E-Kan Soong, Author at hoopLA

12/11/2019

Ruling The Roost for the Holidays

This past fall, Owner Joshua Kepel and Executive Chef Sammy Monsour brought together the best of both worlds and moved South City Fried Chicken to their other restaurant, Preux and Proper, a New Orleans- inspired DTLA favorite. After many requests, locals can now rejoice that Preux And Proper, formerly only open for dinner, is now is open for lunch Monday – Saturday, serving South City’s menu, including their award-winning fried chicken. Now is the perfect time to visit as they...

10/31/2019

Run Chicken Run is right

Yardbird, the James Beard nominated standout at the Beverly Center, one of LA’s top spots for traditional Southern fare, now has expanded their offerings with a new brunch, happy hour, and Executive Lunch special. The new menu means even more options for vegetarians, paleo, and gluten free, without losing their sophistication and taste, not to mention ingenuity. (Try their salted caramel waffles only served for brunch. They are delicious and gluten free?!) But a warning for the vegetarians- you may...

09/10/2019

Don’t Call it a Food Court

SocialEats on the Third Street Promenade has premiered five new restaurants this summer, providing quality quick bites with an international flair making it the perfect pitstop during your shopping runs. The new restaurants include Adelaide, a coffee/cookie bar featuring Australia’s number one coffee brand that turns into a wine bar by night, Super Toro, providing freshly made and fully customizable bento boxes (definitely try the pork belly on rice), and Cada Vez that serves pinxtos, tapas, sandwiches, and Spanish wines....

08/21/2019

Let Your Creativity Bloom

Starting this Thursday, August 22, at Double Take in the Hotel Palomar, the Pen 2 Paper Project will be launching their four-part series of events, “A Nourished Spirit”, where the attendees will take part in a creative writing journey while enjoying delicious food and drink pairings that go along with the theme of the night. The Pen 2 Paper Project came about when Jayne Portnoy, its founder, realized the growing lack of compassion and intimacy in today’s digital world and...

06/18/2019

Go Wahl Out This Summer

Wahlburgers, the punny named burger joint co-owned by head chef Paul Wahlberg along with celebrity brothers Donnie and Mark, brings some East coast flavor to the Sunset Plaza in WeHo, a welcome site to any “Entourage” fan. They have a brand new summer menu, featuring the Super Summer Bacon Burger, topped with bacon, bacon aioli, and their popular onion strings, and the Portabello Mushroom Sandwich for the veggie inclined. As for new additions to their drink menu, they have the...