Drive-By Shooting at Popular Sherman Oaks Bar Leaves Three Injured

ABC-7 reports that popular Sherman Oaks bar the Woodman was the scene of a drive-by shooting on Saturday evening/Sunday morning. The incident began with a verbal altercation that became physical around 2 a.m. Some time later, shots were fired from a vehicle, with return fire aimed toward the car. Two people were taken to a hospital for treatment with a third taken by friends elsewhere for non-medical treatment. Police said the injuries were not life threatening. The Woodman has been open since 2014 and serves gastropub fare.

In other news:

• Dough Daddy makes the announcement that things have gotten more difficult personally for its owner (who wishes to remain anonymous), which means the Detroit-style pizza spot will go on a week hiatus to regroup. The last time to get pizza until at least May 14 is this Wednesday. Stay tuned on the pizza place’s Instagram for a potential return, if any:

• Music venue and dive bar Hi-Hat has new ownership from David Tewasart of Sticky Rice, which had been operating a fried chicken spot out of the window during the evenings. The space was sold for $2.6 million.

• A culinary school for children and teens is coming to Century City’s Westfield mall called Little Kitchen Academy, according to Toddrickallen. A place to channel your child’s inner Master Chef Junior.
• Maybe pretzels will be the new bagels in LA. LA Magazine has a roundup of pretzel makers to check out in town, from Shappy Pretzel Co, which has numerous pickup spots around town, to the Instagram-friendly Pretzelette.
• L.A. Taco has a story on Mayans star Richard Cabral and partner Mike de la Rocha’s new coffee line called Tepito that has roots in East LA. The aim is to eventually open a cafe in the area.
• Infatuation has a handy list of where to get Japanese breakfast in LA, from Gardena’s classic Fukagawa to the newer approach at Yang’s Kitchen in Alhambra.