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The Shutter: The Walt Disney Co. is shutting...


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Published June 9, 2010 at 6:09 p.m.

The Walt Disney Co. is shutting down most of its ESPN Zone restaurants, the "sports dining and entertainment mecca where guests are immersed in an ESPN experience," in seven cities, including Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Baltimore, and ...

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L.A. Outdoor Smoking Ban Proposal Takes Another Step


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Published Dec. 8, 2009 at 4:29 p.m.
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A City Council panel today approved a motion that would ban smoking near outdoor dining areas in Los Angeles, according to the LA Times. It will next move to the full City Council, possibly before the end of the year. The ban would prohibit smoking within 10 feet of outdoor restaurant dining and 30 feet from food trucks. Fines would be up to $250, but a one-year grace period is being sought. 18 and over nightclubs with outdoor areas would be exempt from the law ...

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Hotels Hope to Be a Neighborhood Hang


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Published Nov. 12, 2009 at 9:23 p.m.
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Paul Rossi, Director of Food and Beverage at L.A. Live's JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton ... Photo by Eric Richardson ... Paul Rossi hopes 2010 will be the year he makes a lot of Downtown friends ... As Director of Food and Beverage for the JW Marriott at L.A. Live, he sees locals as an important part of the clientele for the restaurants and bars he's preparing inside the hotel and condo tower ... "I know I need that mix," Rossi told blogdowntown on Wednesday. "I can't survive on just what's in

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Kings to Kick Off New Season with Rocktoberfest


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Published Oct. 2, 2009 at 5:35 p.m.
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Photo by LA Kings/Bernstein Associates ... The Los Angeles Kings look to kick their new season off with a bang on Saturday, hosting "Rocktoberfest" on Nokia Plaza before the team takes on the Phoenix Coyotes ... The festivities outside the arena will offer music, activities and food ... Inside the arena, the Kings will rely on a young core and some off-season acquisitions to hopefully lead the team to the playoffs for the first time since 2002 ... Events kick off with the team's "purple carpet"

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Final Menu: Ilan Hall's The Gorbals Opens at 5th and Spring


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Published Aug. 28, 2009 at 6:27 p.m.
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Photo by Rich Alossi ... With a bold menu some would describe as a head-scratcher, Top Chef winner Ilan Hall's new restaurant The Gorbals opens its doors to the public at 6:30pm tonight ... Hall, a resident of the Arts District, has been working to bring the space to the neighborhood for just under a year ... The Gorbals is named after a working-class neighborhood in Glasgow, Scotland, and the menu reflects a Jewish-Scottish mix that Hall ascribes to his mother's way of cooking ... Thanks to the

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Colorfully Playful, Rosa Mexicano is L.A. Live's Latest Addition


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Published Aug. 14, 2009 at 4:57 p.m.
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Photo by Eric Richardson ... Capping off restaurant openings at the brand-new entertainment center, Rosa Mexicano opens its doors today at L.A. Live. The New York-based Mexican entrant is the latest in a string of high-end Latin restaurants to open in Downtown this year, among them Rivera Restaurant, Provecho, Yxta Cocina Mexicana, and Casa Cocina y Cantina ... The 205-seat dining room is bathed in bright primary colors and warm hues, and areas for private parties are available ... While the

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Recession Obsession: Tacos El Pastor


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Published Aug. 13, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
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Porkin' ... Naming your restaurant after a single dish is either a lot of pressure or no big deal at all ... I'll assume the latter for Tacos El Pastor , who so confidently titled their business after marinated, barbecued pork ... Pastor is a dish, unlike revenge, that's best served warm ... And, for $1.25 it's wrapped in two corn tortillas with cilantro and onions ... They do pastor right, while featuring a formidable choice of other meats (from juicy carnitas to the less common

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LAistory: The Battle of Santa Monica Bay


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Published Aug. 8, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
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Cornero would become a major crime figure in Los Angeles for 25 years, yet remained a local player, refusing to ally himself with the East Coast or Chicago-based Cosa Nostra families. Without the extensive connections and protections of the syndicate, it was near impossible to maintain a land-based gambling operation. Instead, he operated on the high seas ... Water taxies costing $0.25 shuttled passengers 3.1 miles to the palatial ship called the S.S. Rex. Unlike previous gambling operations,

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Uncorked: Are restaurants ripping customers off?


Published July 30, 2009 at 4:25 p.m.


How often have you walked into a restaurant, opened the wine list and stared wide-eyed at the seemingly ridiculous prices? You scan down the list, looking for one or two of your most recent favorites, find them and can't believe that the restaurant wants $125 for the bottle you paid $35 for last week. Uncorked explores the meaning of this markup, explains the rationale and talks about a world with reasonably-priced wines.

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L.A.'s Best Street Food? Fish Tacos, Says Forbes Traveler


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Published July 20, 2009 at 7:29 p.m.
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The writers at Forbes, who reference Los Angeles as a "sea-side city," have deemed that the best kind of street food offered here are fish tacos ... Forget burritos, Portland nabs that ... Forget the eclectic assortment of non-traditional street food like Kogi BBQ, the Green Truck, Sprinkles, etc ... Seattle wins that category ... And forget all the reindeer sausage that lines L.A. streets--Anchorage Alaska wins that ... Here's what Forbes has to say: "This sea-side city’s most ubiquitous

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