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SEPT 2018 ISSUE 49 R THE INSIDER GUIDE TO DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES PAGE 3 DTLA DINNER CLUB In Great Company CLAYTON’S MAP OF LE BOX BLANC PUBLIC HOUSE DOWNTOWN Fulfilling South Park’s Need for a New Wardrobe The Sound of Home Find your way. PAGE 6 PAGE 8 PAGE 10 LADOWNTOWNER.COM 2 3 THE INSIDER’S VIEW OF DTLA DINNER CLUB DOWNTOWN CULTURE, FOOD, IN GREAT COMPANY DRINKS, FASHION & THE PEOPLE Written By Travis Platt WHO SHAPE IT. Photographed By Rebekah Lemire Get tickets at A FERROCONCRETE PUBLICATION A simple but meaningful statement tossed into thebroad.org — ferroconcrete.com — a conversation, much like a vital spice into a Editor-in-Chief: Yo Santosa simmering pan, can make all the difference. In Designer & Art Director: Mike Payne this case, it was an honest comment, “Josh, I’m Writers: Travis Platt, Dakota Nate, Mariana Ramos so glad you’re home.” The heartfelt statement Photographers: GL Askew II, Rebekah Lemire, Chimera Singer, Robiee Ziegler blended within the bustling exchange of Faithfully delivered by Paper Pushers friendly discussion. But for a quick moment, Josh-Gray Emmer gazed out into the factory SUBSCRIBE CONTACT US reflected sunset of East LA from his rooftop For the latest finds & happenings: Feedback or just to say hello: penthouse roof and marinated in thought — A Journey That LADowntowner.com/subscribe [email protected] he’s glad to be back too. And if anyone should Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: Looking to advertise? be the most thrilled about his recent return, it’s @LADowntowner [email protected] Wasn’t, Part 2 us local Downtowners. Now we have a new era Like us on Facebook: of the eight-year-old tradition of DTLA Dinner Saturday, Sept. 29 facebook.com/LADowntowner Club, where the weight of any worries fade away, and community, relaxation, and cuisine are the principal ingredients to one of the cities Kim most sought after traditions — and this season Gordon + YoshimiO / is set to be the best yet. Banjee IN THIS ISSUE DTLA Dinner Club started at the end of 2010 Ball + and is an invite dining experience for thirty (formerly attendees with guest chefs that have included Ranika Kevin) JZ Prodigy / Top Chefs, sous chefs, and home cooks. So, why DJ Michael 6 CLAYTON’S PUBLIC HOUSE the hardline at thirty? Josh glances over the “5000” Watts / elegant set up of community tables illuminated Arto Dedekind by strands of Edison bulb lighting and smirks, “I Lindsay / Cut / 8 MAP OF DOWNTOWN only have thirty chairs, I have no other choice!” Arji There are eighteen scheduled dinner clubs this Laraaji + OceAnanda / season including six founder dinners. Let’s be Josiah 10 LE BOX BLANC clear, this experience is free, and it’s an exclusive Steinbrick gift reserved for only Downtown residents. Josh identifies the importance of his ongoing 12 OKIBORU mission “that’s the point, to create friendships with amazing food.” Melissa’s Produce extends its hand for all the fresh ingredients, and The Mayfair Hotel contributes financially to help 14 PALI WINE CO keep dinner club free for guests, all other plans Sponsored by Leading Partner or costs are spearheaded by Josh’s generosity. (Continued on Page 4) SEPTEMBER 2018 / ISSUE 49 — © 2018 LA Downtowner, Inc. LADOWNTOWNER.COM 4 5 Ready to dine? Simply get on the list, but also be aware the twist is the invite structure. Of the thirty invites, fifteen are returns and the other fifteen are brand new faces. If you’re a VIP return, you’ll receive early priority on the invite email. As an attempted first timer, you better be beyond quick to respond. Ryan is a fresh face and might have found the loophole, “I programmed the hue lights in my apartment to blink when the email from Dinner Club was sent.” Talk about perseverance, but it’s beyond worth it. Plates highlighted by chefs Helen Li and Leo Lamprides of Chinese Laundry guided this specific DTLA Dinner Club evening. A puree of banter occurred over dishes that included Rice Skin Noodles with Shrimp Ceviche, Wuhan Sesame Noodles with Pork Belly and a Tofu Flower dessert that looked too picturesque to eat. Each dish is broken down by the special guest chef before serving, an intimate moment that truly connects the audience to the chef’s heart and soul. The city welcomes Josh back from an adventurous year spent in Bali. The simple, heartfelt