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Outdoor dining Palmilla All beach city boosters like to emphasize the variety of options for outdoor dining in their towns, but Hermosa really has everyone else beat thanks to the traffic-free pier plaza. Free of vehicular traffic, we hasten to add. The pedestrian traffic is a big attraction as people of all ages, some walking…
Read MoreTequila bar Palmilla To some people, tequila is an ingredient in a margarita or paloma, perhaps something to down a shot of on a bet. To others it’s one of the world’s great liquors, expressing smoky, vegetal, and sweet flavors based on a variety of factors. This includes the climate of the region, the skill…
Read MoreInventive cocktails Palmilla Cocina y Tequila The selection of liquors at Palmilla is impressive – not just the array of tequilas and mezcals that are standard at an upscale Mexican restaurant, but fine whiskies, rums, gins, and amari. The bartenders do justice to those fine ingredients in mixed drinks that use fresh juices and fresh…
Read MoreWINNER American BBQ Lucille’s Smokehouse BBQ Del Amo Fashion Center 21540 Hawthorne Blvd. #401B Torrance 310-370-7427 lucillesbbq.com RUNNER UP Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 407 N. Pacific Coast Hwy. Redondo Beach (424) 398-0025 dickeys.com WINNER American Contemporary The Stanton HB 844 Hermosa Ave. Hermosa Beach1 (310) 372-7462 thestantonhb.com RUNNER UP The Strand House 117 Manhattan Beach…
Read MoreIt’s rare an artist’s rendition of a new restaurant inspires outrage, but that is what happened when this publication displayed an image of Esperanza to accompany one of my dining columns in July 2019. The spectacular, curved concrete façade provoked hate mail that declared that something like this would fit in fine in Beverly Hills,…
Read MoreMEDITERRANEAN________________________________ Chicken Dijon Rotisserie Grill Offering Greek chicken (whole, half and skewers, gyros, stuffed grape leaves and Greek salads (with red onions, cucumbers, red bell peppers, feta cheese, Kalamata olives and pepperoncini…
Read MoreBouncing back: Sion’s Mexican restaurant has been serving up Mexican food on PCH for over 30 years, and looked set to do it for another 30, until a fire broke out in the kitchen in June. Nobody was injured and the blaze was confined to a small area, but there was considerable smoke damage. The…
Read MoreView From A Height… With summer in full swing, Beach City restaurateurs are dealing with a boom like none they’ve ever had before. Thanks to the dining decks, many have more space than ever before, but there are fewer servers to handle the increased traffic, and less parking for customers who would like to dine.…
Read More“Everybody I know in the business is thinking about what to do before we reopen and how we can make money once we do,” said chef Robert Bell, owner of Mama Terano in Rancho Palos Verdes. “It’s almost comforting to know that none of them know more than I do. We’re all on a level…
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