, celeriac, feta, green garlic and pistachio etch new paths through the brain’s pleasure centers. — B.A. 1050 S. Flower St., Los Angeles, CA 90015, brokenspanish.com (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times ) 40. Shibumi When Shibumi opened in 2016 on a lonely
Did you manage to land a seat at Shibumi? Fine. You are probably halfway through the cucumbers then, maybe a nip of sake, at least a hint of an evening well-begun. The cucumbers have been sliced, peeled in a fashion that makes their skins look like
using a centuries-old method that has become almost extinct. The cucumber agrees with your choice. The cucumber likes this sake a lot. Shibumi, a modest, season-dependent izakaya on a lonely block downtown, feels like a Tokyo restaurant in important ways
Shibumi into remarkable bento boxes that evince the same degree of meticulous, technique-driven cooking. The menchi katsu set is furnished with two meaty pork-beef cutlets coated in an impossibly light and prickly panko crust. Chicken katsu is alternately
food for a small audience, a traditional Japanese format that today runs counter to COVID safety regulations. Schlosser and his team have been channeling the spirit of Shibumi into remarkable bento boxes that evince the same degree of meticulous
Jonathan Whitener and Shibumi’s David Schlosser, for starters. A sense of deep obligation accompanied every trip: How do I convey the essence of this place? How can I do more than simply recommend Dearborn, Mich.’s silkiest hummus, or the tiny San Antonio
Nakayama, Hayato’s Brandon Hayato Go, Kato’s Jon Yao, Shibumi’s David Schlosser and Carlos Salgado of Taco María in Costa Mesa (to name a handful of my own favorites) — then its existence can serve a worthwhile purpose. It gives the chefs for whom Michelin
for the Launch Party: Collaboration Lab (last year included mashups like Shibumi x Spago) on Thursday, April 30, and for Food Bowl’s Night Market VIP tasting sessions. Abalone with gold leaf. This week, critic Bill Addison reviewed Go’s Mart, a tiny
. Times Food Bowl is back for its fourth year! The festival takes place the entire month of May. Tickets for all events go live in early April; tickets are live now for the Launch Party: Collaboration Lab (last year included mashups like Shibumi x Spago
. LASA, at Unit 120, 727 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, (213) 443-6163, lasa-la.com Cucumbers stuffed with shiso Stuffed cucumber from the new downtown Los Angeles restaurant Shibumi. (Harrison Hill / Los Angeles Times ) Shibumi, a modest, season-dependent
hipster brunch Jonathan Gold says Shibumi in DTLA feels like a Tokyo restaurant — and you should order cucumbers