Edo Lopez, the Tijuana-born Japanese cuisine king of Mexico City, has this one leafy block in Cuauhtémoc on lock. There’s his famed ramen spot, Rokai Ramen; his invite-only vinyl and cocktail den, Tokyo Music Bar; and his showstopper of a standing bar, Le Tachinomi Desu. It’s small as a shoebox, but it’s a jewel in the crown of Lopez’s expansive Japanese hospitality … [Read more...] about Le Tachinomi Desu Is Mexico City’s Standing Natural Wine Bar
At Freedman’s LA, Jewish Traditions And Low-Impact Wines
The new folks behind Freedman’s are asking themselves some compelling questions: What does a neighborhood bistro look like, for Silver Lake? How can a restaurant become your new favorite wine bar? And—this is the one they ask most passionately—how can they get a bottle of wine on every single table. Wait, better yet, a whole-ass magnum? The answers that chef Ryan … [Read more...] about At Freedman’s LA, Jewish Traditions And Low-Impact Wines
Where To Drink Natural Wine On Sunset Boulevard
No one thinks of Los Angeles and immediately thinks, density. Instead, you should think of Los Angeles like a huge database: search with fine-tuned filters, and clusters of things will begin to appear. When seeking out natural wine in Los Angeles, the heat map glows bright, carbonic-Pinot-red right around the busy strip of Sunset Boulevard running between Silverlake and Echo … [Read more...] about Where To Drink Natural Wine On Sunset Boulevard
Kris Yenbamroong Of NIGHT+MARKET: The Sprudge Wine Interview
NIGHT + MARKET is the Thai food empire of Angeleno native chef and wine director Kris Yenbamroong, whose primary quest as a restaurateur is to facilitate good times. It’s a tantalizing nexus of LA’s most enticing high-low pleasure principles at work: super casual settings, super casually delivering phenomenal food and wine at low-key party prices. This is all executed across … [Read more...] about Kris Yenbamroong Of NIGHT+MARKET: The Sprudge Wine Interview
In Napa, Outland Is A Taste Of Something New
Why is it so hard to envision the natural wine movement taking root in Napa Valley? Maybe it’s the prohibitively expensive land already bought up by beverage biz conglomerates and billionaires with retirement hobbies. Or the expectation of Old California big boy Cabs and Chards that edge out an idiosyncratic hope of the small and funky to flower. Or the ’90s-style consumptive … [Read more...] about In Napa, Outland Is A Taste Of Something New