The Food Feed: Dining Out Deals Via Twitter

Published Dec. 23, 2009 at 4:40 p.m.
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Photo by R.E.˜ via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr ... Here are some dining out deals spotted today on Twitter aimed at taking the bite off your budget: From Taste : Happy Holiday from All of Us @ Taste! Happy Hour All Day @ Taste on Melrose Code word: "Let it snow" ... tell only your best friends ... [@ilovetaste] A trivia contest from the London West Hollywood : The movie "Love Actually" takes place at Xmas in what European city? Answer before 5pm, we'll pick 1 right answer for

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Top Chef Masters Watch: From the tipline: "Rick Moonen, Jonathan...

Published Nov. 9, 2009 at 1:15 p.m.

From the tipline: "Rick Moonen, Jonathan Waxman and Nancy Silverton sitting at the Bar at Tavern in Brentwood last night [Saturday]. Obviously they had a liaison cater to their every whim as ordinary bar-goes could barely muster a nod from ...

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Developer Doug Ring Found Dead, Suicide Suspected

Published Nov. 13, 2009 at 9:59 a.m.
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Douglas Ring, a name known around City Hall, was found dead today in his Brentwood home ... Preliminary results seem to indicate his death was a suicide, but the official cause is pending a final coroner's report, according to the LA Times. The 65-year-old developer and lawyer is the husband of former City Councilmember and current President of the Board of Harbor Commissioners, Cindy Miscikowski ... He is credited with leading the rebuild effort behind Central Library and was a major

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Political activist Doug Ring found dead in his home

Published Nov. 14, 2009 at 12:42 a.m.

A funeral is planned Tuesday for Doug Ring, a political activist and prominent developer who was found dead Thursday at his Brentwood home ...

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Happy Endings: Coral Tree Cafe Reopens

Published Oct. 2, 2009 at 3:27 p.m.

Exactly one year (to the day) after a fire put the restaurant out of commission, Coral Tree Cafe in Brentwood has reopened as of Monday. The unfortunate blaze caused damage to the property which resulted in eight months worth of ...

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Here, There, and Every-Square: Sweet Square Bars Go Retail

Published Oct. 3, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.
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Sweet Square's S'mores Bar (Lindsay William-Ross/LAist) Last fall we talked with Samantha Page and Camilla Yates, whose delectable Sweet Square dessert bars were available by order for fans of hand-held treats that don't involve the word "cupcake." If you didn't have the chance or occasion to order up a batch of their squares, you might find yourself somewhere in the city where you can bite into one of their bars ... Sweet Squares have gone retail, and are now available for purchase at several

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Can Brentwood Country Mart re-create its success?

Published Oct. 5, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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The kitschy, barn-themed landmark has been around since 1948. Now landlord and developer James Rosenfield plans to take its down-home yet upscale sensibility to Malibu, Montecito and Marin County ... With its picnic tables, overfed pigeons and fast-food stands, the kitschy barn-themed shopping center looks like a throwback from an era before air-conditioned malls took over the retail world. There are no department stores and no glittering retail names like Tiffany or Chanel ...

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EaterWire: Bella Vista Unlimited Pizza, La Provence Hits Brentwood, Akasha's Bakery Turns Lounge

Published Sept. 23, 2009 at 7:51 p.m.

Inside La Provence in Beverly Hills. [Photo: Potatomato] CULVER CITY— Apparently pizza is not considered junk food in Brazil which explains why a Brazilian ...

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Plywood Report: Cafe 140 South, New Organic Spot On The Way, Plus Stuzzichini in Brentwood

Published Sept. 17, 2009 at 3:31 p.m.

1) Pasadena: Last Friday the switch became official and Crocodile Cafe is now Cafe 140 South. An Eater operative stopped by for some blue ...

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Susan Feniger: Spice girl

Published Sept. 19, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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One of L.A. s über-chefs and one-half of the Too Hot Tamales ... Restaurant years are like dog years. If a restaurant survives one year, it's like seven in the real world. So when two women chefs make a go of it for nearly 30 years -- not only one restaurant but several, and TV and radio cooking shows, cookbooks, merchandise, catering and a heavy schedule of fundraisers for their favorite charities -- it's nigh on miraculous. Susan Feniger is one-half of the Too Hot Tamales; with her business

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