A La Carte: Hamptons is here, celebrity chef now at Dolce Vita

Hamptons, Manhattan Beach’s newest restaurant, offers New England themed cuisine. Photo by Kathalina Rodriguez The Easterners Are Invading!… Meanwhile in Manhattan Beach, a restaurant has opened serving a cuisine many people here have never heard of. America’s regional food is not as well marketed as offerings from very distant climes, and Hamptons is brave to theme their restaurant around New England seafood. (Note that this restaurant is not named after a family called Hampton or a TV show – The Hamptons are a chain of villages near the end of Long Island away from all those tall buildings.) If you have ever enjoyed a crabcake made with real backfin lump crab or a lobstah roll, you will want to investigate this downtown newcomer. The Burger Juggernaut Keeps Rolling… Hermosa has a new restaurant, and what a surprise, they serve burgers. Boardwalk is in the old Mama D’s space and is not trying to out-weird their gourmet neighbors – they offer good, plain burgers and exceptional fries. They’re an East Coast transplant with a cult following to rival In-And-Out, but with a slightly more varied menu. I’m sure they will do well this summer, as will their more established competitors…

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