For Vahe Margaryan, owning a restaurant has been his dream since he was a child, watching his family cook together in Armenia. He fought through many obstacles to open a new venue that features the Vietnamese food he fell in love with when he moved to the city in 2014.
Vegan food is often either dense with grains and fermentations, but lacking in that true comfort food feeling; or everything is deep-fried and not even remotely healthy. This is neither.
The 10-day event, which begins Feb. 18, boasts 45 participating restaurants and counting.
Check out these five restaurants that are serving up the best way to celebrate the end of 2021 and the start of another new year.
The new addition will expand the lobby seating dining area to double its seating capacity. The kitchen will also be expanded and will enable the restaurant to produce new bakery and menu items, including house-made pita.
Between the asada and the adobada you’re going to have to go for the adobada every time.
The vapors of stale beer riding the up-draft of a fan from the Ashley’s days have been replaced by an ethereal waft of a grill-charred creations from the kitchen at the new El Barrio Cantina.
Agustín Romo opened Casa Chaskis in 2018 in West Long Beach, a Peruvian restaurant influenced by the Andes Mountain region, with dishes such as tallarines verdes (green noodles) and lomo saltados (stir-fried beef).
Both Spicy Sugar Thai in Alamitos Beach and Sura Korean BBQ & Tofu House in East Village will receive $20,000 to use toward their business.
“Going from yesterday to today was just a handful.”
