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West is Best
Best Coast’s frontwoman Bethany Cosentino makes the case for why all of us should be California dreamin’.
Reason #2… The Mexican Food!
A new vegetarian special created by Chef Roy Choi at Chego in Los Angeles. Hear him talk about food and music with Beastie Boy Mike D in a special preview episode of the Food is the New Rock podcast, available now on iTunes and Soundcloud.
Tenacious D. playing today at a rib joint in Burbank, CA!?!
New dream: to get Steve Jones to eat with me at this food truck.
Now this is how you celebrate New Year’s Eve!
James Murphy, Chef Kris Yenbamroong (from Night + Market in L.A.) and Christina Topsoe at Soho House in NYC. Photo by Lianna Tarantin
Mike D Curating a Show at MOCA Featuring Food From Chef Roy Choi
Transmission LA: AV CLUB curated by Mike D:
On April 20th, 2012, Mercedes-Benz “Transmission LA: AV CLUB curated by Mike D” opens at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Los Angeles, through Sunday, May 6th. Mike D of Beastie Boys will present the event as official curator, which will feature a mixture of contemporary art, design, music, film and food. The artists include Peter Coffin, Jim Drain, Will Fowler, Benjamin Jones, Mike Mills, Takeshi Murata and Tom Sachs among others as well as an outdoor pop-up restaurant from Chef Roy Choi and interactive coffee bar curated and designed by Robert McKinley.
The restaurant will operate for dinner Thursday-Saturday on all three weekends from 6-10pm, and for lunch on Thursdays & Saturdays from 11am to 2pm. The menu will feature something completely new from the Chef every single day, in addition to the OG Kogi menu.
“Of course, you can’t call any dish plated on top of Katy Perry’s cleavage a complete disappointment.”
- The Octo Palm from Playa in Los Angeles
Los Angeles chef Roy Choi (Kogi, Chego, A-Frame, Sunny Spot) is now on twitter!
Sushi Nozawa is quite simply my very favorite place in the world to eat. Chef Nozawa is truly a great artist and has lifted the spirits of many an evening with the simplicity and perfection of what he serves. I will miss seeing Nozawa-san behind the bar.
