Chef Micah Wexler Nominated: Rising Star Chef of the Year

Posted on February 26, 2012 by user_mezze

Awards Watch: The 2012 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards Semifinalists

They’re here! The semifinalists for the 2012 JBF Restaurant and Chefs Awards are below. You can download a PDF of the list here. Be sure to swing by the James Beard Foundation’s Twitter page on March 19: they will be announcing the narrowed down list of Restaurant and Chef Award nominees, as well as the nominees for our Book; Journalism; Restaurant Graphics and Design; and Broadcast and New Media Awards. Continue reading →

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The Top 10 Best New Restaurants – Los Angeles Magazine

Posted on January 31, 2012 by user_mezze

By Patric Kuh

This year L.A.’s freshest culinary stars dug down to their roots, introducing diners to Singaporean laksa, Peruvian ceviche, Israeli shakshouka, and meatballs like Nonna used to make. Add to that a swank seafood shack and the dramatic debut of one of reality television’s most exciting innovators and you’ve got the city’s most appetizing arrivals.

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Good things come on small plates at Mezze -LA Times Review

Posted on January 30, 2012 by user_mezze

By S. Irene Virbila
Los Angeles Times Restaurant Critic

Come summer, mezze, those small dishes drawn from a vast Middle Eastern tradition, are just about the perfect food. The flavors are vivid. Many of them are served at room temperature. No rush. I love this way of eating, a bite here, a bite there, as the conversation ebbs and flows. Plenty of time to savor each bite and pick up the thread of talk, watch the light fade, feel the night. That’s the strength of Mezze, the new Middle Eastern restaurant in the former Sona space on La Cienega Boulevard, just north of the Beverly Center. Continue reading →

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