Minimum wage plan tastes bitter to Café Demitasse")
Paying higher wages could threaten Bobak Roshan’s business, already burdened by fees and taxes. Continue reading
![[The Forward] Wexler’s Brings The Deli Revolution to L.A.](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/sandwich2.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[The Forward] Wexler’s Brings The Deli Revolution to L.A.")
Chef Micah Wexler spent months developing the rye bread recipe in his aim for craftsmanship. Continue reading
![[The Forward] For Moroccan Jews, Passover Has a Sweet Ending](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/simonelmaleh.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[The Forward] For Moroccan Jews, Passover Has a Sweet Ending")
Tonight, right after sundown, chef Simon Elmaleh will discard the Passover matzo, set out fine platters laden with leavened, sugary sweets and welcome friends into his home with cries of terbhou ou tseedou, Arabic for “good luck.” Continue reading
![[LA Weekly] Best of Los Angeles 2013](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/bola2013tuesdaynightproject.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[LA Weekly] Best of Los Angeles 2013")
Looking for more reasons to love L.A.? Just head to your local newsstand (or computer) to browse the latest “Best of L.A.” issue from the always eclectic L.A. Weekly. These are a few of my favorite things… well, eight favorites, from “Best Filipino Fried Chicken” to “Best Little Tokyo Bar” to “Best Japanese Bookstore.” Keep reading… Continue reading
![[Blog] Amazing L.A. Sign: “Chickens taste like Lexus!?”](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/lachicken-crop3.jpeg?w=290&h=170&crop=1 "[Blog] Amazing L.A. Sign: “Chickens taste like Lexus!?”")
L.A. is home to countless wacky and whimsical and often nonsensical signs. One of the most unique has to be at Little Tokyo’s LA Chicken, a quick-serve joint specializing in Mexican-Japanese fusion, like the burrito with sushi rice, chicken, avocado, beans, cilantro, and potato salad. Continue reading
![[Blog] Sunday Night at Badmaash Indian Gastropub](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/img_0157.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Sunday Night at Badmaash Indian Gastropub")
The smells of garlic and tomato often assault my nose when I walk past Pitfire Pizza downtown on 2nd St. But one recent night, change was in the air. The wind carried cumin, coriander, garam masala: the scents of India. India’s cooking, at least. They summoned me to Pitfire’s new neighbor, a restaurant called Badmaash. … Continue reading
![[LA Weekly] Downtown’s French Garden Closing Friday](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/frenchgarden-560.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[LA Weekly] Downtown’s French Garden Closing Friday")
“It’s literally an oasis in one of the most hardcore parts of the city — and no one knows about it.” So wrote Huell Howser in 2007 about The French Garden, an eatery in the industrial side of downtown’s Arts District. But plenty of people know about The French Garden; they’ve sustained this lunch-only, 150-seat bistro for 15 years. And plenty of people are now sorely disappointed. The French Garden closes on Friday. Continue reading
