13 EXCITING NEW RESTAURANT OPENINGS IN LA TO TRY THIS WEEKEND

13 exciting New Restaurant Openings in LA to Try This Weekend From the re-opening of a beloved beer bar to immaculate new pastries, LA’s restaurant scene is better than ever. Everything is fake at the Grove, from the snow in winter to its owner’s political affiliation. Everything, that is, except for the megamall’s new Mexican […]

19 LA OPENINGS TO GET EXCITED ABOUT IN 2022

19 LA Openings to Get Excited About in 2022 The Grove’s newest restaurant is the first for Mexico City’s Grupo Hunan. A new year is upon us, encouraging optimism and hope even as we contend with the spread of the latest Omicron variant. While much remains up in the air, the last two years have […]

ALMA FINDS ITS GROOVE AT THE GROVE

Alma Finds Its Groove At The Grove The prime corner restaurant space at The Grove has been a French bistro, a deluxe pastry shop and now, in perhaps its most useful incarnation, Alma, a casual taco and cocktail spot downstairs with a bigger menu of dishes from several regions of Mexico upstairs. The upstairs menu […]

THIS WEEK IN L.A. RESTAURANTS: TACOS AND A TIENDITA AT ALMA

This week in L.A. restaurants: Tacos and a tiendita at Alma A restaurant from a prolific Mexico City hospitality group is now open within the Grove. Alma Cocina de Mexico is the first United States foray from GrupoHunan, which operates more than two dozen concepts, and is the planned beginning of multiple restaurants in Southern California. […]

WHAT TO EXPECT AT ALMA, THE GROVE’S NEW TWO-STORY UPSCALE MEXICAN CONTENDER

What To Expect at Alma, The Grove’s New Two-Story Upscale Mexican Contender The massive Grupo Hunan out of MexicoCity promises everything from tacos al pastor to white tablecloth dinner service starting next month. A rendering for Alma, coming soon to the Grove. Grupo Hunan Massive Mexico City-based restaurant consortium Grupo Hunan is edging ever closer […]

THESE LA RESTAURANTS ARE HELPING DINERS GET EXCITED ABOUT MEXICAN WINE

These LA Restaurants Are Helping Diners Get Excited About Mexican Wine From traveling trucks plying addictive vampiros to family-owned dining institutions specializing in Oaxacan cuisine, Los Angeles’ legendary Mexican food scene is as vast as it is delicious. And that scope seems to expand nearly every day with the opening of yet another must-try restaurant. […]

MEXICO CITY’S POWERHOUSE RESTAURANT GROUP WILL OPEN A PLACE INSIDE THE GROVE

Mexico City’s Powerhouse Restaurant Group Will Open A Place Inside The Grove Grupo Hunan operates nearly two-dozen properties south of the border. Now they’re making inroads into America, starting in the heart of Los Angeles One of Mexico City’s biggest restaurant groups has quietly laid plans for a Los Angeles expansion. Grupo Hunan is among the […]