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How to Feed Thousands


DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - It’s pretty clear that Eric Branger and Paul Rossi can both take the heat — after all, each has spent a career in the kitchen. Still, probably nothing they have done will match up to the orders they’ll be slammed with this week.

Friday, February 12, 2010 4:36 PM PST

The Year of the Lazy Ox


DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - When you first enter the Lazy Ox and look up at the chalkboard menu, you may have a few questions.

Friday, February 5, 2010 4:29 PM PST

The Trojan Kitchen


DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - When you consider all of the dining options available in Downtown, including the numerous establishments helmed by name chefs, eating at a school-run joint might seem out of the question.

Friday, January 22, 2010 4:06 PM PST

Going to Market


DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The lunch options in Little Tokyo are mind-bogglingly bounteous. Just sticking to the establishments along First and Second streets, between San Pedro and Central avenues, I could eat sushi, teriyaki or noodles every day for months without revisiting the same place.

Friday, January 15, 2010 5:13 PM PST

Make Room for Hibachi


DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - It’s a good thing I was really hungry for the Downtown Lunch Challenge.

Friday, January 15, 2010 5:17 PM PST

Augustus Gloop and Me


DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - I’m usually pretty good at restaurants.

Friday, January 15, 2010 5:13 PM PST

Oh, Snapper!


DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Ordering lunch from any place of my choosing in Little Tokyo seemed a simple task. I was wrong.

Friday, January 15, 2010 5:13 PM PST

USC Food Options, Salad Central and More Food News


DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Cheer Up USC: They may have lost football coach Pete Carroll, but USC students, and their neighbors, gained a new Greek and a new sushi restaurant recently. OK, spicy tuna rolls and gyros won’t exactly make football fans feel any better about getting to a future BCS game, but good food can help any situation. The new restaurants, Daphne’s Greek Café and Wasabi Sushi, opened last week at Café 84, the on-campus food court that houses eight other eateries. Daphne’s options include gyros, grilled chicken and falafel pita sandwiches. Wasabi Sushi’s fare includes a traditional selection of Japanese items such as sushi and rolls, as well as vegetarian options. If that’s not enough to cheer up Trojan fans, then why not switch your attention to what’s going on in the NFL? The Lab (not part of Café 84), will be offering specials for the Jan. 24 playoff games and on Super Bowl Sunday on Feb. 7. They include $5 wings, $5 spinach artichoke dip and, to make all your coaching worries go away, $5 Trojan Blonde beers. The brew is made at The Lab and served in a beaker, because everything taste better in a beaker.

Friday, January 15, 2010 5:13 PM PST

Still Cooking


DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The country may be in the midst of a recession, but that did not have much impact on new eating establishments in Downtown Los Angeles in 2009. The community saw the arrival of a trio of high-end establishments, a batch of old-fashioned burger joints, and the completion of the L.A. Live restaurant offerings. Then there were all those meals on wheels, as the food trucks rolled in to Downtown. Here is some of what the community was eating.

Friday, January 29, 2010 11:40 AM PST
 
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