Virtual tour: Laurel Tavern

Laurel Tavern
• 11938 Ventura Blvd. - Studio City

First impressions: Laurel Tavern
• Rustic modern pub grub

Getting drunk with Christina Perozzi
• L.A.'s beer sommelier is all about turning girls into beer snobs

Beer goggles guide
• The best bars to get hopped up on suds

An eye on: gastropubs
• Please keep the food in "gastro"

Gastropubs: a small roundup

Spotlight on: Wurstküche
• Sausage salvation amongst a slew of health nuts

Wurstküche
• 800 E. 3rd St . - Los Angeles (Arts District)

• Corey for hire
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• Best video games of the decade
• Best breakup albums
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