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HANG IN THERE DTLA!

Just when you thought it was safe to dine outside… LA County announces yet, another shutdown. Effective Wednesday, November 30th at 10pm: No more indoor or outdoor dining. For now, due to Covid 19 mandates we’re back to TakeOut & Delivery, Be sure to check out our list of 10 Great Places for TakeOut to remind you of what we do best. Eat to Live & Drink.

We Did It Before...We Can Do It Again

So proud of the DTLA restaurants who have been rolling with the punches to make sure we don’t all have to eat out of a can...not that there aren’t any good canned foods but... they may just be the last reminders of how good things used to taste. Be sure to visit www.dtlaweekly.com for our weekly list of TakeOut picks this holiday season.

ALL MARIAH CAREY WANTS

FOR CHRISTMAS = cookies

Legendary best-selling female artist of all time, Mariah Carey, just launched her very-own virtual brand, Mariah’s Cookies.

Carey’s cookies will bake in a variety of classic flavors including Chocolate Chunk, Triple Chocolate Chunk, Heath Bar, Lemon Cooler, and Spiced Oatmeal Raisin, with three very special holiday flavors Partnered with Virtual Dining Concepts, all the baking, shipping and handling will be provided. Only the eating will be up to us this Holiday Season. Look out for Ms. Carey on December 4, where she plans to watch her very own Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special on Apple TV at home with a box of assorted cookies on the sofa.

VOL 14 NO 8 - DECEMBER3RD - december 9th / DTLAWEEKLY.COM making positive changes THRU community partnerships origin kazoku continued...

Giving Back Chris has plans to expand his brand in the future. But at the moment he wants to use Origin Kazoku’s large presence to give back to the community.

To date, Origin Kazoku has engaged in sponsorships and cross-promotions with a variety of local businesses to boost exposure. As a result, Origin Kazoku has become very helpful to the local economy. Chris explains this is because Origin Kazoku is an exclusive market that is willing to give back.

“We also like to help out charities. We have a big following and a lot of people that follow us like to give back as well.” Chris said. The world has waited 800 years for Saturn and Jupiter to come

into conjunction. The last time the two planets were in alignment was in 1226. Since the two are the largest gas bodies in the solar system, experts are calling this cosmic union the “Great Conjunction.” Patrick Hartigan, a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice

In the past, Origin Kazoku has partnered with non-profits such as churches to combat homelessness. They’ve also held a rally alongside Live Like JoJo to enrich the lives of special needs children. For Chris, it’s personal because Origin Kazoku has allowed him to meet people from all walks of life. The reason why he started Origin Kazoku was to make a change. Thus, he’s aware of the flaws in the community and wants to use Origin Kazoku’s platform to help.

Although the pandemic has placed a strain on Origin Kazoku’s endeavors, Chris hopes in the future to continue to make positive changes in not just the Southern California car community but also the entire community as well. For those interested in partnership opportunities Origin Kazoku can be found on

Planetary ALIGNMENT COMING to skIES over downtown

originkazoku.com.

University, wrote “both planets

will be visible in the same field of view in most small telescopes, along with some of Jupiter’s

and Saturn’s moons.” “In fact,

they will be so close it may be a challenge to separate them with the unaided eye for many

people.”

You’ll have about an hour to soak up as much intoxicating cosmic sightseeing as you can. Get your telescopes ready and head to a rooftop, the galactic party starts on December 21st.

7. WARM & coZY at little llama peruvian TACOS

Little Llama Peruvian Tacos may be new to the Old Bank District, but its creators Chef Jean Valcarcel and Co-Founder Angela Wagner are longtime DTLA culinary enthusiasts who have been wowing us with their oneof-kind dining experiences for almost a decade.

In 2016, the duo conceived Little Llama

as a pop-up concept at the weekly Arts District foodie haven known as “Smorgasburg LA”. When the cold chill of Covid forced the event to close, they turned 100% of their energy to their first brick-and-mortar location.

In 2012, inspired by the sophistication of DTLA’s golden age, the pair launched Re Creo Supper Club, a DTLA-based pop-up supper club. It became known for fine dining experiences staged on rooftops and in lofts, warehouses, and art galleries throughout the city.

Now open at 222 S. Main Street, they’re earning rave reviews for their signature Lomo Saltado Taco, a soul-warming combination of Angus steak marinated in garlic and ginger, crispy Yukon gold potatoes, Huacatay aioli, and tomato escabeche. @littlellamatacos

8. FLOAT YOUR BOAT at rapp BAR During the first months of shutdown, Rappahannock

Oyster Bar would remain one of the last open docks at the Bloc, a lifestyle mall located far off the mainland in the Warehouse District of the city. After switching their seaworthy indoor and outdoor dining experience into a seafood and cocktail TakeOut sea-port, Chef Wilson Santos cast a line with his amazing Oyster Tacos and Downtown took the bait.

RappBar’s Oyster Tacos come three on a plate. They are made simply with house-made coleslaw that completely shelters three delectable fried oysters, placed on each small tortilla. Picking them up for a bite without dropping some coleslaw can be a battle, however, you’ll enjoy the clash of tremendous flavors. So light and crispy, they are very hard to eat slowly.

@rappbardtla

9. pop up with pablitos tacos

It’s the Taco that started it all for Mikazi

Nikkei Sushi partner Danny Rodriguez. For a brief stint during his new restaurant’s grand opening in the Historic Core, Rodriguez offered downtown a taste of his highly notarized Pablito’s Taco in

Burbank, with a hearty downtown

Taco Tuesday pop up.

It was then that we embarked on our first

Peruvian Taco adventure. Pablito’s Taco filled our plates with a mix of carne asada, chicken, pastor, veggie, chicharron and Loma

Saltado upon fresh hand-pressed tortillas, covered in onions, cilantro, guacamole and Pablito’s Green “Crack” Sauce. @pablitostacos

10. reunited with bad son tacos

Downtown Weekly discovered a hidden gem at Bad Son Tacos located in the Little Tokyo Mall.

Before Covid, Bad Son Tacos kept a steady flow of customers thanks to the flavors of handmade tortillas, salsa and traditional South of the Border favorites like Tinga, Mole and Chapulines (grasshopper) tacos, characters you just couldn’t find anywhere else.

Their recipes were all the fuel they needed to catapult Bad Son Taco into

greatness. But the COVID shutdown suddenly left the in-store taco kiosk without foot traffic or dine-in options, leading to the family’s terrible sibling’s announcement in May, that Bad Son Tacos would be closing indefinitely. But never fear Bad Son Tacos rejoined their father’s restaurant, La Morenita.

@badsontacos