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Echo Park
Empire Building
May 7, 2013
Valerie Confections’ Echo Park Plans Elicit Both Cheers and Suspicion
The new location will be a tea-focused collaboration with a Beverly Hills shop.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Grub Guide
Apr. 1, 2013
What’s New To Eat Before, During, And After a Dodgers Game
Local craft beer and tacos invade Chavez Ravine, while new additions to the neighborhood will have you full of haggis sliders, carne asada, and oysters.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Noise Annoys
Mar. 19, 2013
Proposed Echo Park Restaurant Space Draws Neighbor Noise Concerns
A proposal to feature live music has one nearby resident concerned.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Reopenings
Mar. 19, 2013
Echo Park’s Little Joy Emerges Anew on April 1
Joaquin Reyna-Donaldson, a former manager at The Echo, has added a new oak bar and uncovered some of the building’s original architecture.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Caffeinated Combat
Feb. 28, 2013
Tierra Mia Coffee Heading to Echo Park; Demitasse Moving Next to Michael’s
It’s raining mud, Hallelujah!
By
Hadley Tomicki
Caffeinated Combat
Feb. 1, 2013
Brite Spot Starts Serving Stumptown
Echo Park no longer need suffer the smug hipness at Intelligentsia.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Endangered
Feb. 1, 2013
TiGeorges’ Chicken May Be Saved!
The owner is receiving city help to relocate or upgrade his business, instead of heading back to Haiti as planned.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Closings
Jan. 22, 2013
City Sip Calling It Quits in Echo Park, Closing January 31
The final day comes January 31.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Look Who’s Popping Up
Jan. 10, 2013
Alma’s Derrick de Jesus Popping Up With MSG at City Sip
The chef will prepare an American menu of vegetable and seafood-based dishes with an Asian angle.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Coming Soon
Jan. 9, 2013
Developer Sammy Kahen Taps Spacecraft For Montana Triangle Restaurant Design
The question remains: Who would take this 2,100-square-foot space?
By
Hadley Tomicki
Closings
Jan. 3, 2013
TiGeorges’ Chicken Closing After Ten Years in Echo Park
Georges LaGuerre is heading back to Haiti following a devastating fire and several months of diminished profits.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Openings
Jan. 3, 2013
Former Little Joy Bartender Opening Gloria’s Kitchen
Gloria Ramirez is planning a menu with both Mexican and Salvadoran dishes right next to her old employer.
By
Hadley Tomicki
The Other Critics
Dec. 21, 2012
J. Gold Stands Beside Spago; Besha Rodell Thinks Cortez Is Killing It
The Echo Park locavore avoids being just “a parody of 2012 and of everything Chang was deriding in his figs-on-a-plate comment.”
By
Hadley Tomicki
Video Feed
Dec. 14, 2012
See Taco Zone Design and Debut Its Brand-New Table Area
The popular Echo Park stand needed a place to put its hipster hordes.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Taco Town
Dec. 10, 2012
Echo Park Guisados Opens January; Dorados Lies in Death Bed
With One De La Torre to Open in Echo Park, the Other Sits in Monterey Park Under Death Watch
By
Tony Chen
Reopenings
Dec. 7, 2012
Pizza Buona Slated to Reopen Today
A Car Crash into Pizza Buona Will Not Stop It From Operating
By
Tony Chen
Reopenings
Nov. 29, 2012
Echo Park’s Pizza Buona Struggling to Reopen
Though a car crash was easy to recover from, a lawsuit was more problematic.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Quote of the Day
Nov. 9, 2012
The Park Restaurant Bemoans Today’s Work Ethic
Josh Siegel thinks a tough work ethic has been replaced by tough-looking tattoos.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Closings
Oct. 24, 2012
22-Year-Old La Esquinita Closing Sunday in Echo Park
The landlord refuses to renew the restaurant’s lease.
By
Hadley Tomicki
The Name Game
Oct. 23, 2012
Echo Park Makes Way for Taix Square
The 85-tear-old French restaurant now has an official street name.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Booze News
Oct. 19, 2012
7-11’s Beer and Wine Shilling Plans Thwarted in Echo Park
The chain has a shiny new store it may have to abandon in the face of the city’s latest decision.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Openings
Oct. 18, 2012
Check Out Last Night’s Menu at Cortez, Now Open in Echo Park
The snug restaurant goes heavy on meat-free dishes and adheres to sustainable practices.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Crime Scenes
Oct. 15, 2012
Gunslinger Seeks Cover at Mohawk Bend
Pursued by police, he told his new table-mates to “act natural.”
By
Hadley Tomicki
Deals
Oct. 11, 2012
City Sip and Sassafras Seduce Revelers with Spinning Specials
City Sip and Sassafras offer gambling for boozey discounts.
By
Tony Chen
Empire Building
Oct. 8, 2012
Guisados Expanding to Downtown and Echo Park
There will soon be more locations to find LA’s best tacos.
