F4tF: LA for the Foodies?
Most of the time when I am thinking what to put together for a Friday for the Foodies posting, the one question I ask myself is “What information can I share with the people who read my column that they can find useful?” Well this week I am turning the tables and requesting information.
Here is the information I am looking for. In the middle of August I am spending a week in Los Angeles. It is my first trip to LA (and California for that matter). I have reached out to Chef and food industry people I know for tips on food places to check out. I also wanted to put it out there to the Hidden Track community as many of you live, have lived, have been to, grown up in or happened to play a gig or two in Los Angeles.
I am looking for suggestions that are off the beaten path a little bit but that are worth taking the time to find and check out. Some of the suggestions I have received so far from my food industry friends are: Animal, Pizzeria Mozza, King Taco, In-N-Out Burger and The Original Pantry for breakfast. I have detailed lists from a few different chefs I know with some great suggestions of places that are either run or owned by people they know. What does the music crowd have to say about LA eats? I hope some of you can provide me (and other readers) with some of your personal favorites. If I can take enough pictures and write enough stuff down, I will try to do a LA food posting when I return.
On the music front for the LA trip I am hoping to catch The Neville Brothers, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and The Dirty Dozen Brass Ban at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday August 18th. Also looking for some pre-game suggestions for the show that night in the area near the Hollywood Bowl.
Thanks in advance for any and all LA food recommendations!
In other news, this week Scotty and I decided this week to start up a Hidden Track Foodie Twitter Account.
READ ON for more of this week’s F4tF…
Since there is food news happening every day and I am always reading about industry related articles in New York City and around the world, Scotty and I thought now would be the best time to get the twitter feed going. If you are not following us yet, feel free to stop by and start following. If anyone who reads this column and is on twitter has something food-related and worth posting on the twitter feed, send me an @HiddenTrkF4tF message and I will add it to the feed. Our goal is to make this feed a easy place to stop to find out about food stories or events of interest.
The second half of my blogs of interest posting from last week will be continued and completed soon.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Katsuya Sushi in Studio City. There are others but this is hte original. http://www.yelp.com/biz/katsu-ya-studio-city
Katsuya Sushi in Studio City. There are others but this is the original. http://www.yelp.com/biz/katsu-ya-studio-city
L.A. has slowly but surely overtaken NYC on the deli front. Any of these seven choices will serve you well:
http://www.citysearch.com/list/69901
When will the NYC deli revival start? Hipsters like meat too.
Lucy’s El Adobe (avoid El Coyote) is the under the radar choice for awesome authentic mexican, and has a cool old Hollywood appeal as its across the street form Paramount Studios. Also the Cactus #1 or #2 stands for cheap quick bites, there’s one on Vine just north of Melrose – load up on the salsa bar.
As for pre-gamming the bowl, just go and hang out at the bowl. Check the show to make sure you can bring food/booze, but it’s gorgeous there. If you do want a bar, there’s not one in easy walking distance, but Cat and the Fiddle is one of the oldest in the city (Charlie Chaplin drank there) and has a chill out door patio great for day time drinking – 5 minute drive to the bowl, but if you wait too long you’ll get stuck in pre-show traffic. Enjoy! Also the hot thing right now in LA is Umami Burger, it’s pretty awesome, but stick to In-n-Out – and I assume you’re aware of their Animal Style Fries, if not, now you are.
Find a Kogi BBQ truck while you’re here, it’s all the rage.
Don’t forget for a show like that, the Bowl is BYOB/food. I’ll be going to that show for sure.
Check out Father’s Office for burgers & beers…Santa Monica I believe…