'Eye on L.A.': Where LA's best chefs eat when they're not cooking
On Eye on L.A., we love to eat! And we know Los Angeles has a lot of foodies! So we thought we'd get some of L.A.'s best chefs to take Eye on L.A.'s Tina Malave around town and introduce us to where they love to eat when they're off the clock!
CHEF GOVIND ARMSTRONG
Owner of Post & Beam in Baldwin Hills and Willie Jane in Venice, Govind started his career at the age of 13 as the apprentice to Wolfgang Puck. Govind's favorite restaurant is Susan Feniger's Mud Hen Tavern in Hollywood.
Mud Hen Tavern
742 N Highland Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
(323) 203-0500
Post & Beam
3767 Santa Rosalia Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90008
(323) 299-5599
Willie Jane
1031 Abbot Kinney Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90291
(310) 392-2425
CHEF SUSAN FENIGER
Owner of Mud Hen Tavern and the Border Grill restaurants, Susan Feniger is also widely recognized as one part of the cooking duo from the "Too Hot Tamales" cooking show. Susan's favorite place to eat is Bay Cities Deli in Santa Monica.
Bay Cities Deli
1517 Lincoln Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 395-8279
Border Grill
445 S Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 486-5171
1445 4th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 451-1655
DINE L.A.
Dine L.A.'s Restaurant Week is the perfect time to go out to eat! It's a 2-week, citywide food fest. With special prices and menus it's time to Explore. Eat. Repeat. July 13-26 at more than 340 local restaurants. Here's the full list of participating restaurants all over the L.A. area: www.discoverlosangeles.com/dinela-los-angeles-restaurant-week
And, DINE.SNAP.WIN. Every day of Restaurant Week, Dine L.A. will choose a #dineLA photo from Instagram to feature. If they choose your photo, they'll repost it and you'll win a $50 restaurant gift card! More details on how to win here: www.discoverlosangeles.com/content/dinesnapwin
CHEF MARY SUE MILLIKEN
Mary Sue Milliken is the co-founder of the Border Grill restaurants and the second half of the "Too Hot Tamales" duo, along with longtime culinary partner in crime, Susan Feniger. Mary Sue's favorite restaurant is K-ZO in Culver City.
K-ZO
9240 Culver Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
CHEF CHRIS GEORGE
Chef Chris George started with Roy's in Scottsdale, Arizona, back in 1999, and worked his way up through the ranks until he took over the new kitchen at Roy's in Pasadena in 2008, where he still dishes up some of L.A.'s most delicious seafood dishes. Chris' favorite spot to eat is Din Tai Fung Dumpling House in Arcadia.
Din Tai Fung Dumpling House
171 Caruso Ave.
Glendale, CA 91210
(818) 551-5561
1108 S. Baldwin Ave.
Arcadia, CA 91007
(626) 574-7068
CHEF NYESHA ARRINGTON
Between battling it out on competition shows like "Knife Fight" and "Top Chef," and her in-demand, sold-out, pop-up dinners, Chef Nyesha Arrington is a culinary star on the rise! Nyesha's favorite place to eat is Park's Korean BBQ in Koreatown.
Park's Korean BBQ
955 S Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 380-1717
Chef Nyesha Arrington - Pop-Up Dinners
Follow @nyeshajoyce or Facebook.com/ChefNyeshaArrington for info on her upcoming pop-up dinners.
CHEFS JAIME & RAMIRO
Known as the "Kings of Authentic Mexican Cuisine," chefs Jaime and Ramiro, owners of La Casita Mexicana and their newest ventures, Mexicano in Baldwin Hills and Flautas in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Center, use their deep passion for Mexican food to satisfy food lovers across the globe. Their favorite dining destination in L.A. is Amici at the Americana at Brand in Glendale.
Trattoria Amici at The Americana at Brand
889 Americana Way
Glendale, CA 91210
(818)502-1220
La Casita Mexicana
4030 East Gage Ave.
Bell, CA 90201
(323) 773 - 1898
CHEF SUZANNE TRACHT
Chef Suzanne Tracht introduced her own popular interpretations of traditional American dishes at the modern chophouse, "Jar" on Beverly Boulevard. But her love of southeast Asian flavors takes her, once a week, to her favorite restaurant, Si-Laa in West L.A.
Si Laa
1128 S Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
(310) 858-7738
Jar
8225 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 655-6566
ROXANA JULLAPAT OF COOK'S COUNTY
Cooks County's Roxana Jullapat, is one of L.A.'s most acclaimed pastry chefs with foodies applauding her creations, but when she wants to sample some sweet treats without putting in the work, Roxana goes to Proof Bakery in Glendale.
Proof Bakery
3156 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
(323) 664-8633
Cook's County
8009 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 653-8009
Be sure to "LIKE" Eye on L.A and host Tina Malave on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!
www.facebook.com/EyeOnLA
www.facebook.com/ABC7Tina
Twitter: @ABC7Tina
