Downtown's Hottest New Seafood Restaurant Isn't New At All
Passersby unfamiliar with the landmark seafood restaurant might wonder what this latest new eatery in the fashionable downtown Arts District could be. But Fisherman's Outlet is the furthest thing from new or trendy — and that's a big part of its appeal.
The casual restaurant and fish market has been serving Styrofoam cups of clam chowder and plates of deep-fried and charbroiled seafood since 1961. The food is nostalgia-inducing and straightforward. There is nothing innovative or chef-y about it. Yet for 55 years, its popularity has not wavered.
Who does this kind of food appeal to? Clearly, everyone. Businesswomen and -men in suits chat while carrying their bright red trays to shaded tables. Construction workers in hard hats and fluorescent orange vests chow down on Fisherman's Outlet's "Famous Giant Fried Shrimp."
The restaurant is open only for lunch, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and anyone in the mood for day drinking has the option of $3 mini bottles of Sutter Home wine or $3 cans of Budweiser (a tough choice, indeed). But the food menu is more extensive than you might expect from such an unassuming space. The vast selection of fried or charbroiled fish and shellfish, seafood salads and "cocktails" like ceviche, and soups like gumbo and lobster bisque makes ordering difficult.
(LAWeekly.com)
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
A Good Read If You Got A Few Minutes
The birth of the Warriors' death lineup
The crowd buzzes. The sideline scrambles. And the four gold-clad guys on the court, watching the whole frantic scene unfold, try not to laugh. “I love it,” Green says, a devilish smile creeping up his right cheek. “I relish it. I see Dre come in, and I’m like, ‘Here we go. Now it’s on.’” Rotations change, so Iguodala is not always the last one in. Sometimes it is Curry or Thompson or Green or Harrison Barnes. No matter the order, when those five reunite, they turn giddy, and their opposition antsy. Coaches desperately send wings to the scorer’s table, bigs to the bench.
“There’s a panic,” Green says. “It’s like they’re thinking, ‘I have to get somebody out of there. I have to get somebody in there. I have to do something.’ The reactions we get are pretty funny.” The Warriors call their feared five the Small Lineup because no member stands taller than the 6'8" Barnes. The Internet terms them the Death Lineup because no foe survives their speed and spacing on one end, their strength and switching on the other.
Traditionally, a team’s best lineup is the group that starts. The Warriors typically deploy their killer quintet to close, whether quarters, halves or games. They often call on it to negate an offensive-minded post player who can’t cover on the perimeter, or to match a stretch forward who won’t venture inside anyway. Golden State’s coaches compare their mighty-mite unit to a trump card and a turbo boost, to Mariano Rivera and Usain Bolt. They don’t like to use it for more than 15 minutes per game. That would be like pitching Rivera for three innings or making Bolt run a mile. Green and Barnes, tenacious as they are, can only wrestle behemoths for so long.
But those 15 minutes are a marvel. All the qualities that distinguish the Warriors are amplified: the fast breaks, the high screens, the split cuts, the penetration, the movement, the flow. Golden State’s rollicking five-piece band shot 53.5% from three-point range this season. It defended better than the tight-fisted Spurs. And it outscored opponents by 47.0 points per 100 possessions, the highest rating for a lineup with at least 100 minutes together since such figures were recorded. The next most productive group to log as many minutes this season was a Cleveland crew with plus-24.2 net points. You can argue the Dubs boast the best team ever—and the best lineup ever.
(SI.com)
The crowd buzzes. The sideline scrambles. And the four gold-clad guys on the court, watching the whole frantic scene unfold, try not to laugh. “I love it,” Green says, a devilish smile creeping up his right cheek. “I relish it. I see Dre come in, and I’m like, ‘Here we go. Now it’s on.’” Rotations change, so Iguodala is not always the last one in. Sometimes it is Curry or Thompson or Green or Harrison Barnes. No matter the order, when those five reunite, they turn giddy, and their opposition antsy. Coaches desperately send wings to the scorer’s table, bigs to the bench.
“There’s a panic,” Green says. “It’s like they’re thinking, ‘I have to get somebody out of there. I have to get somebody in there. I have to do something.’ The reactions we get are pretty funny.” The Warriors call their feared five the Small Lineup because no member stands taller than the 6'8" Barnes. The Internet terms them the Death Lineup because no foe survives their speed and spacing on one end, their strength and switching on the other.
Traditionally, a team’s best lineup is the group that starts. The Warriors typically deploy their killer quintet to close, whether quarters, halves or games. They often call on it to negate an offensive-minded post player who can’t cover on the perimeter, or to match a stretch forward who won’t venture inside anyway. Golden State’s coaches compare their mighty-mite unit to a trump card and a turbo boost, to Mariano Rivera and Usain Bolt. They don’t like to use it for more than 15 minutes per game. That would be like pitching Rivera for three innings or making Bolt run a mile. Green and Barnes, tenacious as they are, can only wrestle behemoths for so long.
