Los Angeles Thread #8: Strong and Prouty

No, I saw her show last night at CalArts and I think she is showing the same movies. I liked some of her work (Britton, SD is great) but there was quite a lot that didn't click for me.

hey folks, I will be in your fair environs next week. Flying in on monday, out on thursday. anyone for a fap or wanna head with me to some ucb/nerdmelt comedy events?

I'm in for something... What part of town are you staying in?

Do y'all know any really great moving walkways in LA that are NOT at LAX?

Also here is something else we could potentially talk about:

http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2012/02/top_10_sandwiches_in_la.php

I've had the Langer's and Philippe's sandwiches, both of which I enjoyed. I don't have much to add other than I probably should eat less sandwiches

i had a good south american-style banh mi from a food truck for lunch

that sounds nice. What truck? Sorry if that's too personal a question

i just...i just CAN'T

j/k it was this one http://roaminghunger.com/chasing-paradise

haven't really done the food truck thing in awhile but it was so so nice out today and i didn't bring lunch

That does look nice. Isn't it beautiful today? So beautiful. I made lunch at home, sat on porch and looked at mountains. Los Angeles!

i had so much fun in LA this past weekend that i'm thinking of coming back down in april. seattle-LA $200, hell yes.

I'll be in Lakeview, then Fullerton

I've had the Langer's and Philippe's sandwiches, both of which I enjoyed. I don't have much to add other than I probably should eat less sandwiches

i've had both of these plus the godmother (bay cities deli).

bay cities is great but always crowded and too far away
also joan's on third sandwiches are always A+ imo (good celebrity stalking place too)

this is my local. it's not quite an east coast style italian sub shop, but they do a good sandwich. very limited hours, sadly.

http://studiosub.com/menu.html

larchmont village wine shop has my fav sandwiches. basic straightforward stuff but done really well. also the gals who make the sandwiches are sweet.

my favorite higher-end sandwiches are at the artisan cheese gallery:

http://www.artisancheesegallery.com/our-menu

the pickles they serve with the panini are to die for.

studio sub was never open whenever i walked by

hat's the sandwich shop behind Intelligentsia in Silver Lake? Their sandwiches are pretty good I recall.

Can anyone ITT show me a great tamale?

Also - somewhere I can get good cornmeal pancakes.

Also - a bar that can reasonably be expected to be relatively quiet (no DJ, jukebox is fine so long as I can hear and get a seat/booth) on a weeknight around Downtown/Eastside. Tall order, I know!

A friend of mine recently took me to this place as she assumed it would be quiet and it was totally rammed:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/1642-beer-and-wine-los-angeles

It used to be a real dive when I lived in the neighborhood - my studio was just around the corner. Anyway, it would be great if there was any room. I reminded me of an SF-style bar, why don't we have more of those?

We went to Baco Mercat on Valentine's Day (completely unplanned, we were just walking by), and it is worth all the hype... Didn't get the sandwich, but the baco meatballs and the octopus salad were life-affirming.

My main local is http://www.mariosdeli.com/ but I like this place a lot too: http://www.mooresdeli.com/

Say Cheese in Silver Lake is sort of a mini Dean & Deluca and have great sandwiches: http://saycheeselosangeles.com/
Sweetsalt's BLT is tremendous too http://sweetsaltfood.com/

Can anyone ITT show me a great tamale?

http://www.yelp.com/biz/mamas-hot-tamales-cafe-los-angeles

You keep moving?

Sweet, thanks!!

I like Westlake, it's a great hood.

i ate at that sandwich shop behind intelligentsia once, it was good

thread making me realize my sandwich intake has dropped off considerably since moving here :/

I...*think* everyone on the thread who's a regular got a birthday invite so remind me if you didn't but as y'all know, we'll be at Lou on Vine a week from tonight. Reminds me, though -- we need a place to hang out at in the area before Lou opens at six, since they don't take reservations. Any recommendations?

Also, Roky Erickson is playing the El Rey on Thursday... think tickets are still available.

They are, I was just looking at them!...I really don't like the most recent record, but I have passed up many chances to see him...

Also, what I am truly excited about is The Raincoats playing at Echo(plex?) next month

Also, what I am truly excited about is The Raincoats playing at Echo(plex?) next month

Agreed. See you there too!

I'll b there

they killed it last time

those tickets for the clean @ the echo are on sale now; just got mine.

it doesn't say who's opening. i guess they couldn't get tnv for this date.

Buddy of mine got into the Louis CK secret show at the Improv last week. How'd he do that? Well he just showed up and paid the doorman $10. Got to meet Aziz Ansari and Elijah Wood afterwards.

smh

http://i43.tinypic.com/2wrksn7.jpg

we'll be at Lou on Vine a week from tonight. Reminds me, though -- we need a place to hang out at in the area before Lou opens at six, since they don't take reservations. Any recommendations?

my recommendation is to hang out in a different part of hollywood, because that stretch is a little desolate. either that or just drink at the bar until people arrive.

Dammit, all the podcasty shows I want to hit are sold out. Waiting in the airport for the flight down to Ontario now.

Hmm...

http://theheartofla.com/post/18445653672/umamicatessen

http://theheartofla.com/post/18445653672/umamicatessen

ned is heading straight for the section called "the cure"

Yes, I admit I thought about that.

I have to admit I don't get the love for umami burger?

i went there on saturday. the first time i ever went there the buns they gave us weren't fully un-thawed.

bastards

Hey guys who are Tearist and are they any good? They are playing with Possession at Cinefamily

Pseudo-confrontational a la Sleigh Bells only with electronics. The LA Weekly did a big story about them last year: http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2011/04/tearist_la_weekly_cover.php

Had a pretty good visit today, with the exception of having to pay a few hundred bucks to prevent my rental car from getting towed in front of Meltdown Comics. Hit up an In-n-Out burger, drove around Hollywood, stopped by an old friend from Ann Arbor's vintage guitar & record shop over in Chinatown, wandering thru the mercado by there, had french dip at Philippes, and took a lot of photos.

Getting caught in Disneyland exiting traffic w/in a 1/4 mile of my hotel was not fun, tho.

saw tearist on accident a while ago, sub-bjorky sleigh bells

yeah, disneyland is open for 24 hours during "leap day" (until 6 a.m. on thursday), so i imagine the traffic in anaheim is pretty insane right now.