WHY It’s a place of tremendous simplicity: you got your hot-from-the-fryer fish tacos ($1.50) and your shrimp tacos ($2), and you can buy a canned soda or fresh horchata ($1) to drink. That’s it. WHAT This seriously funky taqueria is run by a guy named Joseph, who jokes and flirts and sometimes lays down the [...]
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WHAT This fancy-pants truck serves up hand-cut Kennebec and sweet potatoes, fresh-fried and smothered with, as they say on the website, ‘stuff’: beer- and chocolate-flavored chili fries, kim chee and Kurobuta pork-belly fries, vegan chili fries, steak, poblano and caramelized onion fries, and tomatillo-tamarind chicken and cashew fries, all of which can be paired with [...]
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WHAT One of the city’s best-known food trucks does a lot of private events, but it also hits the usual truck hot spots; it’s also at the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market the first Saturday and second Wednesday of the month. Border Grill’s quesadillas and excellent tacos (Yucatan pork, potato, Baja-style fish) are our faves. , [...]
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WHY Espresso-caramel chocolates with the subtlest hint of sea salt, and dozens of other superb chocolates, from the traditional to the inventive. WHAT The meticulously crafted, classic French-style chocolates, made in the Terpoghossian family’s Van Nuys kitchen and displayed in this swank little shop, are deeply delicious; we’re already addicted to the ones with the [...]
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WHY The first-rate execution of French bistro classics, at more than fair prices. WHAT This too-loud, brick-walled restaurant lost chef Walter Manzke, who made it an L.A. culinary destination, but so far the kitchen seems to be running like a top without him. They’re still making his charcuterie, procuring pristine oysters, preparing a mean bouillabaisse [...]
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WHY All your Thai and Southeast Asian cooking needs packed into a small Hollywood market that shares a parking lot with the great Sanamluang Café—so allow time to stop for some pad see ew before or after you shop. WHAT Besides the expected range of produce and groceries needed to make Thai food, this little [...]
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WHY Pastries in the classic, buttery French/Swiss style: éclairs, napoleons, chocolate croissants, strudels and gorgeous fruit tarts. WHAT This venerable business is now run by a younger European couple (she’s French, he’s Austrian), and they’re doing a wonderful job making classic European pastries and some worthy American ones, too, like the not-bad-at-all fat-free bran muffin. [...]
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WHY Shiraz frittata, a scramble with grilled onions, roma tomatoes and turmeric; luscious breakfast sandwiches; the chopped baby spinach salad; and a turkey burger that is juicier and more flavorful than most, topped with baby spinach, sliced tomato, red onion, applewood-smoked bacon and cheddar. WHAT A teeny café with teeny tables, this spot is the [...]
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WHY Red-sauce Italian, served with modern flair and a wink of the eye. The three-course Monday Night Supper is a steal at $15, with house wine for just $12 a bottle. WHAT A lot of people consider this handsome, booth-lined, retro trattoria to be a great bargain, which we don’t quite get—starters are $10 to [...]
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WHY Incredible Polish and Middle European charcuterie made on the premises. WHAT Polish-trained meat masters John Pikula and Ted Maslo turn out several types of hams, smoked and cured meats and a grand supply of garlicky kielbasa, wiejska, kabanos and other sausages. The freezer holds homemade dumplings and soups, and in the cold case you’ll [...]
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