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East L.A.’s Giant Tamale Could Be Your’s For $459,000 The former site of Tamale Cafe hearkens back to an era when the city was dotted with roadside eateries shaped like our favorite foods.
By Hadley Tomicki
Embattled Oyster Farm Didn’t Ask for Help From Republicans, But Drakes Bay Oyster Co. in Northern California has been taken up by the oil industry, which sees the case as having broad impacts for federal land use.
By Jay Barmann
After Al Fresco Dining Is Dashed, St. Vincent’s Court Resembles a ‘Ghost Town’ Councilman Jose Huizar thinks both sides will benefit from a little compromise.
By Hadley Tomicki
The Grove Planning to Abandon the Marina The original location has run into a landlord dispute.
By Jay Barmann
Chez Jay Considering A Few (Ugh) Family-Friendly Changes The legendary celebrity haunt and character-rich dive may have to accommodate the encroaching public park.
By Hadley Tomicki
Conservative Org, Backed By the Koch Brothers, Helping Fight for Drakes Bay The case has implications far beyond just oyster farming, and Drakes Estero.
By Jay Barmann
Scream Sorbet Likely to Close The purveyors of creamy, yet dairy-free, excellent sorbet are in trouble.
By Jay Barmann
Tinga Reboots Renee’s Sooner Than Expected Tinga will probably have a working ice machine at the old Renee’s Courtyard Cafe space
By Tony Chen
The Great Outdoors
Feb. 7, 2013
Downtown’s St. Vincent Court Cleared of Outdoor Dining, Restaurateurs Fear For The enchanting alleyway has been at the center of a fight between its cafe-owners and the family behind The Los Angeles Theatre.
By Hadley Tomicki
Big 4 Restaurant May Not Be Long For This World A new company bought the hotel it lives in and is weighing their options.
By Jay Barmann
Community Bored
Feb. 5, 2013
Bacon Bacon Gets Complaints From Bacon-Hating Ashbury Heights Neighbors Some NIMBYs across the street are challenging their conditional use permit.
By Jay Barmann
Renee’s Courtyard Cafe Sold To New Owners. Is Vintage Santa Monica Disappearing? There are still a few classics one should soak in before they too go the way of the dodo.
By Hadley Tomicki
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
Sun’s Restaurant and Figueroa Produce Threatened As Highland Park Booms Owners are asking the community they helped develop to keep them from being forced out.
By Hadley Tomicki
Drakes Bay Oyster Company: Not Dead Yet They have at least until March 15, unless their lawyers can convince a judge that the government used bad science to decide to close them down.
By Jay Barmann
Cold Weather Endangering California’s Mandarin Crop Some San Joaquin farmers predict devastation for nearly a quarter of the crops.
By Hadley Tomicki
Santa Monica Gets All Emotional About A Denny’s Blogger Alison Marino catches flack for calling the sale of a longstanding location “tragic.”
By Hadley Tomicki
Irv’s Burgers May Be Fighting For Its Life…Again In what may be yet another case of a greedy landlord or an overly-ambitious neighbor, the historic burger stand is being threatened with a raised rent.
By Hadley Tomicki
Henry’s Tacos Given Two- More Weeks Owner Janis Hood will run her father’s 51-year-old taco stand until January 10.
By Hadley Tomicki
Celebrity Settings
Dec. 18, 2012
Hobbits and Hollywood Stars Rally to Save Henry’s Tacos Actors Elijah Wood, Aaron Paul, and George Lopez attempt to save the Studio City institution with an eat-in.
By Hadley Tomicki
Foodienomics
Dec. 4, 2012
Yoshi’s Financial Troubles Continue With Bankruptcy Filing This is very predictable, given that loan payments were coming due on a $7M city loan.
By Jay Barmann
Drakes Bay Oyster Company Endangered By Coastal Commission Crackdown Also, their federal lease on their coastal waters expires November 30.
By Jay Barmann
24-Year-Old Glencrest Bar-B-Que Threatened With Closure on Abbot Kinney The building sold for $2.2 million, and survival odds don’t “look good.”
By Hadley Tomicki
Eva Restaurant Needs $12,000 To Fight For Its Rights After the city denies its zoning variance, Alejandra Gold goes to the public for support.
By Hadley Tomicki
Chez Jay is Now Officially Legendary There’s now one more reason to drink at Chez Jay.
By Tony Chen
Sam’s In North Beach Mysteriously Closed? [Updated] They’ve been inexplicably closed for a couple of weeks.
By Jay Barmann
Endangered
Sept. 25, 2012
Sam Wo Holds Fundraiser for Renovations They need to $100,000 to do the necessary work of bringing the building up to code.
By Jay Barmann
Endangered
Sept. 19, 2012
Campanile May Very Well Become Walter Manzke’s Republique A deal to sell the business to Bill Chait could go through as early as December.
By Hadley Tomicki
Grocery Wars
Sept. 7, 2012
Albertson’s Cleaning Up On Aisles 1 Through 19 The grocery giant is closing 19 stores in Southern California due to increased heat from big box and gourmet markets.
By Hadley Tomicki
Sazon Latin Fusion Threatens to Close After Four Years Owner-chef Claudia Kikui worries this could be her dream project’s last month.
By Hadley Tomicki
Jin Patisserie Space For Lease on Abbot Kinney Kristy Choo will seek another space for her macaron Mecca.
By Hadley Tomicki
Spuntino di Ottimista In Cow Hollow Closing? The owner of Barrique appears to be taking it over, perhaps for another wine bar.
By Jay Barmann
Midwest Drought Threatens Cali’s Cattle Ranchers Meat prices for the state’s consumers could skyrocket by 15% in the months to come.
By Hadley Tomicki
Movin’ on Up?
May 22, 2012
By Jay Barmann
Famed Feminist Strip Club The Lusty Lady Is Cash-Strapped They’re hoping for a ‘financial angel,’ says Chuck Nevius.
By Jay Barmann
52-Year-Old Chez Jay Endangered By Palisades Garden Walk Will the classic dive bar’s rabid devotees get the last say over City Hall?
By Hadley Tomicki
Health Concerns
Apr. 24, 2012
Sam Wo Saved! [Updated] The owners are at the Department of Health as we type.
By Jay Barmann
Empire Building
Apr. 23, 2012
By Jay Barmann
Health Concerns
Apr. 23, 2012
Hold the Phone: Sam Wo Might Actually Reopen The owners have a last-ditch hearing with the health department this week.
By Jay Barmann
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