Food & Drinks

Yoga-urt brings plant-based soft serve to Santa Monica By Kamala Kirk Plant-based soft serve shop Yoga-urt launched a soft opening on October 9 followed by a grand opening celebration on October 16 for its third and newest location in Santa Monica. The new location is...

Beach & Brew serves good food and a variety of drinks in a cozy setting By Sebastian Lipstein Longtime Westside residents and husband-and-wife-team Daryl and Gade Dishluk recently opened Beach & Brew, Venice’s first self-pour tap room. Located two blocks from...

Trejo’s Tacos opens new location in Santa Monica By Kamala Kirk Actor Danny Trejo’s popular restaurant franchise, Trejo’s Tacos, recently opened a new store in Santa Monica. Located on Santa Monica Boulevard and adjacent to the Third Street Promenade, Trejo’s Tacos...

Restaurants across the Westside are participating in the highly anticipated culinary event By Kamala Kirk Dine LA Restaurant Week is back to showcase hundreds of Los Angeles’ most beloved restaurants and highlight the city’s global variety of cuisines and diversity of...

Limited-release beer offers a new level of deliciousness By Kamala Kirk Santa Monica Brew Works unveiled a new addition to its series of limited-release beers celebrating local businesses. The locally owned and operated craft production brewery has teamed with...

Breadblok brings high-quality, gluten-free baked goods to Santa Monica By Nicole Borgenicht Sisters and co-founders Chloé and Celine Charlier opened Breadblok in February 2020 right before COVID-19 hit, and they ran with it. Their family in Provence, France had baked...

Randy’s Donuts to open in Santa Monica By Kamala Kirk Iconic landmark destination Randy’s Donuts, which is known for its 33-foot rooftop donut in Inglewood, announced the grand opening of its first location in Silicon Beach just minutes from the Santa Monica Pier....

This restaurant fuses two classic ingredients into one By Sara Edwards Lobster is a magic word and ingredient in the culinary industry and it always stirs the creative spirit of chefs and cooks. Chef Marcus Roberto of Sampa’s Pizza Cafe in Marina del Rey had just...

Culver City’s Citizen Public Market offers fresh culinary concepts and entertainment By Kamala Kirk Culver City’s chef-driven food hall, Citizen Public Market, is bringing fresh culinary concepts, all new pop-ups and a vibrant line of entertainment to Los Angeles this...

Jeni’s Free Market has the scoop on the art of ice cream By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Jeni Britton Bauer sees ice cream as more than a treat. Ice cream is her art, and she shares it through Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. “At first, I felt eating the ice cream was...