Jeni’s is a small chain of ice cream shops with stores all over the U.S. Luckily for us, four of them are in the Los Angeles area. I went to their newest location in the Calabasas Commons.Jeni’s doesn’t use any synthetic flavoring, dyes, or colors. They partner with local growers and buy directly from the…
Seoul Sausage started out as a food truck owned by two brothers and their good friend. They competed in and won the reality TV show The Great Food Truck Race. Now they have two permanent locations in L.A. and they’re opening a third location in Ventura County soon!My favorite of the two current locations is the original…
Zankou Chicken is a small L.A.-based chain that serves up amazing Lebanese food! The first location opened in Hollywood, but they now have locations in Anaheim, Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, Toluca Lake, Van Nuys, West L.A., and my personal favorite, Tarzana. I always order the quarter chicken plate, which includes pita bread, hummus, pickled turnips and tomatoes…
Chinatown has a lot of great food, but one of my favorite restaurants there is Chego. Located on the first floor of the Far East Plaza, Chego serves up rice bowls packed with flavors inspired by different Asian cuisine. The small restaurant has limited seating (about a dozen bar chairs along the perimeter of the restaurant and a few picnic…
Most of you would probably be perfectly content to never step foot in L.A. City Hall. What reason could you possibly have to go to a government building? Well, I’ll tell you: because the top of City Hall has one of the best views in L.A.When you enter city hall from Main St. you will have…
I studied abroad in Italy during my junior year of college, but my love of gelato started much earlier. Gelato is Italy’s, far superior, version of ice cream. Gelato is typically made with milk, whereas ice cream is made with cream. It is also churned at a slower rate than ice cream, meaning that gelato has less air incorporated…
Named after the government building less than a block away from it, Plan Check is just as hipster as it sounds, but don’t let that scare you away. In fact, this restaurant has become so popular that it is now a small chain, with four locations throughout Los Angeles. I went to the original location on Sawtelle.Parking in…