Sugar Baking Blog: Cinco De Mayo Margarita Cupcakes with Lime

Sugar Baking Blog: Cinco De Mayo Margarita Cupcakes with Lime

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Pinches Tacos

The Anaya brothers, who own Silver Lake's legendary Caribbean eatery the Cha Cha Cha, have opened this taco restaurant. The place is decorated with vintage Mexican posters and lots of kitschy crafts. The menu features juicy South-of-the-border standards including al pastor, asada and nopal (cactus) as well as tortas, enchiladas and burritos. Best of all the place stays open until 4 am in order to satisfy your boozy late-night cravings. Its also byob for alcohol the liquor store across the street will deliver there.
Definitly try their corn, the shrimp tacos, flautas, al pastor tacos...
by the way look out for cha cha cha express in century city malls food court they are planning to open it up by the end of feb.
8200 West Sunset Boulevard , West Hollywood, CA
323.650.0614
its across from chateau on the corner... they also have parking available in the lot next to it so you dont have to search for parking.
http://www.pinchestacos.com

Hotel Hideaway New Sushi Scene in Beverly Hills

Some things in life are blatantly obvious. Like your impending visit to BondSt, the bifurcated restaurant and lounge now open inside the new Thompson Beverly Hills hotel. The same hotel group has bankrolled some of your more debaucherous nights gallivanting around the Roosevelt—and they've always kept their mouths closed about what they saw. But things should stay fairly civil to start as you enter the restaurant just past the lobby. Once seated in the main corridor or on the walled-in patio, you'll try the expected sushi rolls or more adventurous choices like Spicy Crispy Shrimp with Yuzu Calamanci Vinaigrette and Chipotle Aioli. But if you head from the lobby straight for the stairs, you'll find a cozy, secret-feeling lounge tucked away on the second floor (pictured) that lends itself to saucier behavior. You'll recognize the modern-rustic décor as the work of the omnipresent mega-designer Dodd Mitchell, though the low ceilings and vaguely illicit background—the hotel used to be a Best Western—conspire to lend a speakeasy feel. If you prefer to get some work done over your Gin Basil, step through the French doors to a private conference room that's lined with smutty art books to combat any unnecessary stuffiness. Sometimes it's good to mix pleasure with business. BondSt and BondSt Lounge, Thompson Beverly Hills, 9360 Wilshire Blvd (at Crescent), 310-601-2255

Le Grande Orange

Le Grande Orange in Phoenix is a cute little market with a pizzeria next door. In the market you can get sandwiches baked on Mj Bread, a local baker. Salads to go, wines, hard to find candies, cute cakes and cupcakes by Tammie Coe cakes, she even has a pb&j cupcake. Lucky for us Angelenos the LGO company will be bringing a Le Grande orange to old town Pasadena. They will also be opening a location in Santa Monica...the name has not been determined for that location.
The locations are in a 6,200-square-foot site at the Santa Fe Railway Depot in Pasadena and the other is 4,300 square feet on Main Street in Santa Monica. After these two locations open up they will open another location in a west hollywood boutique hotel. At the Pasadena spot, there will be a wine bar, pizzeria and the Le Grande Orange Cafe. Prices there will range from $6 to $11 for lunch plates and $18 to $20 for dinner plates.

To get an idea of whats in store for us check out their websites:
Le Grande Orange

LGO

Le Grande Orange pizzeria

Tammie Coe Cakes

I will be sure to update this blog when i hear when the grand opening day is.
But now we have something to look forward to.

Intelligentsia

Opened a new store in Silverlake...it's their first time in the LA area. They are known for their Direct Trade, a buying process ensuring economic and environmental sustainability for coffee farmers. They have a small selection of local baked goods from Bread Bar...
a small patio. If you haven't been there try their iced angeleno which is four shots of espresso with a shot of agave. Its has a great flavor...

Intelligentsia Silver Lake is located at 3922 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. 90029. It is open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. It is wheelchair accessible. The store accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. Its right at sunset junction next to the cheese store...
to read more about it go to
Intelligentsia coffee

Forecast for your next important dinner: crisp and clear.

That's assuming you're among the first to visit Kumo (Japanese for "cloud"), the new power spot from ex-super-agent Michael Ovitz soft opening tonight on Melrose.

When you step inside, you'll hardly recognize the former Citrine space—the ceiling is higher, the décor is brighter (nearly everything but the blue rug is white, silver or glass), and just one central wall is retained. If you're early, grab a Kumokaze, made with chile-infused vodka, from the round white bar. If you're right on time, you'll be escorted straight to the sushi bar (okay), a table on the floor (good), a booth near the windows (better) or the private room behind a beaded silver curtain (best).

Once you've been seated (and have dutifully greeted any diners you haven't seen since last year's awards season), you'll negotiate a traditional Japanese menu with some French and Italian influences from chef Hiro Fujita, who hails from HamaSaku, the Westside strip-mall hideaway that's also Ovitz-backed. (You're also likely to spot Toshi Kihara, your favorite Asian pop star-turned-HamaSaku king—he's pitching in at Kumo too.)

If you become a regular, you'll likely notice changes like lunch hours (due to debut a week from Monday) and, eventually, tables on the Kings Road sidewalk.

For now, it's you, Ovitz and the big blue yonder.

Kumo, 8360 Melrose Ave (at Kings), West Hollywood, 323-651-5866