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The main room is dominated by the bar - a library of artisanal spirits rises to the ceiling - and Julian Cox's cocktail program, which includes drinks made with tiki bitters and yerba maté-infused scotch, mezcal with roasted tomatoes and sage, and tequila with Barolo Chinato and bitter Sardinian honey, pushes the boundaries of the esoteric into strange, uninhabited grounds. The place is congenial to both multicourse meals and quick snacks, an after-work glass of albariño and a late-night stop for chocolate cake and coffee.
Something about springtime makes Angelenos long for a healthier lifestyle. Perhaps the constant Victoria's Secret commercials, or research claiming junk food will kill a man's sperm. Whatever it is, m... More »
Chef John Sedlar has just announced that Playa will be closing after service this Wednesday. From the email statement we received: It is with bittersweet sentiment that Playa will host its last servi... More »
John Sedlar, chef and owner of Playa, says that the name of his restaurant refers to the laid-back, seaside Southern California lifestyle. It's easy to see it as instead referring to how he approaches the menu — that is, a playground of sorts, an... More »
Rodolfo Guzman was hacking away at something you're not likely to find in an L.A. market -- tepu wood from Chile. He had brought it for a dinner at Playa, John Sedlar's Beverly Blvd. restaurant, that... More »
The Chef's Library is a series in which we ask chefs around town to tell us about their favorite cookbooks. Today, we talk to John Sedlar, chef and owner of Rivera and Playa. John Sedlar is plotting ... More »
John Rivera Sedlar makes tamales that seem lighter than air, and at Playa he offers a particularly playful and visually stunning version. A Chilean humita steamed with Baja surf clams, it's coated in a pungent green sauce of chives and Fresno chiles, then steamed and served in a giant clamshell. Botticelli ain't got nothing on this. With his aesthetic rigor, his sense of symmetry and his keen attention to detail, Sedlar's dishes ought to be dissected by art theorists for their influences.... More »
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