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burning for you
Aug. 30, 2015
By Nellie Bowles
Walter Manzke And Tacos Kokopelli Handling Petty Cash Expect pig ear nachos, pork ceviche, and cricket tacos at West Hollywood’s collaborative new taqueria.
By Hadley Tomicki
The Other Critics
Apr. 12, 2013
Jonathan Gold Gets Raw At M.A.K.E.; Catching Up With John Sedlar The creative Rivera chef will not longer be cooking at Playa, putting his attentions towards his Tamale Museum instead.
By Hadley Tomicki
John Sedlar Closing Playa This Wednesday Fortunately, the chef and partner Bill Chait will bring a new concept to the space.
By Hadley Tomicki
Guest Stars
Jan. 25, 2013
By Hadley Tomicki
John Sedlar Launches Mexi-China Menu at Playa Dishes include Mao’s maize cakes and pork pibil potstickers.
By Hadley Tomicki
Baja Chef Series
Sept. 26, 2012
Javier Plascencia Cooking Tuesday and Wednesday at Playa The Mision 19 chef plans yellow fin tuna with beef marrow.
By Hadley Tomicki
A Look At Benito Molina’s Pop-Up at Playa A look at Baja’s seminal culinary talent and the dishes he’s currently cooking for West Hollywood.
By Hadley Tomicki
A Look Back at La Guerrerense’s Dinner at Playa Ensenada’s celebrated seafood street vendor kicked off the restaurant’s Baja chef series on Sunday.
By Hadley Tomicki
Grub Guide
Sept. 11, 2012
Eight L.A. Restaurants That Grow Their Own From Niki Nakayama’s organic Japanese garden to John Sedlar’s rooftop of aeroponic towers, these chefs deserve appluase for their extra efforts in bringing freshly plucked produce to our plates.
By Hadley Tomicki
Look Who’s Popping Up
Aug. 29, 2012
Playa Launching Baja Chef Series in September Legends and rising stars like Benito Molina, Tacos Kokopelli, and La Guerrerense will each cook for three nights on Melrose.
By Hadley Tomicki
Look Who’s Popping Up
May 2, 2012
Playa Leaves the Cooking to a Thirteen Year-Old Teenaged Flynn McGarry already has a cookbook, a New Yorker profile, and ambitions with Grant Achatz at Next.
By Hadley Tomicki
Loco for Locavores
Mar. 9, 2012
Playa Plans to Grow Its Own Chef John Sedlar is installing a rooftop garden at The Beverly Blvd. restaurant.
By Hadley Tomicki
Empire Building
Mar. 2, 2012
By Hadley Tomicki
Empire Building
Feb. 16, 2012
Restaurant Financier Bill Chait to Tackle Downtown’s Bestia and Mess Hall in Los The owner has brought us Picca, Sotto, Short Order, Rivera, and Playa in the last three years alone.
By Hadley Tomicki
Neighborhood Watch
Jan. 31, 2012
Kitchen 24 Opens Second Location This Monday; Library Alehouse Joins Pliny the The second location of the Hollywood restaurant is twice as big, with new dishes and a patio.
By Hadley Tomicki
The Other Critics
Dec. 29, 2011
By Lesley Balla
User’s Guide
Dec. 20, 2011
Where to Party on New Year’s Eve Without Getting Gouged Free champagne, reasonable pre-fixe dinners, and cover-free parties are out there if you look closely.
By Hadley Tomicki
Learn to Make a Perfect Tamale at Playa Hopefully, chef Kevin Luzande doesn’t put anyone’s neighborhood tamale vendor out of business.
By Hadley Tomicki
Foodies With Benefits
Nov. 15, 2011
John Sedlar, Kris Morningstar, Samson, and Pollack to Cook Together Over The The chefs, all recently lauded by Esquire will collaborate on three different menus on three consecutive Mondays.
By Hadley Tomicki
Playa Looks Into John Sedlar’s Past with Retrospective Menu The chef is preparing a five-course menu that follows his career from his teenage years to his current projects.
By Hadley Tomicki
Fall Flavor: 20 New Dishes to Look Forward to This Season From Mezze’s lamb bacon to Ashley James’ mini tortas carnitas, we’re looking forward to another savory season of inventive dishes as autumn returns.
By Hadley Tomicki
John Rivera Sedlar
Sept. 15, 2011
John Sedlar Celebrated in The L.A. Times The chef gets due credit for his early innovations and for staging the rare chef comeback.
By Hadley Tomicki
What You Missed at East L.A. Meets Napa Flavors both innovative and classically comforting marked this unique food and wine pairing at Downtown’s Union Station.
By Hadley Tomicki
What John Sedlar Cooked For Los Angeles Mag’s 50th B-Day Bash The Playa and Rivera chef cooked up seven L.A. classics and one crazy cake to help celebrate the magazine’s five decades.
By Hadley Tomicki
The Other Critics
May 26, 2011
Virbila Appraises Playa; Jonathan Gold Hoists A Glass at Steingarten John Sedlar brings out the artist in The L.A. Times , while L.A.’s beer craze sweeps up L.A. Weekly .
By Hadley Tomicki
21 Colorful Cocktails To Put Some Spring in Your Step Our favorite L.A. bartenders share the recipes behind their most colorful spring cocktail creations.
By Hadley Tomicki
The Other Critics
May 5, 2011
By Hadley Tomicki
Quote of the Day
Apr. 13, 2011
How John Sedlar Really Feels About Top Chef Masters The chef says his marketing for Playa suffered from the program’s shooting as well.
The Other Critics
Mar. 17, 2011
Virbila Visits Hostaria del Piccolo; Gold Plays at Playa and Picks Out Poutine The L.A. Times calls Piccolo’s more approachable branch authentic, while L.A. Weekly finds much to enjoy at John Rivera Sedlar’s breezy new restaurant.
By Hadley Tomicki
Gaddafi’s Sons Fight Over Coca-Cola Plant; Virbila Gives a First-Look to Playa A battle over bottling brews in Libya, while John Sedlar’s latest restaurant gets a positive nod from The L.A. Times .
Menu Revealed at John Rivera Sedlar’s Playa, Open Tonight in West Hollywood The photos might be the only thing you’ll experience at this highly in-demand restaurant for awhile.
By Hadley Tomicki
Menu Details Revealed at Playa, Opening This Friday Indian and French influences find their way into the chef’s Latin small plates.
By Hadley Tomicki
Coming Soon
Jan. 26, 2011
John Sedlar’s La Playa Opening Soon on Beverly The chef is working towards a February 4th opening for his more casual pan-Latin concept.
By Hadley Tomicki
Name Changes
Sept. 20, 2010
Rivera Sedlar Plans Playa at Old Grace Space, Not R26 Sedlar reveals some new dishes and makes Downtown’s R23 pretty happy along the way.
By Hadley Tomicki
Playa Brings Buckets of Coronitas to Park Slope The restaurant arm of Spencer Rothschild’s self-styled ‘Latin American Beachside resort’ is now fully open in Park Slope.
By Daniel Maurer
Cabana Bar Brings Bonfire Bowls to Park Slope The owner and chef of Barrio are opening a pair of tropical Latin joints.
By Daniel Maurer
