Tinga a ling ding ding
It seems the hottest taco shack these days in L.A. would be the new Tinga on La Brea. What? Where? La Brea. Not East L.A. Not a taco truck. Not an illicit… Continue reading
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Kogi Truck
It might be pretty late in the game to be writing about the Kogi truck. By now, most food truck aficionados know the story of how founders Mark Manguera, Caroline Shin-Manguera and Chef… Continue reading
DTLA Mac & Cheese Recap
I almost thought the DTLA Mac & Cheese crawl was cursed. I originally planned the crawl for September and that weekend turned out to be one of the hottest weekends on record. At… Continue reading
Autumn Meal at Drago Centro
Any regular reader of The Minty knows I spend a lot of time at Drago Centro. I was parked as usual at the bar for happy hour but I was looking forward… Continue reading
Test Kitchen: Alain Giraud
When Alain Giraud announced he was closing down Anisette, there was much flurry in the LA foodie world. It seemed like a tennis match. Was he really closing? No. Yes. No. Wait, he… Continue reading
Mani’s on Maple: the Happiest Hour
Around happy hour, I’m usually in Downtown Los Angeles where there are many enjoyable happy hour joints. However, I was invited to Beverly Hills last week to check out Mani’s on Maple and… Continue reading
The Secret Table: New Supper Club
The Secret Ingredients catering company launched a new supper club called the Secret Table Halloween weekend. Owned by sisters Lisa and Michelle Fielding, the new supper club plans to stick to classic European… Continue reading
Minty Dating Machine: The Best Sort of First Dates
The Holidays are right around the corner. As the leaves turn colors and the weather gets cooler (yes, even in LA), thoughts of who you’re going to snuggle up with seem to cross… Continue reading
DTLA Lunch: Bar B Kosher
The lunch hunt continues in DTLA. Yesterday, I checked out a glatt kosher spot, Bar B Kosher on 9th Street. While walking over, I noticed a few other kosher spots so a… Continue reading
WeHo Noodles Crawl aka The Gaysian Crawl
UPDATE: Due to the weather, we’re only hitting up one spot. Join us at Unphogettable at noon for a sampling of WeHo’s newest pho spot. My good buddy, The Food Woody (yes,… Continue reading