Critics Consider Little Dom’s, BLT Steak, Lemon Moon

IN THE NEWS: The LA Times’s S. Irene Virbila has a first look at BLT Steak (8720 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 310-360-1950; www.bltsteak.com) and gives one star to Little Dom’s (2128 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles; 323-661-0055), while Linda Burum reviews Jaraguá Salvadoran Restaurant (4493 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, 323-661-1985). latimes.com … LA Weekly’s Jonathan […]

Openings Include STK Steakhouse, Citrus at Social

IN THE NEWS: The LA Times’s S. Irene Virbila reviews Paperfish (345 N. Maple Dr., Beverly Hills, 310-858-6030, patinagroup.com) and has a first look at STK Steakhouse (755 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood, 310-659-3535; www.stkhouse.com). … Openings: Citrus at Social Hollywood (6525 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, 323-462-5222, www.citrusatsocial.com); The Waffle (6255 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, […]

Trailblazing Fatburger Founder Yancey Dies at Age 96

IN THE NEWS: The Los Angeles Times’s Dennis McClellan reports the Jan. 26 death of Lovie Yancey, founder of the Fatburger restaurant chain, which began with a popular post-World War II hamburger stand in South Los Angeles at a time when black women were rarely seen as business entrepreneurs. She was 96. … In the […]

Openings Include Yamato Westwood, Paperfish

IN THE NEWS: The Los Angeles Times’s S. Irene Virbila awards three stars to Bastide (8475 Melrose Place, West Hollywood; 323-651-5950), while Betty Hallock details the opening of Yamato Westwood in the former Eurochow space in Westwood (1099 Westwood Blvd., Westwood, 310-208-0100). latimes.com … New Angeles Monthly reviews Elf CafĂ© (2135 Sunset Blvd., Echo Park. […]

Openings Include Mode, Yamato, Paperfish, Andiamo

IN THE NEWS: Eater Los Angeles reports: the openings of 24-hour restaurant Mode (916 S. Olive St., 213.627.4888), sushi joint Yamato (1099 Westwood Blvd., Westwood, 310.478.6888), and seafood restaurant and lounge Paperfish (345 N Maple Dr, Beverly Hills, 310.858.6030); and the expansions of R23 Japanese Cuisine & Gallery (923 E. 2nd St., Downtown, 213.687.7178) and […]

BLT’s Tourondel Readies 1st LA Restaurant on Sunset

IN THE NEWS: The LA Times’s Regina Schrambling profiles 40-year-old chef Laurent Tourondel, with an empire so well known it can use shorthand for Bistro Laurent Tourondel: BLT. This month his second cookbook has just been published, his fifth restaurant in New York City — BLT Market — has opened, and his first restaurant in […]