"Lou" in Los Angeles
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Eden Mylunsch
Eden Mylunsch
Lou rocks!!! (the wine bar and the guy).
The food is above the level one would expect for a hole in the wall joint in a mini-mall and the wine list is like something you'd find in a hole in the wall joint in an industrial complex in Brooklyn. Lots of weird wines nobody can pronounce made from grapes no one's ever heard of and brought in by importers whose wines aren't available in supermarkets.
Palate Food & Wine in Glendale is another good shot (Steve Goldun is almost as wacked as Lou when it comes to wine selections) and Wine Expo is another off-kilter wine shop worth perusing. Silverlake Wine is a good place to visit as well.
Which musical are you working on? Is it the Marlborough School's mounting of "Mama Mia!" in the original Swedish? It's a little extravagant but they've hung onto their money over in that part of town and I figure they could afford to bring you out here.
-Eden (I've heard that they've even reunited the surviving original band members to play in the pit orchestra)
The food is above the level one would expect for a hole in the wall joint in a mini-mall and the wine list is like something you'd find in a hole in the wall joint in an industrial complex in Brooklyn. Lots of weird wines nobody can pronounce made from grapes no one's ever heard of and brought in by importers whose wines aren't available in supermarkets.
Palate Food & Wine in Glendale is another good shot (Steve Goldun is almost as wacked as Lou when it comes to wine selections) and Wine Expo is another off-kilter wine shop worth perusing. Silverlake Wine is a good place to visit as well.
Which musical are you working on? Is it the Marlborough School's mounting of "Mama Mia!" in the original Swedish? It's a little extravagant but they've hung onto their money over in that part of town and I figure they could afford to bring you out here.
-Eden (I've heard that they've even reunited the surviving original band members to play in the pit orchestra)
Eden thanks for the tips - that's just what I need.
The show is called "Minsky's" playing at the Ahmanson Theatre - Hmm that does sound Swedish-ish.
It's a comedy about a depression-era burlesque house.
I've been told there was a movie long ago.
Lots of high-energy swing and tap dancing, let me tell ya!
I don't know how these young kids keep that energy going!
I've got to use exclamation points to stay peppy!
The show is called "Minsky's" playing at the Ahmanson Theatre - Hmm that does sound Swedish-ish.
It's a comedy about a depression-era burlesque house.
I've been told there was a movie long ago.
Lots of high-energy swing and tap dancing, let me tell ya!
I don't know how these young kids keep that energy going!
I've got to use exclamation points to stay peppy!
Chris Coad
Chris Coad
Based on The Night They Raided Minsky's, perhaps?
Chris Coad
Chris Coad
Woohoo!
I hope there's an exclamation point in the title! Minsky's!
I hope there's an exclamation point in the title! Minsky's!
Eden Mylunsch
Eden Mylunsch
You lose...
-Eden (!)
Had dinner at "Lou" last night here in LA.
Doing good business - an enthusiastic, bustling scene, lots of wine being poured, conversations between tables...
I sat at the bar. Had scallops with white beans and bitter greens, yum.
And how about this... the flight of the day was a trio of Pineau d'Aunis, two by Puzelat, one by Briseau.
Delish. Each wine a contrast. First a pure Pineau D', light in color, peppery and complex. Next a blend with Gamay, darker with some strawberry poking around there. Last, the Briseau, blended with Cot - you could taste the tannic structure the Cot brings, meatier and firmer.
Lou poured me other things to try - a minty, deep Priorat, and a German TBA.
I was out the door for less than $50.
Thanks Eden and Alice for getting me behind the wheel and going there.
Doing good business - an enthusiastic, bustling scene, lots of wine being poured, conversations between tables...
I sat at the bar. Had scallops with white beans and bitter greens, yum.
And how about this... the flight of the day was a trio of Pineau d'Aunis, two by Puzelat, one by Briseau.
Delish. Each wine a contrast. First a pure Pineau D', light in color, peppery and complex. Next a blend with Gamay, darker with some strawberry poking around there. Last, the Briseau, blended with Cot - you could taste the tannic structure the Cot brings, meatier and firmer.
Lou poured me other things to try - a minty, deep Priorat, and a German TBA.
I was out the door for less than $50.
Thanks Eden and Alice for getting me behind the wheel and going there.
Eden Mylunsch
Eden Mylunsch
See? Los Angeles isn't quite the bastion of uncivilization you New Yorkers have been led to believe it is.
-Eden (now, San Francisco, that's another story entirely)
-Eden (now, San Francisco, that's another story entirely)
Scott Kraft
Scott Kraft
I suppose that depends on what you want from your civilization.