Twin brothers Wyatt and Fletcher Shears “most likely” won’t be hitting up any pot shops on the Amsterdam leg of their upcoming Eurotour next month. The tall, nigh-androgynous, and sole members of Orange County-based noise band The Garden are the epitome of idiosyncratic. Their songs, each barely a minute or two long, oscillate wildly between aggressive garage and experimental grunge.
Among the Oscar Wilde quotes which line the back of the new “Wilde Hours” menu at Muldoon’s is this surprisingly apropos gem: “I love talking about nothing. It’s the only thing I know anything about.”. I for one don’t know anything about Irish pubs, but that’s okay, since this is California and suggestion here is the name of the game.
THERE'S A CASTLE behind a strawberry field on Anaheim’s La Palma A venue. It's a sad, stubby brown thing whose eerie glow barely peeks out against the starless suburban sky, and whose back leans against the fenced-off shoulder of the westbound 91 F reeway. A pair of weather-beaten stone knights guards the castle's entrance while an asphalt moat separates it from a neighboring parking lot.
With Valentine's Day in less than a week (!) , the window to plan the perfect rom com-worthy affair is about ready to slam shut, but thankfully the Beverly Hills Walking Chocolate Tour has you covered. Led by owner-circus juggler Casey Martin, the tour's an afternoon-long romp through Beverly Hills' more iconic cacao castles, with, of course, free chocolate samples available at each.
Is it too soon to reflect on 2013? After a year marauded by cronut this and Frankenfood that, we’re pleased as punch to write about anything that doesn’t sound like a stoner foodie’s fantasy. It’s as simple as that—no waiting in line for eight hours, no baking anything inside a garlic-flavored donut.
Whether you're a picky eater, into portion-control, or simply doing Thanksgiving this year Han-style (as in, solo), mini-pies are a fitting end to a meal typically characterized by indiscriminate gorging. Luckily, plenty of L.A. bakeries and coffeeshops are more than willing to help you not stuff your pie hole, by offering tarts that are only half the size of your regular eight-inchers, or even smaller (most of these fall somewhere around three to five).
Sebastian Errazuriz’s breakup-inspired heels are like the final “fuck you” text we all wish we could send. Displayed last month at a pop-up art show in Miami Beach, Errazuriz’s works marry patent leather and pop art, each design inspired by one of the artist’s ex-girlfriends — a tiny green soldier guards the sole of army brat “G.I.
Whether you'd rather beast it up in the kitchen or leave it to the pros, L.A. restaurants and caterers have got this whole turkey day thing down pat. 'Eat to The Beat' Thanksgiving Food and Music Happening at Grand Central Market — 11/23. Grub and grind on over to Grand Central Market this weekend for a pre-Giving celebration benefiting dublab, a non-profit radio collective dedicated to promoting music and culture.
Fearless. That's how critic Patric Kuh describes 25-year-old chef Miles Thompson of Allumette, which was just named one of L.A.' s Best New Restaurants . The young chef uses it to spruce up long-legged carrots, but it would offer intrigue to everything from steamed broccoli to roasted lamb. A heady mix that gets at the heart of the cerebral cooking happening now at Allumette, it's just the warmth we're craving on cool January nights.
Apparently Dave and Buster are real guys. Dave ran a Texas-based video game/pool hall called Slick Willies. Buster was a General Manager at the TGIFriday’s next door. Thirty-ish years ago, they realized their respective customers kept running back and forth between the two and came up with the genius idea to help shorten the commute.
“Table for one.” At most restaurants, that tiny statement is enough to earn you more than a couple confused, if not pitying looks. But not at Amsterdam’s “Eenmaal,” the world’s first self-proclaimed “one-person” restaurant, where tiny tables and single placemats and ample personal space are enough to make anyone feel like a leper, on purpose .
Please, it’s all about Lotte, Glico and Calbee. Growing up Asian-American, it was always hard not to feel just a little bit different from your peers, especially at lunchtime. While your classmates were knocking back Capri Suns and Dunkaroos, you’d be stuck drinking probiotic Yakult and eating Hello Panda crackers.
Which pairs better with a plate of Panda Express Orange Chicken: a Gewürztraminer or a Rhone Valley Rosé? Different people will tell you different things. The Gewürz is perfect for bringing out the natural spice of the orange sauce, while the Rosé marries swimmingly with citrus. Anyway, all disputes aside, a perfect Panda wine pairing does exist, and there’s an actual science behind it, as I discovered on my most recent visit to Total Wine & More.
In its pilot episode back in 2005, “How I Met Your Mother” introduced viewers to what might very well be the biggest misnomer in television history — the grumbling teens finding out how their parents met is, in fact, the show’s biggest artifice. Throughout the show’s six seasons, the disembodied voice of Future Ted (Bob Saget) has actually spent very little time over the past six years dealing with the exact chronology of events which brought the eponymous “Mother” and himself together.
