Straightening the tortoise shell-rimmed glasses over the bridge of her nose, she eases herself onto the seat in front of her work table and picks up the scalpel with her fair, wrinkled hands to cut the sheet of wax. Read more...
Photo: Muriel Chastanet and her two daughters, Gizelle Stohkendl and Charlotte Chastanet, hand-craft jewelry in their store in Westwood.Photo credit: Brandon Choe
It only took a moment to realize why my first experience with Korean barbecue held such an air of déjà vu. The cavernous, dimly lit room of Moodapo II – filled with pulsing dance music, videos and Friday-night revelers – felt less like an old-school restaurant and more like a Las Vegas club. I’ve been told this flashy style is far from standard in the Korean barbecue world, but the festive atmosphere of this Koreatown staple served only to enhance the indulgent nature of the feast. Read more...
On Saturday morning, the Regency Theater and Bruin Theater in Westwood closed to host the premiere of “The Lego Movie,” a film about Emmet, an average minifigure who discovers he may be the Special, destined to save the world. Read more...
The men gathered together in a cramped auditorium and began to dig into their plates piled with mashed potatoes, green beans and hamburger patties. Some dressed in business suits, others in plain white T-shirts and jeans. Read more...
Photodocumenting life around UCLA – one person at a time. (Inspired by Humans of New York: www.humansofnewyork.com) #HOWEWO Read more...
Much has been made of the barbecue sauce at Phillip’s, easily one of LA’s most beloved Southern-style barbecue institutions. The restaurant’s popularity hit critical mass after Jonathan Gold waxed poetic about it in 2004, but it had been a neighborhood favorite for years before. The resultant long wait, which most regular customers know to expect, is a one trademark/quirk of this takeout-only joint. Read more...
Southern Californians gathered on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in South L.A. to celebrate the country’s most venerated civil rights leader, who would have turned 85 this year. Read more...