comment that kicked off the evening came from Rania, a friend of Josh’s for over fourteen years. Josh is very content “I’m beyond happy to be back home downtown, I missed my friends too much. A lyric from LCD Soundsystem comes to mind, “If I could see all my friends tonight.” Josh has figured out a recipe for the solution to James Murphy’s call and generously offers it to his beloved community while honoring delicious food. Go to www. dtladinnerclub.com and get on the list to wine and dine under twilight, meet new faces and experience innovative menus, all while the glow of our city wraps its arms around you. how special this neighborhood is. FIND IT HERE: dtladinnerclub.com SEPTEMBER 2018 / ISSUE 49 — © 2018 LA Downtowner, Inc. LADOWNTOWNER.COM 6 7 air. To Tony, it’s a simple philosophy, “this is a CLAYTON’S turn of the century, LA pub.” His energetic and addicting smirk widens, “I might be English, and PUBLIC HOUSE there might be fish n’ chips on the menu, but that’s as far as it goes.” Elizabeth with precise THE SOUND OF HOME timing nails the sentiment, “This is a pub for Los Angeles.” Written By Travis Platt Clayton’s collage of spoils start with the bar Photographed By Robiee Ziegler stools, yes, it’s imperative to acknowledge they are built to be larger and softer for long visits — We reside in a city of sound. Sidewalks move and the visits get lengthy. With thirty-two beers with patterns of cultural cadence producing the on tap, a Victorian-inspired cocktail list, and crescendo of our DTLA urban orchestra. With elevated gastropub fare that range from Scotch a fast tempo beating through each block, it Eggs to Chipotle Braised Short Ribs with Cheesy becomes vital to find a moment where the cities Mash Potatoes — it’s hard to find any motivation active rhythm can slow its pace. If you stand to leave. Order up a Mr. Chaplin, one of master across the street from the historic Spring Arcade mixer Krisi Jensen’s concoctions made with Sip — the noise halts. Amber light glows with curious Smith Sloe Gin, Hine Cognac, apricot liquor, luminosity, offering the same hypnotizing feeling lemon and a dry ice effect that adds a charismatic exuded by turn of the century art. Everything twist. The vapor bellowing over the glass matches around will turn into a time-lapse, while its gold the magic array of art pieces that make up the foil painted windows stand still. The warm call Pubs décor. Each portrait and painting is hung can’t and shouldn’t be ignored — go to it. And with intention, serving as a window to the when you do, the abundant internal treasures vaudevillian past that ran LA before the glitz and are yours to keep. Meet downtown’s newest glam of motion pictures arrived. neighbor, the enchanting Clayton’s Public House, Look around our streets, we’re surrounded a key instrument in our cities ensemble, and the by sleeping giants. When they awake our urban pub we all deserve. tempo will increase, the cities sound will grow Clayton’s owners Tony Gower and Elizabeth grander than ever. This pub in the Spring Arcade is Peterson-Gower breathe in their long-awaited a symphony of art, love, laughter and good times. triumph under the bar’s centerpiece, mirrors A place where refuge pairs with warm hospitality, hung from the church where the couple thus becoming the coveted home away from exchanged vows. Tony — electric with energy home. Within the noise of our growing city, — chuckles, and glances into the reflection, Clayton’s Public House is music to our ears that “It’s there because we got married and took undoubtedly, goes straight to the heart. two steps to the bar. Elizabeth beams with pride, “this is our church now.” Clayton’s wood FIND IT HERE: toned Victorian inspired soul will steal your 541 S Spring St. heart the moment you enter the pub’s vivacious claytonspublichouse.com SEPTEMBER 2018 / ISSUE 49 — © 2018 LA Downtowner, Inc. LADOWNTOWNER.COM CESAR E. CHA T VEZ EMPLE AV ALPINE CO E. 1S ST LLEGE T . BA ST RT ST ST . LETT . ST ST . LE 3RD YA . ST 20 ST . HILL AY E. DW AV . ST BROA . E. SPRING ST AV T 2 N ND AIN 6TH M E. ST TO E. ST AV . WN WILSHIRE BL . AV CHINA Y MOUL LUCAS 7TH AUDR 4TH ST TO BE ST . VD CIVIC 8TH . ST 5TH ST CENTER . CITY WES . O OL EL YMPIC BL BUNKER 11TH HILL PUEBL ST VD . PIC 9TH ST TRICT ORE O BL W VD FINANCIAL . RO VENICE BL DIS A DRINK 1S ORIC CY O T ST Y T LITTLE . 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