As you walk into Tokyo Guild in Culver City you’ll see Japanese music videos on screen, hear LA hip-hop from the 90s, and a big Orange Bang machine above
One of Santa Monica’s most iconic hotels is giving itself an 80th birthday present in the form of a rooftop restaurant. Hotel Shangri-La, a 1939 art deco hotel on
Local officials are trying to encourage more businesses to open on Pico Boulevard without accelerating displacement in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.
City Hall is changing Pico Boulevard’s zoning to
Each season has its scents. The intoxicating aroma of pea blossom, whose power belies the fragility of its petals, heralds the arrival of spring. Just as reliably, the odor of
Swingers diner will close this Saturday, August 31.
The casual eatery announced the decision to staff this week and cited the cost of doing business as the primary reason.
“This
By Carla K. Johnson
How much marijuana is really in that pot brownie? Chocolate can throw off potency tests so labels aren’t always accurate, and now scientists are trying
Surviving the restaurant scene in Santa Monica is a tough business. Overturn happens quite often (it was a valiant effort, Bareburger, Chaya, Native, Hinterland, et. al) and evolving and lasting
A rustic restaurant with European flair will open Monday in the space that housed Wilshire for 14 years.
New owner Michael Greco has transformed the building and its spacious patio
The chef behind Inotheke, a modern Greek restaurant that shut its doors in downtown Santa Monica earlier this year, is back with a new concept.
ELA Greek Eats opened this
By Misti Kerns
With more than 400 restaurants, four weekly farmers markets and an array of talented and award-winning chefs, Santa Monica locals have long known that our city is
Sushi Sasabune lost its star chef this past week.
Nobi Kusuhara, the chef-owner of the high-end sushi restaurant Sushi Sasabune, passed away last Sunday, August 4. The Daily Press was
