Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop is celebrating its 37^th birthday by offering its most famous sandwich, The Bobbie, made with in-house roasted turkey, cranberry sauce, homemade stuffing and a touch of mayo, for $1 on Thursday, June 13…

Last Thursday, the Los Angeles Times ran a special section devoted to restaurant maven Jonathan Gold's 101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles. Ever the iconoclast, Gold called out at least two…

That didn't take long. Just a couple of weeks ago, we heard that Sazon Latin Fusion in West Culver City was closing its doors. Now comes the news that the space wil be taken over by a Japanese vegan and macrobiotic restaurant named Shojin -- this Friday, March 8th! The original Shojin is located…

Grubstreet LA is reporting that Sazon Latin Fusion Restaurant in Culver City (pictured above, at Washington Blvd. and Centinela, between the former site of Dreamworld Comics and Lucky 7 Liquor) will be…

LA Eater is reporting that an Italian restaurant and gelato bar named Enjoeat and helmed by four-star chef Antonio Pellini is coming to downtown Culver City. Pellini's restaurant in…

According to LA Eater, a Scandinavian restaurant called Gravlax is coming to the Southwest corner of Washington Blvd. and Centinela in Culver City. It's the former home of Dreamworld Comics, which has moved to the (long-vacant gas station)…

Chef Walter el Nagar (formerly of La Botte) and his partner Mario Vollera of Piccolo Venice are presenting a special menu -- which they're calling Barbershop Ristorante Italiano -- at La Petite Creperie …

In September we reported that a a new Neapolitan-style sourdough pizzeria -- WildCraft Sourdough Pizza -- is coming to the site of the former Le Saint Amour on Culver Boulevard in downtown Culver City. Now, according to …

Jersey Mike's Subs -- known for its "fresh sliced/fresh grilled East Coast-style subs" -- will open its new location at 4114 Sepulveda Boulevard in Culver City this Wednesday, January 9. 

To celebrate, franchise owner Alvaro Garcia will circulate 5,000 coupons throughout the community,…

Public School 310 in downtown Culver City officially opened last week at the corner of Culver Boulevard and Main Street, the location formerly occupied by Fraiche. When my wife and I checked it out last Thursday, the gastropub -- owned by the same people who brought you The Daily Grill -- was packed with young people…

Los Angeles Magazine is reporting that Helms Bakery in Culver CIty will re-open in fall of 2013 after a 44-year hiatus. Sherry Yard, the former pastry chef at the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group…

According to a notice displayed on its door, Tender Greens in downtown Culver City is closing for the month of December for "a facelift." Here's the note from the Tender Greens team:…

On December 6 a new restaurant called Public School 310 -- a beer bar and gastropub owned by Grill Concepts, owner/operators of the Daily Grill -- will open in the restaurant space formerly occupied by Fraiche on Washington Blvd in downtown Culver City. The new restaurant is said to have been…

Evan Funke -- the former chef of Rustic Canyon, the mediterranean restaurant and wine bar in Santa Monica -- will open a restaurant named Bucato within the Helm Bakery complex in mid-December. The new restaurant will occupy the space once held by the Asian fusion restaurant Beacon (and, long before that, Beacon…

According to the sign that has been posted on the former Famima Convenience Store at Overland Ave. and Venice Blvd., SmashBurger is coming to Culver City. Looks good, and the La Jolla location (for example) has mostly 4- and 5-star reviews on…

I had previously reported that the new construction on the southeast corner of Sepulveda and Washington Blvds would likely be home to a Chase Bank, a Starbucks, a Chipotle…

The LA Weekly reported last week that Zam Zam Market has revamped its take-out menu and expanded its hours to seven days a week from 11 am to 9 pm. The author, Garrett Snyder recommend the market's $9 mix plate,…

LA Eater reported last week that Villa Italian Restaurant -- the old-school Italian place on Sepulveda, between Washington and Venice -- is on sale for $2.3 million.…

This week, LA Eater confirms what I reported in May -- that the restaurant space formerly occupied by Fraiche on Washington Blvd in downtown Culver City will be replaced by a new restaurant called Public…

The Serious Eats website recently explained why Abbot's Pizza on Sepulveda Blvd. in…