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Mediterraneo [RESTAURANT REVIEW]

0 February 3, 2012 10:00 am

If you take only a cursory look at menus around Los Angeles, you might think that traditional Spanish food is one of our most popular cuisines.

Boardwalk Hideaway: Halibut Corner in Redondo Beach [RESTAURANT REVIEW]

0 January 26, 2012 8:05 am

Fusion cooking has become such a part of the American mainstream that we don’t even hesitate at the idea of a Korean short rib burrito.

Better with time: in praise of Sloopy’s, a Manhattan Beach institution [RESTAURAUNT REVIEW]

0 January 20, 2012 10:19 am

Two decades after last visiting Sloopy’s, North Manhattan’s most inconspicuous institution, the food, service and atmosphere seemed better than ever
As I think back on the establishments that I used to hang out at when I was in high school, a parade of long closed restaurants fills my head – the Criterion, Lococo’s, Fook Gin, and the Bay 90s are all history.

A La Carte: new Indian in Hermosa, espresso in Manhattan, pho in Redondo Beach

1 January 17, 2012 4:20 pm

How To Lose Friends… I was having a very late lunch with a friend at a popular Hermosa Beach spot, so it was no surprise that we were the only ones in the very large café.

Oliver’s Café: a steakhouse with a Twist [RESTAURANT REVIEW]

0 January 16, 2012 11:35 am

I attended the Riverside Dickens Festival last week, a celebration of all things Victorian and of the literature of one prolific writer in particular.

Union Cattle gives way to Abigaile

0 January 11, 2012 1:35 pm

A Hermosa Beach landmark will change character this week as Union Cattle Company restaurant closes for a makeover.

Eleven from ‘11: Last year’s top eleven new South Bay restaurants

2 January 5, 2012 4:06 pm

Restaurateurs in the South Bay are usually selling something more than food; they’re selling a vision of their eatery as a reflection of the Good Life.

American Farmhouse [RESTAURANT REVIEW]

0 December 29, 2011 11:48 am

American Farmhouse Tavern integrates regional cooking with high style
Until recently, unless you lived near Santa Maria you probably had no idea that this farm-oriented community on the road to San Francisco had its own cuisine.

Culinary kaleidoscope: more variety makes the South Bay a dining scene winner

0 December 29, 2011 10:45 am

Palmilla chef Christina Cipres is diplomatic when asked to compare what she serves with the fare provided by other restaurants on the Pier Plaza.

A hidden gem on the Redondo Beach pier [RESTAURANT REVIEW]

0 December 21, 2011 4:43 pm

Oriental Breeze, the most authentic Japanese restaurant almost nobody in the South Bay knows about
Near the end of the Redondo Pier is a stand that sells funnel cakes, hot dogs, French fries, nachos, and ice cream, among other fast food.

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