BLACKBURN AND SWEETZER

STYLE AND SUSTENANCE EYED FROM ONE LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD

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Event: Back-to-Back Shows at Family on Fairfax

May 19th, 2008 · No Comments

From the Family LA blog:
Triumph of Lethargy:
“A sparse, cantankerous dirge continuously plows through emotional selvage with minimalist instrumentation and extraterrestrial sound effects. Sounds best when utterly, completely alone.”
and:
“The Cave Singers make beautifully anguished acoustic music that has been compared to Townes Van Zandt and Fleetwood Mac (singer Peter Quirk sure does sound a lot like [...]

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Jian Follow-up

May 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

It opens May 26 per Eater LA. Here’s a link to the tasting review from Chowhound, overall, people enjoyed it. Picture from  the tasting via Gourmet Pigs.

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Creperie on 3rd Street

May 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I think I’ve walked by the Creperie twice and not noticed it was there. I guess it doesn’t look so drastically different from the former Michelia. Anyway, I didn’t eat there, but I did pick up a little menu and most everything is between $10-$15. These are pretty good prices for the area. Has anyone [...]

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Pssst, Jian Update

May 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

It’s hard to believe this Korean BBQ spot is ever going to open, as May 1 came and went and still nothing, but the husband and I drove by Saturday night and saw people inside, actually eating! It was closed for a private party/tasting/something, but this makes it seem like it should be opening soon.

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