The broths are what stand out [restaurant review]
Of all the items to enter culinary fad territory during the last few decades, ramen has been most resistant to being upscaled into silliness. Burgers are sprinkled with caviar, pizza topped with quail sausage, sushi rolls stuffed with foie gras, but somehow ramen just stays its honest self. It can’t be that nobody has considered […]
La Mer Consort and Renaissance music
Renaissance fare Early music group La Mer Consort performs Sunday in Manhattan Beach What if you could delight in a freshly painted Botticelli, leaf through a crisp new edition of Boccaccio, and swoon to the latest music by Telemann and Palestrina? But you can’t, because the heyday of the Renaissance was 500 years ago and […]
South Bay arts calendar for Nov. 29-Dec. 5
Thursday, November 29 Now it’s in their court The artists’ reception for the “Faculty Show” takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. in the El Camino College Art Gallery, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, and it’s exactly what the title says. There’s a gallery talk at 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Closes Dec. 12. Call (310) 660-3010 […]
Walsh Jennings’ p1440 series concludes in Huntington Beach this weekend
With her eye on winning an unprecedented fourth Olympic gold medal at the 2020 games in Tokyo, Kerri Walsh Jennings’ activity on the sand court has exceeded her own personal training. Along with her husband Casey Jennings, Kerri has created the p1440 event series which wraps up its inaugural season Thursday through Sunday in Huntington […]
Mira Costa girls place 3rd in Division 1 State cross country championships
Competing in the highly competitive CIF-Southern Section Division 1, Mira Costa’s girls cross country team finished the season with a 3rd-place finish at the State Championships held at Woodward Park in Fresno. The team was ranked fourth entering the State Championship so a 3rd-place finish was quite an accomplishment according to Mira Costa coach Renee […]
Mira Costa boys, girls basketball teams in tournament play
Mira Costa’s boys basketball team is hosting its own version of the Pacific Shores Tournament this week culminating with the finals on Saturday. With new head coach Neal Perlmutter, Mira Costa is off to a fast start this season with a 6-1 record including a 65-43 victory over Golden Valley on Monday in the opening […]
Beach Cities Sports: Basketball, running, tennis, volleyball, yoga and more
Tennis: The 3rd Annual Mason Zisette Memorial Cup will be held Dec. 6-9 at the Peninsula Racquet Club (PRC) in Palos Verdes. This USTA sanctioned tennis tournament awards prizes to all division winners and includes a tournament sponsor T-shirt and swag bag to all participants. For more information, visit peninsularacquetclub.com. To register, visit https://m.tennislink.usta.com/tournamentsearch. […]