WHY Because L.A. is very short on Swiss restaurants—this is about it. WHAT This is not destination dining, but it’s good to know about if you’re in the Westchester/LAX area and have a hankering for a whole lotta cheese and some accordian music. Try the raclette, the fondue, the schnitzels with good spaetzle, and the [...]
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WHY Upscale Italian food and service of a higher caliber than you’d expect from such a modest-looking place, at prices that are more than fair. WHAT A real find in the west Valley, Adagio is all about comfort: a cozy but not too fancy setting, solicitous but not too formal service, and well-prepared Italian food [...]
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WHY A 24/7 godsend for insomniacs, students and night-shifters. WHAT The food’s fine, but the real value of this ’70s-woodsy coffee shop is that it’s open 24 hours a day, a rarity for a large, full-service restaurant anywhere in L.A., let alone a beach town. Regulars get the muffins, crab cake Benedict, burgers and egg [...]
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WHY To help the hungry in Los Angeles while eating some amazing food. WHAT L.A.’s best chefs show up at this family-friendly, shorts-and-flip-flops afternoon event in the park, and they outdo each other making beautiful little tastes for attendees, who pay $100 to gorge themselves silly and hobnob with an L.A. foodie A-list. Recent chefs [...]
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WHY The good ladies of the church make 48,000 pastries for the weekend, and the least you could do is eat a couple of them. WHAT If you, like us, can never get your fill of moussaka, spanakopita, Kalamata olives, gyros and baklava, and if seeing My Big Fat Greek Wedding 47 times hasn’t tired [...]
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WHY You can learn how to stuff grape leaves, and then go eat some made by a seasoned home cook. WHAT Not to diminish the music, dancing, backgammon tournament or kids’ games, but this annual festival is really about the food. A small army of home cooks takes great pride in their kebabs, hummus, cheese [...]
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WHY The brownies and lattes at the coffee bar. WHAT It serves three meals a day, plus weekend brunch, but we like it best for breakfast: good brewed coffee, chocolate croissants, frittatas built to order, brioche french toast and homemade granola. Lunch is fine, but on crowded days service can be slow. The Farm’s real [...]
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WHY Good, cheap dumplings and other Shanghai dishes that you can eat here or have made quickly to take out. The scallion pancakes are even more essential to order than the dumplings. WHAT A little more downmarket than nearby (and much more famous) Din Tai Fung, this friendly café and takeout joint is also known [...]
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WHY Laffa wraps heaped with lemony hummus and any number of savory, delicious fillings. One of the best sandwiches in the West Valley. WHAT The heart of this strip-mall spot is the round oven for baking laffa, the bubbly, doughy, completely addictive naan-like bread that is made fresh for each order. A cook spreads the [...]
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WHY The cemitas carnitas and the cemitas with chicken in black mole are two of the best sandwiches in L.A.; the quesadillas filled with such things as squash flowers and mushrooms are also excellent. WHAT This hybrid restaurant-sandwich shop is a sit-down place, but we’re putting it in Food That’s Fast because it’s really a [...]
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