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Eater
5 days ago
- Entertainment
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4 Restaurants to Try This Weekend in Los Angeles: July 25
Every Friday, our editors compile a trusty list of recommendations to answer the most pressing of questions: 'Where should I eat?' Here now are four places to check out this weekend in Los Angeles. And if you need some ideas on where to drink, here's our list of the hottest places to get cocktails in town. For a party atmosphere with equally vibrant food: Lucia A dimly lit room with a central bar with palm-shaped structures emerging at Lucia. Wonho Frank Lee Walking into Lucia, a vibrating new restaurant on Fairfax, begins with a funhouse mirror effect. But entering the space from the column-glass vestibule entrance moves the experience from a fractal one to one of integration — an experience that deals in high-concept design and unmitigated Black joy. Scalloped structures behind the bar mirror that cave-like banquettes that line the main dining room, where the mood lighting gets even moodier come 8 p.m., the time when Lucia's early-dinner energy turns into a more party-like late-dinner atmosphere with louder music and bigger groups vying for tables or bar seats. (The okra martini beckons.) Don't miss the vegan lychee ceviche, wine red from its sorrel infusion; the wagyu patties with mango scotch-bonnet sauce; the dripping jerk chicken; or the verdant snapper swimming in a coconut-culantro sauce. Bed it all in the equally coconuty rice and peas to sop up the sauces — and let the boisterous room be your entertainment for the night. 351 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90036. — Nicole Adlman, Eater cities manager For Los Angeles's most beautiful sourdough: Hasi Bread in Mar Vista A cut loaf of colorful blue and yellow sourdough bread from Hasi Bread. Matthew Kang Farmers market regulars Hasi Bread finally has a space to call its own. The sourdough bakery has settled into its first permanent space in the Del Rey/Mar Vista area in the former home of Hotcakes Bakes. Here, Hasi's signature yellow-and-blue sourdough bread, tinged with turmeric and butterfly pea flower, lives on full display. The rest of the pastry case comprises croissants, challah, English muffins, and more from baker Matias Barang. The bread is excellent in sandwiches, or as next-day French toast, but its best form may be with just a pat of salted butter. 4119 S. Centinela Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90066.— Rebecca Roland, deputy editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest For a comforting meal in the heart of Old Pasadena: Agnes Cornbread eclais with chicken liver mousse, chives, and Luxardo Cherries. Matthew Kang Thomas and wife/partner/cheesemonger Vanessa Tilaka Kalb have really put together one of Pasadena's most appealing restaurants of the past few years. Opened in the early days of the pandemic and navigating a challenging location in a mostly chain restaurant area, Agnes has managed to become a mainstay in Old Pasadena. The versatile space, with a cozy main dining room that overlooks an open kitchen, as well as the airy back patio, offers different experiences depending on the occasion. Soaring ceilings, open skylights, brick walls, black and white family photos, and grandma-print upholstery convey a place to relax and enjoy a meal. Most people will want to start with the cornbread eclairs topped with piped chicken liver and topped with marinated cherries. It's such a postcard of the Kalbs' Midwest sensibility with mid-century elegance. Hazelnut hummus acts as a spreadable pillow underneath the beet-Asian pear salad, a vegetable interlude before more substantial mains like the baked potato gnocchi, a truly brilliant dish that rejiggers the steakhouse side. Thai-inflected grilled skirt steak gains the smokiness of the wood-burning grill, while crispy Thai-style fried chicken would warm any grandmother's heart. Even the child's chicken tenders, long pieces of chicken cutlet, are one of the best kid's menu dishes in Los Angeles. The only caveat is that the cavalcade of rich cheese and heaviness from so much of the food will start to accumulate, so don't over order and leave room for either a cheese plate for dessert or the inventive s'mores choco taco to finish. 40 W. Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91105. — Matthew Kang, lead editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest To support two young hot dog entrepreneurs: Glizzy Street in Long Beach Hot dog, or 'glizzy' from Glizzy Street Mona Holmes If you're in Los Angeles and scroll through Instagram or TikTok regularly, then you know about Glizzy Street. In late June, the 16-year-old Chazz and Chaze Clemons opened their hot dog cart in their family's gas station parking lot. In less than one week, Glizzy Street went viral, and supporters drove in from neighboring regions, waiting up to an hour to try one of their bacon-wrapped hot dogs topped with onions, bell peppers, jalapeños, and barbecue sauce. The duo were recently flown to New York City to appear on NBC's Today with Jenna & Friends, upgraded their equipment with additional grills, gifted custom hats, and, well, you get the drift. The Clemons twins and Glizzy Street have hit the big time. The twins spend their morning prepping, then from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., they serve their dogs, blue raspberry Kool-Aid, and aguas frescas. It's not as if one can't find these ubiquitous bacon-wrapped staples anywhere else in Los Angeles, especially when exiting a concert venue. But the Clemons brothers encapsulated something that the embattled region needs right now: Being part of a massive community that supports two young locals operating a budding business on the border of Long Beach and Compton. American Oil Gas Station, 6850 Long Beach Boulevard. Long Beach, CA, 90805. — Mona Holmes, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest Related The 38 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles Eater LA All your essential food and restaurant intel delivered to you Email (required) Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Eater
22-05-2025
- Business
- Eater
A Popular LA Sourdough Bakery Sold at Erewhon and Local Farmers Markets Opens in Del Rey
One of LA's most viral new bakeries, Hasi Bread, opened a retail shop and cafe in the Del Rey/Mar Vista area last Tuesday, May 13, on the corner of Centinela and Washington Boulevard inside the former Hot Cakes Bakes. The first permanent standalone location for the farmers market favorite sells its popular yellow-and-blue sourdough bread, along with pastries and coffee. The sunny space offers a full view of the baking operation, including a massive commercial steam oven and a stone mill to grind wheat, rye, spelt, and khorasan (kamut) on the premises. Founded by baker Matias Barang (whose family calls him Häsi, pronounced hay-zee) in 2018, the signature pea butterfly flower and turmeric-tinted loaves have been a staple at Erewhon and farmers markets in Brentwood, Westwood, and North Hollywood over the years. With both Austrian and Afghan heritage, Barang felt the call of sourdough ever since he took a leave of absence from university in 2013 to attend culinary school and learning how to make Neapolitan pizza. In 2017, he learned more advanced baking techniques from a small village bakery in Austria founded over 150 years ago by his sister-in-law's family. By 2018, Barang opened a cottage bakery at his parents' Studio City home, distributing by word of mouth and at farmers markets. He experimented with natural coloring like matcha and charcoal before landing on a pleasant combination of pea butterfly flower, and turmeric, which produces a weaving blend of pale purple and yellow dough inside every baked good Hasi produces. Barang sees the colors as an appealing trademark but also something that introduces anti-inflammatory and other salutary properties. While on social media, the colors look vibrant, to the naked eye, they're a bit more muted. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, Barang and his wife, Dawn, continued to operate in Studio City, building a 300-square-foot shed until they landed at a commercial space in Venice. In the past few years, fueled by a cult-following and Erewhon sales, they've expanded the business without the need for investors or other partners. At this new Mar Vista-adjacent space, Hasi has been baking baguette loaves, croissants, cookies, ciabatta, challah, English muffins, and all flavors of bread loaves topped with seeds and other grains. Doughs are leavened over multiple days (up to five for the pastries, around three for the bread) using only natural sourdough yeast, something Barang is adamant about. Eventually, the bakery will host sourdough Neapolitan-style pizza nights from a wood-fired oven. Last week, as Barang and his dedicated baking team were finishing loaves to fulfill wholesale and retail orders, he sliced open a warm loaf. The crumb was wide and open, well-developed and gorgeous with its signature colorway. The flavor of the sourdough exuded a pleasant balance between nutty whole grains, a complex tang, and sturdy crust. Barang brought out a block of salted Irish butter as its only accompaniment, grinning at the results, relieved and satisfied that their bakery was finally open. Hasi Bread is open at 4119 S. Centinela Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90066, and is open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily (closed on Memorial Day). Related The Best Bakeries in Los Angeles Sign up for our newsletter.
