Softshell crab with arepas Rivera’s menu was already a fascinating combination of unexpected flavors, but many of chef John Sedlar’s dishes, like the famous tortillas florales and moles, leaned towards Mexican traditions. Now Rivera has added several new menus combining Spanish and South American ideas. Many of Rivera’s earlier dishes are now featured on the [...]
August 10, 2010 | Posted in
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Longtime Silver Lake resident Mark Stambler’s been baking bread for years — I remember being impressed by his baking when our kids were in school together. Now that his son’s nearly off to college, he’s gotten way more ambitious and constructed a wood-burning brick bread oven in his backyard to bake his signature Pagnol loaves [...]
August 7, 2010 | Posted in
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Longtime Silver Lake resident Mark Stambler’s been baking bread for years — I remember being impressed by his baking when our kids were in school together. Now that his son’s nearly off to college, he’s gotten way more ambitious and constructed a wood-burning brick bread oven in his backyard (It also bakes great pizza). And [...]
August 6, 2010 | Posted in
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Thanks to CarolineonCrack, who celebrated her 5th blogiversary this week, I remembered that it’s also EatingLA’s 6th blogiversary this week. I’m celebrating with lunch Friday at Ricky’s Fish Tacos from 12:30 – 2. There will be cupcakes, free fish tacos for the first 25 readers, friends and supporters, and muy special aguas frescas. Please come [...]
August 5, 2010 | Posted in
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Anime dolls at a Korean BBQ restaurant — why not? This month’s Los Feliz Ledger review is Tangier Korean BBQ. Sure, you can get slightly cheaper, more "authentic" Korean bbq not that far away in Koreatown. But don’t ignore Tangier just because it has an odd name. Plus, there’s a full bar and fun decor [...]
August 2, 2010 | Posted in
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Complete with revolving dessert case and comfy booths, Brent’s has the right deli look. I grew up eating at Nate ‘n Al’s, so that’s pretty much my reference point for delis. But the Chowhounds and everyone else say Brent’s Deli has an edge on Nate ‘n Al’s, so when I had to be near Northridge [...]
July 27, 2010 | Posted in
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Ricky and his fish tacos StreetGourmetLA’s Bill Esparza is a street food experto and he knows his tacos like nobody’s business. In fact, he conducted a fish taco task force last year where Ricky’s Fish Tacos were named the top fish tacos in the area. In case you haven’t found Ricky on the street in [...]
July 26, 2010 | Posted in
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