The Minty’s Favorite New Restaurant Openings of 2014
In no particular order, here are my favorite 8 new openings for this year! Saint Martha Night + Market Song Brilliantshine POT Maude Union Faith & Flower Cadet I’m also… Continue reading
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Mid-City: Terrine with Chef Kris Morningstar
Terrine on Beverly Boulevard just opened. Under the direction of Chef Kris Morningstar, last seen at Ray’s & Stark Bar, the food is considered California Brasserie with both French and Italian influences. … Continue reading
Chinatown: Late Night at Phoenix Inn
When I was a kid growing up in LA, we would find ourselves at Phoenix Inn nearly weekly. And it was always a stop whenever we came home from international flights from… Continue reading
DTLA: LA Chapter at ACE DTLA
The restaurant LA Chapter at the Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles has been calling my name for a while. We made it for a quick snack with a couple of drinks… Continue reading
Studio City: A Flower Named Girasol
Girasol opened last year with Chef Chris “CJ” Jacobson at helm. The successful Studio City restaurant explores CJ’s foraged Californian cuisine. I checked it out recently on the last night of Top Chef Duels.… Continue reading
Koreatown: Hanging with the Ktown Cowboys and Jameson Irish Whiskey
One day I was having a Jameson Black Barrel Irish Coffee at Beelman’s Pub and a couple of nights later I found myself hanging out with the Ktown Cowboys. Ktown Cowboys, the… Continue reading
Mid-City: Stir Market Now Open
Stir Market on Beverly Boulevard has been opened a little more than a month now. Touted as a food hall, the space encompasses a wine bar, deli case, restaurant and market place. … Continue reading
SGV: Dim Sum at King Hua
When I first started The Minty five years ago, I checked out King Hua but never really wrote about it. Unless you count this story about my dad managing the first incarnation… Continue reading
DTLA: Lunch at Ledlow (Formerly Pete’s LA)
I knew something was up when I went to Pete’s Los Angeles about a week ago. I studied the menu, I looked at the clean lines of the refreshed dining room, I… Continue reading
DTLA: Redbird at Vibiana Opens January 7
Now in soft open, Redbird officially opens January 7. When Grace closed, the idea was Chef Neal Fraser was going to move his restaurant to Downtown. As the years went by, a new… Continue reading