Food FYI: Fritzi Dog is open

HOT DOG!

Fritzi Dog, the hot dog shop from chef Neal Fraser of BLD and his restaurant-in-hiatus Grace, has opened in the Original Farmers Market. Hot dogs made from vegetarian-fed, antibiotic-free meats include: the Stadium (beef and pork), Fritzi (a beef and pork merguez-merken hybrid), the Porker (curry-tinged pork), Bird Dog (turkey and duck) and the Deli Dog (kosher beef with coriander and mustard seed). Pick your toppings. [Zagat]

$$$ FOR EVA

Eva chef Mark Gold is asking for $12,000 in donations to keep the three-year-old restaurant open. According to Eva’s Facebook page, the restaurant will close unless it is able to keep its liquor license, which is in jeopardy because of a parking issue. [Eater via Facebook]

CORTEZ DEBUTS

The owners of Echo Park gourmet grocer Cookbook, Marta Teegan and Robert Stelzner, have opened the restaurant Cortez, featuring local produce, pasture-raised meats, sustainable seafood and house-made charcuterie. [LA Weekly]

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