Tuesday, July 1

Love and murder join in union at intimate San Francisco musical

Wealth, villainy and hilarity come together for an intimate performance in “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.” The play, produced by 42nd Street Moon in San Francisco, features alumna Teressa Foss, who portrays Miss Shingle, a maid to the wealthy D’Ysquith family in turn-of-the-century England. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Teressa Foss plays Miss Shingle alongside Kevin Singer, who portrays Montague “Monty” Navarro, in 42nd Street Moon’s “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.” Running until March 15 at the Gateway Theatre in San Francisco, Foss side the small size of the theater allows a more immerse experience for the audience. (Courtesy of Ben Krantz Studio)


Restaurant review: DTLA ramen spot modeled after ‘Blade Runner’ offers futuristic dining experience

The aesthetic in 9th St. Ramen is the fictionalized Los Angeles from “Blade Runner 2049.” Occupying a modest spot on 9th Street in Downtown Los Angeles, the restaurant has intrigued passersby with the neon glows of its dragon sign since its Feb. Read more...

Photo: 9th St. Ramen submits a usual fare of appetizers, but the karaage fried chicken popped with savoriness underneath its crispy batter. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin)



Alumna brings wine expertise to San Diego’s only Michelin-starred restaurant

This post was updated March 3 at 1:35 p.m. Addison restaurant has more than 10,000 bottles of wine in its cellar – and each has a story. Read more...

Photo: As the wine director for Addison, San Diego’s only Michelin-starred restaurant, alumna Victoria O’Bryan oversees an extensive bottle list of 3,600 bottles in their selection and more than 10,000 bottles in the wine cellar. She said she was initially drawn to the field because it allows her to explore a number of different disciplines, such as geography and science. (Courtesy of Addison)


Pop-up taqueria creates unique recipes inspired by heavy metal, evokes nostalgia

Creativity, childhood memories and death metal – all packed into one food truck. Evil Cooks, a pop-up restaurant, is a heavy-metal-themed taqueria co-run by Elvia Huerta, a former assistant cook at Rendezvous, serving dishes inspired by childhood memories. Read more...

Photo: Elvia Huerta, a former assistant cook at Rendezvous, runs a pop-up restaurant where she serves dishes inspired by childhood memories. Throughout the week, she moves her heavy-metal-themed taqueria to various locations across Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Christina House/LA Times)


Theater production challenges traditions via magical realism, diverse characters

Nothing is off limits in “Lydia,” in which secrets are exposed and emotions run high. Graduate theater student Mark Anthony Vallejo is directing the production as his thesis play, which will run through March 7 in the Macgowan Hall Little Theater. Read more...

Photo: Graduate theater student Mark Anthony Vallejo is directing “Lydia” as his thesis play. He said the production’s plot and themes show a Mexican American family trying to cope in the wake of tragedy, coming together to create his first play honoring his own Chicano heritage and background. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin)


Movie review: ‘The Invisible Man’ has unseeable monster but visible problems with the execution

“The Invisible Man” and its eponymous character share one similarity – they are both difficult to watch. Inspired by the classic Universal Pictures monster, the 2020 film, written and directed by Leigh Whannell, follows Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss), a young woman who flees an abusive relationship with renowned optical scientist Adrian Griffin (Oliver Jackson-Cohen). Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)