MeMikeflipped into CounterPointHow Corrupt Is Trump? Here Are the Numbers.The Bulwark - Mona CharenHe’s the swampiest swamp creature ever. THIS IS THE TRUMP ERA, which means if you blink, you will miss another shattering example of unabashed …
MeMikeflipped into FoodA LULU Alum Helms a New Spanish Restaurant in West AdamsLos Angeles Magazine - Haley BosselmanThe modernist complex at the intersection of West Adams and Culver City is finding warmth and flavor with the recent opening of Picala. From Acme …
MeMikeflipped into FoodThe Most Ambitious Restaurant in Los Angeles Hides in the Glendale FoothillsEater - Cathy ChaplinIt used to be that Los Angeles’s most coveted tables could be found in a handful of neighborhoods like West Hollywood, Silver Lake, and the Arts District. But in recent years, with the debuts of chef Matt Molina’s Cannonball in South Pasadena, live-fire restaurant Betsy in Altadena, and the wildly …
MeMikeflipped into FoodThree Perfect Days of Fish Sandwiches, Farmers Markets, and Korean Spas in Los AngelesEater - Kat HongLos Angeles has a way of making the mundane seem cinematic: The glow on a friend’s face as the light turns red can often feel like love. There’s the deeply spiritual connection you have with that one underpass mural in the Valley, and the fact that, when the sun sets, the vantage from your hard-won …
MeMikeflipped into FoodA Pair of Angler Vets Open a New Japanese Gem in the Arts DistrictEater - Mona HolmesThe team behind Lake Tahoe’s Smoke Door opens its newest and first Los Angeles restaurant on Friday, April 17. Bengara debuts in the Arts District’s former Taberu space with a menu centered on Japan’s binchotan charcoal used genshiyaki-style — meats cooked slowly over low heat. Smoke Door chef and …
MeMikeflipped into FoodA Grammy-Award-Winning Musician Brings a Sleek New Cocktail and Sushi Bar to ChinatownEater - Rebecca RolandGrammy Award–winning musician Ben Lovett and his hospitality group, Tvg, just opened a sleek new cocktail and sushi destination in Chinatown. Mitsi — set right next door to Lovett’s new venue, Pacific Electric — serves a menu of sashimi, sushi, and temaki alongside twists on classic cocktails such …