But those 15 minutes are a marvel. All the qualities that distinguish the Warriors are amplified: the fast breaks, the high screens, the split cuts, the penetration, the movement, the flow. Golden State’s rollicking five-piece band shot 53.5% from three-point range this season. It defended better than the tight-fisted Spurs. And it outscored opponents by 47.0 points per 100 possessions, the highest rating for a lineup with at least 100 minutes together since such figures were recorded. The next most productive group to log as many minutes this season was a Cleveland crew with plus-24.2 net points. You can argue the Dubs boast the best team ever—and the best lineup ever.
(SI.com)
Ohio St. Will Forever Be #1 In This Poll
College football roundtable: Best pregame traditions
Big Ten: Ohio State marching band's dotting the i of script Ohio
Big Ten: Ohio State marching band's dotting the i of script Ohio
- The Buckeyes’ marching band isn’t referred to as "The Best Damn Band In The Land" -- TBDBITL, for short -- for nothing. For noon games, band members show up at The Horseshoe at 4:30 a.m. They practice as many as 30 hours per week during the season. The payoff? An incredibly precise pregame routine in which 192 members of the marching band spell out Ohio, with a fourth- or fifth-year sousaphone player taking his or her place as the dot in the i. This season will mark the 80th year of the tradition, which began Oct. 24, 1936, against Indiana. This pregame tradition really has it all; it’s unique, historic and entertaining. What more could you ask for? -- Josh Moyer
The Best New Or Used Car Buying Advice
[J]ust because you can afford to buy a [insert car name here] doesn’t mean you can afford to own one.
(Jalopnik.com)
(Jalopnik.com)
The Strangest Part Of This Race Car
5 Amazing Technical Details On The Subaru WRX STI TT Record Car
Subaru and Prodrive have united to produce a modified WRX STI to smash the car lap record around the Isle of Man TT course. I was lucky enough to get up close and personal with the car to see what components make up a car capable of getting around the island at a 128.7mph average speed
Nokia safety phone
Subaru and Prodrive have united to produce a modified WRX STI to smash the car lap record around the Isle of Man TT course. I was lucky enough to get up close and personal with the car to see what components make up a car capable of getting around the island at a 128.7mph average speed
Nokia safety phone
- Prodrive needed a failsafe solution for communication if the on-board radio system was to fail at any point around the course. Only for emergencies, an old-school Nokia 6310 is ready and waiting in a holster if Mark Higgins ever needs to contact his support crew from a remote position on the island. It’s probably the strongest component on the entire car!
Why Do They Need 100?
BMW To Supply Los Angeles Police Department With 100 i3 Sedans
German automaker BMW has beaten California-based Tesla Motors Inc. by winning a contract to supply the Los Angeles Police Department with 100 electric cars.
BMW will deliver 100 of its i3 all-electric plug-in vehicles, which the LAPD will use for community outreach and police business.
(AutoSpies.com)
German automaker BMW has beaten California-based Tesla Motors Inc. by winning a contract to supply the Los Angeles Police Department with 100 electric cars.
BMW will deliver 100 of its i3 all-electric plug-in vehicles, which the LAPD will use for community outreach and police business.
(AutoSpies.com)
As The Song Goes, "With My Business Please Don't Mess."
Samsung shares take $580M dive after one Elon Musk Tweet
Samsung will supply cells for Tesla Energy, not EVs.
As we noted yesterday, Samsung is focusing on batteries for electric vehicles. There were even rumors that Samsung was going to be making batteries for Tesla. Turns out, this wasn't true, as one devastating Tweet from Elon Musk made clear.
Why was this devastating? Well, Samsung shares dropped eight percent - or $580 million in total value - after the Tweet went out. Tesla has long used Panasonic cells in its electric vehicles (but the Panasonic partnership was not exclusive), and is partnering with the battery company on the upcoming Gigafactory. As you might suspect, the value of Panasonic shares went up about three percent after the Tweet.
So, what prompted the rumors that Samsung would be making cells for Tesla EVs? Mostly, the stories that Tesla and Samsung are working together. The stories are true, it seems, but it appears that the cells are for Tesla's home energy business, according to Automotive News.
(AutoBlog.com)
Samsung will supply cells for Tesla Energy, not EVs.
As we noted yesterday, Samsung is focusing on batteries for electric vehicles. There were even rumors that Samsung was going to be making batteries for Tesla. Turns out, this wasn't true, as one devastating Tweet from Elon Musk made clear.
Why was this devastating? Well, Samsung shares dropped eight percent - or $580 million in total value - after the Tweet went out. Tesla has long used Panasonic cells in its electric vehicles (but the Panasonic partnership was not exclusive), and is partnering with the battery company on the upcoming Gigafactory. As you might suspect, the value of Panasonic shares went up about three percent after the Tweet.
So, what prompted the rumors that Samsung would be making cells for Tesla EVs? Mostly, the stories that Tesla and Samsung are working together. The stories are true, it seems, but it appears that the cells are for Tesla's home energy business, according to Automotive News.
(AutoBlog.com)
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