la.foodblogging

When I moved from Los Feliz to Koreatown, I knew I would miss Electric Lotus and the proximity of Paru’s to my apartment. Paru’s is still relatively close by and I’ve celebrated my birthday there on the outdoor patio for the last two years, but when it comes to close-by Indian food, I’ve found [...]

Having driven by, around, and through Koreatown for years now, something always caught my attention in this cultural melting pot. Pupusas, pupusas, pupuseria, pupusas, pupuseria, pupusas…words that marked storefronts on practically every block. I knew that pupusas were a type of filled corn disc from El Salvador, thanks to Jonathan Gold from the LA Weekly, [...]

Lunch at Tahoe Galbi feels very Koreatown chic, if, a little like eating in Donald Trump’s idea of a spacious bathroom. But it’s quiet and cool — a tasty and sophisticated escape from the office. Frosted and etched glass partitions, floor-to-ceiling marble, personal stoves and lots of ice water, dishware, utensils [...]