WHY The avocado tower, lobster salad and the tasting menu. WHAT Christine Brown combines flavors of the Mediterranean and the Pacific Rim in this color-washed bistro, and the results are generally quite successful. The ‘greens and grazing plates’ are typically big enough to share as a starter; half the room seems to get the avocado [...]
March 9, 2013 | Posted in
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WHY For a stomach-stuffing, tasty and affordable Mediterranean plate, prepared at mach speed. WHAT Their pita wraps are a nice and compact treat, but its the massive plates loaded with heaps of chicken scharwma, or gloriously grilled lamb, beef, kefta, and chicken kebabs (lamb pictured above) that are tremendous value for less than $9. Each is served [...]
February 8, 2013 | Posted in
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WHY Rustic pastries and breads complement the pâtés and terrines, jewel-like salads, imaginative sandwiches and savory tarts. WHAT Gold-framed mirrors, cobalt-blue walls and a marble bar give this Parisian-style shop/café a glamorous atmosphere. Carefully chosen beers and wines, foodie gifts and house-made jams round out the collection of spiffy eat-in or takeout dishes. WHO French [...]
November 15, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY Vividly colorful modern Mediterranean dishes made from organic, often local ingredients, served on a sunny Beverly Hills sidewalk patio. WHAT South Beverly is full of good places to eat, but few give the value that this order-at-the-counter café does. We dream of the rich duck confit schwarma wrapped in a warm pita with oven-dried [...]
Type: Breakfast + Lunch
Region: Westside: Central
Neighborhood: Beverly Hills
Features: Breakfast, Delivery, Dinner, Essentially L.A., Kid Friendly, Lunch, Patio Dining, Value, Vegetarian
Price Range: $10-$16, $10-under
Cuisine Type: Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
July 23, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY ‘Wine for the people’ (or so says its slogan), in working-people’s Echo Park, with affordable tastings, charcuterie and small plates, as well as fun wine classes. WHAT A groovy wine bar for an increasingly groovy neighborhood, City Sip is part wine bar and part school. Six nights a week, owner Nicole Daddio pours wine [...]
February 25, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY The Los Angeles County Museum of Art finally gets the high-style bar and restaurant it deserves. WHAT With bright red Saarinen chairs and a display of colorful teacups from the museum’s collection, the bright, airy restaurant complements the recently added Renzo Piano—designed pavilion opposite. On chef Kris Morningstar’s menu, flavorful fare like wild mushrooms, [...]
February 23, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY Beautiful salads, sandwiches, pizzas and other goodies to take out or eat here. WHAT A former Patina chef decided he wanted to do his own thing in his own neighborhood, and the result is this popular café and gourmet-to-go spot. Breakfast brings takeout croissants or eat-in eggs; lunch and dinner mean prosciutto and mozzarella [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY A bohemian-chic indoor/outdoor wine bar with spot-on Mediterranean-inspired small plates. WHAT Interesting, well-priced wines from California to Croatia are the centerpiece of this house-turned-festive wine bar. The food’s just as good, from cheese and charcuterie samplers to flavorful farmers’ market vegetable salads and meaty plates of pork belly, Moroccan-style lamb chops and wild boar [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Homey vegetarian fare (mac ‘n cheese, vegetable tarts, tagines) served out of a tiny, charming Sunset Boulevard storefront. WHAT The owners of this candlelit chocolate box of a café are folk musicians who turn out organic fare with a retro feel from a minuscule kitchen. Mediterranean-inspired vegan and vegetarian dishes (roasted tomato-feta tarts, kale [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY For wine-friendly and delicious small dishes, such as paella, asparagus risotto with lemon and parmesan, and roasted salmon with couscous, plus satisfying true tapas like marinated olives and cured meats. WHAT Is it a set design or tapas bar? You be the judge. But first you’ll have to land one of the small wooden [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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