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The man behind Atari, Chuck E. Cheese and the video game Pong is opening a restaurant centered around video games in West Los Angeles this fall. Nolan K. Bushnell tells the New York Times he hopes his so-called Media Bistro is “the antidote to social isolation,” in a story by Matt Richtel.
The man [...]

Another foodie thing to do this weekend is drive to Jin Patisserie which doubles as a pastry boutique and tea garden.
Chocolatière Kristy Choo has added a few new treats to the menu that sound like they may be worth the trip — as if her macaron and freshly brewed Les Palais de Thè [...]

Philippe is well known to most Angelinos. Yes, the sandwiches are great at an affordable $4.60. While I usually prefer the breakfast menu to the sandwiches because I’m just an omelet and pancakes kind of girl, I actually went to Philippe for lunch today. One of my friends in the office has [...]

Just a few of the foodie things I don’t have time to do this weekend but wish I did:
1. Page through the Don’t Eat That! flickr pool.
2. Make a big batch of Arnold Palmers with Mariage Freres black Marco Polo tea and those ripe meyer lemons hanging on my neighbor’s tree.
3. Stare longingly at [...]

LA Times writer Scott Timberg travels to Twentynine Palms to appraise the eats and drinks in the desert.
Not surprisingly Timberg takes a shine to cowboy bar Pappy & Harriet’s:
“…a locally famous high-desert outpost where anyone from Lucinda Williams to Calexico might drop in and play. A friend saw a Johnny Cash tribute band [...]

When I first started working in downtown LA, my friends took me to 7th and Fig, the plaza located at, well… 7th and Figueroa. 7th and Fig houses various retailers (Robinsons May) and service providers (optometrists and shoe repair). You can also find a Gold’s Gym there. This [...]

Others: How pretty! What is this? A cheesecake?
Sarah: A ricotta cheesecake. (They taste.)
Others: It doesn’t taste like a cheesecake. It’s kinda grainy.
Sarah: Well, it’s made with ricotta, not cream cheese, so it’s different.
Others: Oh. Cheesecake Factory tastes better.
So if your friends and family are happy with that texture-less, dense, *ickie* thick, overly sugared stuff that [...]

A new Sunday farmer’s market is opening in Atwater Village next month. The Atwater farmer’s market will host 15 farmers, 4-5 food vendors, and a coffee stand in the Wells Fargo parking lot at 3250 Glendale Blvd. An opening day party is scheduled for Sunday, June 19 at 10:00 AM. The market is organized and [...]