Pastries on Sunset

An unlikely place to find great croissants

How much does a cafeteria-style restaurant on a charmless stretch of Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood make us think of Paris? Not at all. And yet, if you drift over to the far...

Look, but Don't Eat

Art and food at Royal/T

The Art of Cooking wasn't meant to be a finale. But this new art exhibition, opening tonight at Royal/T, will likely be the last event held at Susan Hancock’s cosplay...

A Literary Jug

Slake's contribution to your liquor cabinet

The Los Angeles-based literary journal Slake is getting dirty for its fourth issue. In Dirt, the publication examines that title and theme via all sorts of figurative and literal...

Warranting More

The best grab-and-go banchan in Koreatown

It's considered nearly shameful if a Korean restaurant meal isn't supplemented with an endless parade of the small plates called banchan. Because banchan is usually free, it needs...

My Bloody Valentine

Proof Bakery's blood-orange-chocolate cake

We've found the final piece to your Valentine's Day puzzle. Whether you're going the Champagne-and-flowers route or opting for something less traditional, like a dinner of grilled...

California Love

Farmshop's market is now open

Farmshop is finally open. Yes, it's been over a year, but Jeff Cerciello's multifaceted vision has taken time to unfold. And with the recent addition of a market section, which...