Neighborhood Watch

Umami Burger Hits Hermosa This Week; Casey Lane Talks Heritage in Venice

Citywide: Ludo Lefebvre launches the first episode of his baby website, LudoBabyBites, today. [LudoBabyBites/Bugaboo]
–You can now buy pre-packaged, bacon-wrapped hot dogs at Costco, you know, in case you happen to be drunk while grocery-shopping or something. [LAist]
Culver City: High praise for Overland Avenue’s Tub’s Chili. Writer Mary McGrath sees potential growth in its future. [Culver City Patch]
Downtown: Josef Centeno’s Bäco Mercat has new expanded hours and added brunch options this past weekend, including “breakfast bäco,” Handsome Coffee, and bloody marys. [Squid Ink]
Eagle Rock: Wildwood Ovens is throwing a comedy night this Thursday, with free entry and five-dollar wood-fired pulled pork sliders and ten-dollar personal pizzas. [GS]
Hermosa Beach: A new Umami Burger could hit the South Bay this Thursday, December 8th. [Eater]

Hollywood: Pat Saperstein seems a little split on Short Order’s burger, as the beef pleases, while the lamb is lackluster. [Eating LA]
Malibu: The co-founders of Pinkberry just sold their pad for roughly three-and-a-half million dollars. Scarily, their interior design sense slightly resembles a Pinkberry. [Curbed]
Mid-City: After firing up a giant bowl of ready rock*, blogger Caroline on Crack reminds us about Los Angeles magazine’s Office Part tomorrow. [Caroline on Crack]
Pasadena: Congregation Ale House is opening its third location in the former home of Crown City Brewing. [Eater]
Santa Monica: Zach Brooks does his best to fit Milo & Olive into Midtown Lunch’s strict lunch specifications and may have found the tiniest sandwiches on earth in the process. [Midtown Lunch]
–The bar at Josiah Citrin’s Melisse will undergo a revamp under La Descarga/Black Market/Harvard & Stone’s red hot bar owners, Steve Livigni and Pablo Moix. [Eater]
Venice: Tasting Kitchen chef Casey Lane details what he looks for when hiring in the kitchen and relays his love for all things “heritage.” [Food GPS]
West Hollywood: If you’re under 27, membership to SoHo House is discounted to $900, a small price to pay to if hanging out with Rachel Zoe is a major priority. [PopSugar]

*Figuratively, that is.

Umami Burger Hits Hermosa This Week; Casey Lane Talks Heritage in Venice