Celebrated Poltergeist chef Diego Argoti stands next to an arcade token machine in Button Mash in 2023. On Sept. 29, both Poltergeist and its host space, long-running Echo Park arcade bar Button Mash, ...

Today is Back to the Future Day, which means it’s a day to celebrate all things 80s: The hair, the clothing, the movies, the narcissism, the blind optimism. There is, then, no better way to spend this ...

There aren’t many places on earth at which you can chow down on broccoli beef ravioli and play the arcade version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. But, that’s exactly the experience you’ll have at Diego ...

The din of a video game arcade that doubles as a restaurant is as unbridled as you’d imagine. On a busy night at Button Mash in Echo Park, a thousand different bleeps jangle the air. Half the crowd ...