I made naengmyun, a Korean dish featuring cold noodles in a cold broth, for dinner the other night. It was refreshing, but unfortunately the heatwave in LA had passed by then. Toppings include: cucumber ribbons, kimchi, baked tofu, and pan-fried king oyster mushrooms.

Despite living within walking distance of Bar Hayama, I finally went for the first time last night for dinner. The outside is unassuming and easy to miss, but inside is a nice spacious shelter from the traffic on Sawtelle. The seats around the large fire pit were already taken, but we nabbed a table [...]