By
Tony Chen
Coming Soon
Oct. 5, 2012
Cookbook Market Opening Cortez Restaurant in Echo Park
The new place will further the owners’ sustainable, market-lead philosophy over breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Reopenings
Sept. 21, 2012
City Sip Reopens Tonight With Eats By Gloria Felix
New snacks include banh mi lettuce cups with tofu and penut butter brownies.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Gone Green
Sept. 14, 2012
Brite Spot Catering to Echo Park’s Meatless Masses, Peddler’s Creamery Sets Up
Chef Darby Aldaco is ditching the frozen veggie burgers to make his own.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Video Feed
Sept. 14, 2012
City Sip Closing Tonight, Re-Opening Friday With New Attitude
Owner Nicole Daddio stars in a video teasing of the design and menu changes to come.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Best Ham For Cutie
Aug. 31, 2012
Echo Park Hipsters Will Work For Iberico Ham
Machine Project is trying to raise nearly $1,300 for a party.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Jerry Brown
Aug. 23, 2012
Governor Jerry Brown Loves Burrito King
He stopped by this week for a machaca burrito, doing his part to balance the budget.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Trimmings
Aug. 20, 2012
Red Hill Fans Grapple With Dreaded Three-Legged Chairs
The restaurant could be a surefire solution to Olympics withdrawal.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Openings
Aug. 15, 2012
Echo Lake Coffee Co. Upturns The Downbeat
Along with a new name, the pioneering neighborhood coffee joint has new owners and a new look, with a new menu on the way.
By
Hadley Tomicki
The Gold Watch
Aug. 6, 2012
Jonathan Gold Takes Echo Park’s Red Hill
The critic calls the place, “crafty, folky, a bit clumsy and subtly manipulative.”
By
Hadley Tomicki
The Name Game
Aug. 2, 2012
Echo Park’s Taix To Be Honored With a Street Name
Eric Garcetti wants to award the 85-year-old Frenchie with a Taix Plaza.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Beef
July 24, 2012
Echo Park Tries to Stomach a $175 Steak
Upon learning about The Vagrancy Project, blog pundits tell diners they should “be deeply ashamed of themselves.”
By
Hadley Tomicki
Taco Town
July 12, 2012
Help Richard Dreyfuss Find His Favorite Taco
The actor can’t remember the name of his Echo Park lonchero.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Trimmings
June 25, 2012
Brite Spot Rolling Out New Menu and Patio
Darby Aldaco’s new menu will roll out on July 4, with deep-fried ribs and “chicken-fried chicken.”
By
Hadley Tomicki
Reopenings
June 18, 2012
Delilah Bakery Reopens in Echo Park
New changes include indoor seating, breakfast, and rolls from BreadBar.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Celebrity Settings
Apr. 17, 2012
Brite Spot Closed for Pacino-Walken Project
The duo is shooting
Stand Up Guys
with Alan Arkin, leading to multiple sightings on Sunset.
By
Hadley Tomicki
The Chain Gang
Apr. 9, 2012
PETA Launches Youth Arm at Echo Park’s McDonald’s
The animal rights organization has just relocated to the neighborhood, so expect more drama.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Let’s Do Lunch
Mar. 29, 2012
The Park’s Finest Rings Lunch Bell
The coconut beef is enthusiastically suggested while the ribs are no contest winners.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Neighborhood Watch
Mar. 20, 2012
Juice Crafters Coming to Brentwood; Blue Palms Victory Party in Hollywood
The juice is on fire these days, as yet another fresh squeezery sets its sights on the Westside.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Trimmings
Mar. 12, 2012
Señor Fish Rains on Echo Park’s Quinceañera
The restaurant’s expansion threatens a famous fifteen-year-old mural.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Ooh Baby We Like It Raw
Mar. 2, 2012
Long Beach Sushi Chef Claims $15 Million Lotto Prize
Victor Caube, an immigrant from The Philippines, might return home to start his own restaurant.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Mediavore
Feb. 22, 2012
A-Rod Takes His Own Food To Restaurants; Car Crash at Pizza Buona Injures One
The baseball star maintains a strict high-protein diet, even while eating out.
Video Feed
Jan. 24, 2012
Teach Me How to ‘Mohawk Bend Dash’
A perilous crossing on Sunset Boulevard makes way for Echo Park’s latest dance craze.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Empire Building
Jan. 6, 2012
Susina’s Owner Buys Echo Park’s Chango Coffee
Jenna Turner promises, “It’s definitely not going to be Susina II.”
By
Hadley Tomicki
Video Feeds
Dec. 9, 2011
Watch Echo Park Designers Craft a Gingerbread Geodesic Dome
Finally, we can make that edible version of Epcot Center we’ve always dreamed of!
By
Hadley Tomicki
Neighborhood Watch
Nov. 18, 2011
Breabar on Third Street ‘Temporarily’ Closed; Villetta Chef Shuffles
Plans for new Echo Park restaurant from the owners of Cookbook.
By
Lesley Balla
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