I first wrote about Christophe Happillon, the “Oyster Gourmet,” from a visit to one of his Friday night stints at Joe’s on Abbot Kinney. Little did I know how far he would expand the gospel of his seafood – and it turns out that he has dedicated his weekly efforts on Tuesdays to Downtown Los Angeles [...]
March 30, 2010 – 12:51 pm
It’s that time, again. Mixologists – mostly hailing from New York City - have flown in to show off their steez at The Edison in Downtown LA tonight. With Joe Brooke now firmly at the helm of The Edison’s cocktail program, there have been a few changes in protocol that we were made aware of at last night’s [...]
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Posted in Downtown LA, Events, cocktails
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Also tagged Christophe Happillon, crab claws, Don Lee, Downtown LA, Dutch Kills, Giuseppe Gonzales, L.A., los angeles, Lower East Side, Momofuku, New York City, Painkiller, Radio Room, Rob Roy, Seattle, Simon Ford, Ssam Bar, The Edison, Zane Harris
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It may have been another night out in the neighborhood for Chris when I met her and Ken at Joe’s on Abbot Kinney last friday. But it had been awhile since I had a drink from their bartender, S. Hector Bury – and he didn’t disappoint with a delicious cocktail made with bacon-infused bourbon. But [...]
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Posted in Food, Venice
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Also tagged Abbot Kinney, Christophe Happillon, Fanny Bay, L.A., los angeles, Maitre Ecailler, Metcalf bay, oyster tasting, oystergourmet, San Quintin, shellfish specialist, Venice
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November 25, 2009 – 7:41 am
All photography courtesy of Andrew Herrold East is not the kind of place that, upon drive-by, would make me turn my head while noting to come back or even to simply do more research. If it’s a Japanese Pan-Asian place on Hollywood Blvd., I’ve basically assumed it’s Geisha House or the recently-shuttered Club DSushi (which [...]
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Posted in Food, Hollywood
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Also tagged Asian, David Judaken, East, East Restaurant, Hawaiian Walu, Hollywood Blvd, Japanese, Kevan Alan Hall, on the half, Pan-Asian, scallops, seafood, shellfish
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