WHY For the duck confit sandwich, made with Breadbar’s ciabatta, Le Marechal cheese and a fig spread. People drive across town for this sandwich. WHAT Call ahead or stop by to order cheese platters for a party or one of the superb sandwiches-the duck confit is most famous, but we’re also terribly fond of the [...]
September 7, 2010 | Posted in
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WHY Just because you enjoy retail therapy on 3rd Street doesn’t mean you want to spend $30 for lunch. And sometimes you want a great taco. WHAT Pete White paid his dues (25 years!) at Poquito Mas, and at his solo venture he uses farmers’ market produce and top-quality seafood and meat to produce some [...]
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WHY Sweet potato fries, pulled-pork sandwiches and Memphis-style baby-back ribs. WHAT A partnership between chefs Leonard Cohen (Maple Drive, 72 Market St.) and Michael Rosen (Reign) along with the Gelsinger family (Gelsinger’s Meats) opened Zeke’s in 2002. It’s become a Montrose mainstay for its top-quality regional American barbecue and smokehouse cooking, as well as its [...]
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WHY Baby-back ribs to dream about: smoky, succulent, with a nice char and light crust, and they take out beautifully. Excellent brisket, too. WHAT Zeke’s is a multi-denominational shrine to the art of the barbecue, with chefs channeling some of the country’s most renowned pit masters and turning out Kansas City, Memphis, North Carolina and [...]
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WHY ‘Dosa Nights’ (Wednesdays and Fridays) when you can pick a dosa and gorge yourself at the sumptuous buffet-all for $10. WHAT Who needs meat when you can feast on south Indian vegetarian fare that’s this scrumptious? Go-to dishes include tamarind and lemon rice, coconut chutney and the amazing chana batura-fried bread that’s as crisp [...]
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WHY It’s all about the Burgs. WHAT A connoisseur’s Mecca, Woodland Hills Wine specializes in (sigh) Burgundies, but the selection of top wines from California, Bordeaux, the Rhône, Italy, Austria and Spain is worth the drive to the west Valley. Woodland Hills also direct-imports many hard-to-find bottlings, including some bargains. Staffers are highly knowledgeable and [...]
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WHY Eighteen thousand square feet devoted to wine, beer and spirits. WHAT Arguably the best wine shop in Los Angeles, the Wine House has it all: great selection, good prices, informed staff and even a little gourmet food section, so you can get a tin of caviar to go with that magnum of Cristal. A [...]
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WHY Stuff you won’t easily find anywhere else. WHAT Owner Randy Kemner has long championed offbeat grape varietals, off-the-beaten-track wine regions and underappreciated importers. The result is a shop with an eclectic array of wines selected for their ability to complement food, with particular strength in aromatic whites, including German, Austrian and Alsatian bottlings. WHO [...]
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WHY For the phenomenal selection of hard-to-find trophy wines. WHAT Steve Wallace founded his West Los Angeles wine shop in 1968 and despite cramped quarters has built it into one of California’s leading wine retailers. This is the spot to find rare and small-production bottlings from Napa, Burgundy, Bordeaux and other fine wine regions. Partner [...]
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WHY Good last-minute party food from the freezer case-spinach-pesto puffs, gorgonzola-fig phyllo rolls-as well as lovely order-in-advance party platters (cheeses, crudités, caprese, caviar). Intelligently filled gift baskets, too. WHAT A friendly and convenient spot for all your high-end culinary essentials, from roasted-pepper-and-pesto sandwiches to chicken-apricot salad. Good lunch salads and sandwiches, party foods and prepared [...]
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