Melody Nazarian | December 27, 2011 12:45 pmBurgers will always be a classic, but in 2011 they spread like wildfire in Los Angeles. Even the highest end of restaurants had at least one fancy burger to order up. There were countless burger joint openings like Umami Hermosa Beach, Go Burger, and Short Order, plus a handful of upcoming debut announcements for 2012.Read More
Melody Nazarian | November 17, 2011 7:33 amEpisode four of Project Accessory airs tonight — are you watching? Though the show is taped in New York, host Molly Sims lives and breathes LA. And when she's at home in SoCal, she has some favorite places she likes to hit up for the ultimate burger, vintage clothes, gift shopping, and to get her hair done.Read More
Melody Nazarian | November 1, 2011 8:13 amAt Umami Burger, money's no object when it comes to its topnotch patties. And to prove it, the eatery has created a $100 Money's No Object burger incorporating white truffles, which are in season right now. So what does a $100 burger consist of?Read More
Melody Nazarian | October 27, 2011 7:36 amDo you have burgers on the brain? Fabulous, then you're on the same wavelength as cohost of America's Best Bites Natalie J. Forte.Read More
Melody Nazarian | October 21, 2011 8:02 amAre you ready for more Umami Burger in your life? That's what I thought. Founder and CEO Adam Fleischman just announced a new deli concept, UMAMIcatessen, opening inside The Orpheum Theatre in downtown in early 2012.Read More
Melody Nazarian | September 7, 2011 7:02 amNow that you know where to wind down with a glass of wine after a hectic day, it's time to find out where to go when you have a sudden burger craving. Whether these pangs happen on the daily or just once in awhile, one has to be prepared. So without further delay, here are five burger joints that offer quality beef, innovative combinations, and just all-around amazing burgers.Read More
Melody Nazarian | August 12, 2011 7:10 amMeowdy opens in Los Feliz village — Racked LA
Taberna Mexicana starts happy hour with oysters in tequila mignonette — Grub Street LA
The Getty to welcome Herb Ritts photography in April 2012 — Refinery 29
Umami launching flagship at The Grove — Eater LA
Hilary Duff helps launch Kendra Scott on Rodeo Drive — All the RageRead More
Melody Nazarian | July 21, 2011 8:17 amBetween her fabulous boutique in Sherman Oaks, Inventori, her website called ediTORIal, and being a wife, mommy, and pregnant, Tori Spelling doesn't know what a dull moment feels like. Then to add to all of that busy-ness, when Tori has the urge for a juicy burger, a good foot rub, some retail therapy, or when she needs to buy a gift for her hubby, she finds time to hit up these local gems. Better busy than bored, right?Read More
Melody Nazarian | May 9, 2011 8:02 amMexican Coke, aka Mexicoke, has been around in the US for a while, but have you noticed the major wave of it in non-Mexican restaurants in LA recently? Whether you go to a hot dog joint, a burger bar, a deli, or even a movie theater, the fabulous vintage-looking bottle that stores real sugar instead of corn syrup is right there waiting for you. Love it as much as I do?Read More
Melody Nazarian | March 28, 2011 8:02 amNot that you need any convincing, but don't these juicy burgers make you want to run over to Umami Burger right now and devour one or two? Wait, don't go until tomorrow because all burgers sold at all five locations — La Brea, N. Cahuenga, Los Feliz, Santa Monica, and Studio City — on Tuesday will benefit Japan.Read More
Melody Nazarian | December 27, 2011 12:45 pm
Burgers will always be a classic, but in 2011 they spread like wildfire in Los Angeles. Even the highest end of restaurants had at least one fancy burger to order up. There were countless burger joint openings like Umami Hermosa Beach, Go Burger, and Short Order, plus a handful of upcoming debut announcements for 2012.
Read More
Melody Nazarian | November 17, 2011 7:33 am
Episode four of Project Accessory airs tonight — are you watching? Though the show is taped in New York, host Molly Sims lives and breathes LA. And when she's at home in SoCal, she has some favorite places she likes to hit up for the ultimate burger, vintage clothes, gift shopping, and to get her hair done.
Read More
Melody Nazarian | November 1, 2011 8:13 am
At Umami Burger, money's no object when it comes to its topnotch patties. And to prove it, the eatery has created a $100 Money's No Object burger incorporating white truffles, which are in season right now. So what does a $100 burger consist of?
Read More
Melody Nazarian | October 27, 2011 7:36 am
Do you have burgers on the brain? Fabulous, then you're on the same wavelength as cohost of America's Best Bites Natalie J. Forte.
Read More
Melody Nazarian | October 21, 2011 8:02 am
Are you ready for more Umami Burger in your life? That's what I thought. Founder and CEO Adam Fleischman just announced a new deli concept, UMAMIcatessen, opening inside The Orpheum Theatre in downtown in early 2012.
Read More
Melody Nazarian | September 7, 2011 7:02 am
Now that you know where to wind down with a glass of wine after a hectic day, it's time to find out where to go when you have a sudden burger craving. Whether these pangs happen on the daily or just once in awhile, one has to be prepared. So without further delay, here are five burger joints that offer quality beef, innovative combinations, and just all-around amazing burgers.
Read More
Melody Nazarian | August 12, 2011 7:10 am
Meowdy opens in Los Feliz village — Racked LA
Taberna Mexicana starts happy hour with oysters in tequila mignonette — Grub Street LA
The Getty to welcome Herb Ritts photography in April 2012 — Refinery 29
Umami launching flagship at The Grove — Eater LA
Hilary Duff helps launch Kendra Scott on Rodeo Drive — All the Rage
Read More
Melody Nazarian | July 21, 2011 8:17 am
Between her fabulous boutique in Sherman Oaks, Inventori, her website called ediTORIal, and being a wife, mommy, and pregnant, Tori Spelling doesn't know what a dull moment feels like. Then to add to all of that busy-ness, when Tori has the urge for a juicy burger, a good foot rub, some retail therapy, or when she needs to buy a gift for her hubby, she finds time to hit up these local gems. Better busy than bored, right?
Read More
Melody Nazarian | May 9, 2011 8:02 am
Mexican Coke, aka Mexicoke, has been around in the US for a while, but have you noticed the major wave of it in non-Mexican restaurants in LA recently? Whether you go to a hot dog joint, a burger bar, a deli, or even a movie theater, the fabulous vintage-looking bottle that stores real sugar instead of corn syrup is right there waiting for you. Love it as much as I do?
Read More
Melody Nazarian | March 28, 2011 8:02 am
Not that you need any convincing, but don't these juicy burgers make you want to run over to Umami Burger right now and devour one or two? Wait, don't go until tomorrow because all burgers sold at all five locations — La Brea, N. Cahuenga, Los Feliz, Santa Monica, and Studio City — on Tuesday will benefit Japan.
Read More
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