Gold Grows to Love Night + Market; Virbila Charmed at Pizzeria Il Fico
The L.A. Weekly critic also praises Church & State chef Jeremy Berlin.
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Linda Burum Finds Got Sushi? in King's Burgers; Gold Mocks Venice at Gjelina
The restaurant inside of a restaurant finds Katana alum Jun Y. Cha making inspired sushi and nigiri.
Virbila Undervalues L'Epicerie; L.A. Weekly Drops Its Best-Of's
With no real criticism to offer, The L.A. Times critic gives Sebastien Archambault one and a half measly stars.
Miles Clement Finds Little La Lune; Jonathan Gold Gets inked.
The L.A. Weekly critic also goes whole-hog at Mozza.
Virbila is Moved by Picca; Gold Feels The Heat at Guisado's
Elsewhere, J. Gold tells you where to find vegetarian Spanish eels.
Jonathan Gold Channels Allen Ginsberg at Next Door by Josie
The critic has seen some of "the best chefs of my generation employed by gastropubs."
Gold Picks Picca, But Casts Out the Causa; Burum Finds Afghan Express
Gold loves Zarate's new spot, but feels the few mistakes should not occur at a restaurant of this caliber.
Gold Goes Nostalgic Over Saint Estephe; Virbila Drinks in Ombra
The critic takes us on a trip back to the eighties, where even then, you could tell John Sedlar was on the cusp of great things.
Virbila Picks Five Fried Chickens; Gold Gorges at Ink.Sack
The L.A. Times critic goes high-end while scoping out the city's best golden bird.
Virbila Boosts La Buca; Gold Munches on Molcajetes at "The Monobrow"
The L.A. Times finds the popular neighborhood Italian new and improved.
Gold Says Moko is What Culver City Needs; Looks Into LudoBites 7.0
LudoBites may be missing a little bit of magic, but it's certainly not felt in the food.
Virbila Purrs at Hungry Cat; Gold Eats Beaver and Bear at Starry Kitchen
The L.A. Weekly critic also gets initiated into the cult of Mother Dough Pizza.
The Times Finds Persian Pizza in Westwood; Gold Touts Tonkatsu
Jonathan Gold finds Japanese fried pork cutlets in Koreatown (of course), and the Times goes wild for pizza covered in ketchup and ranch dressing.
Virbila Praises M.B. Post; Gold Claims IOTA Coffee Is Perfect for Teenage Girls
In other news, The L.A. Times plans to run a restaurant review every other week now. Shouldn't a big city paper probably have a weekly review?
Virbila Munches at Mezze; Gold Chews on Chimu
The L.A. Times> recognizes the new Middle Eastern restaurant's ambition, while the L.A. Weekly loves Downtown's new "neo-Peruvian."
Gelt Learns The Hippie Lingo at Cafe Gratitude; Gold Offers Tipping Tips
Sorry kids, it's 20% every time. Yes, EVERY time.
Gelt Goes to Mas Malo; C. Thi Nguyen Breakfasts at Huge Pastry Tree
With L.A.'s primary squad of critics on vacation, we take a look at the other other critics.
Virbila Declares Sotto a Game-Changer; Gold Champions Son of a Gun
The L.A. Times thinks Sotto is the first serious contender to the dominance of Northern Italian restaurants in L.A.
Patric Kuh Sets His Sights on L.A.'s Armenian Food Scene
The critic picks the ten best restaurants currently serving Armenian kabob and falafel to L.A.
Virbila Shoots Blanks at Son of a Gun; Gold Gorges on Soondae, Feels Better After Sipping Patxaran
The L.A. Weekly discourses on Korean blood sausage and digestifs, while Patrick Kuh sums up his experience at Tim Goodell's new restaurant.