Sunset Sushi opens in Silver Lake; Bootleg Pizza goes permanent on Pico
Sushi and sashimi boxes at Sunset Sushi
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Sunset Sushi
Sunset Sushi, from the owners of Ichijiku in Highland Park, is open in Silver Lake for takeout and delivery. The menu features chirashi boxes, sushi and sashimi omakase sets, and a selection of rolls. Sake and beer are also available.
4330 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 741-8371, sunsetsushila.com
Bootleg Pizza
Bootleg Pizza is open in Mid-City for takeout and delivery. The former pop-up and food truck from owner Kyle Lambert is offering Jersey-style square pizzas whole or by the slice, along with garlic knots, salads and drinks.
How Dumplings Became a Lifeline for These L.A. Chefs Andy Wang
There was a moment, chef Brandon Kida admits, when it was nice to finally have some “free time with absolutely no responsibility.” It was the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles, and Kida had been busy running buzzy restaurants, including Hinoki & The Bird in Century City. He was very close to opening “a California take on an izakaya” in Hollywood. Then everything just stopped.
After some respite and reflection, Kida knew he had to start pinching gyoza.
“I kind of fall back on childhood comforts, said Kida, a Japanese-American chef who grew up in L.A.’s Koreatown. “When things are going bad, people love comfort food. My comfort food was gyoza, dumplings. I remember sitting at the dinner table with my mom, and she would just show me how to make handmade gyoza: how to make the filling, how to fold the dumplings, how to cook the dumplings.”