WHY The lovely rosemary-lined patio and the refreshingly uncomplicated modern American food: grilled sandwiches, crisp-skinned chicken, a terrific burger, and its decadent deep-fried trio of delight: sweet potato fries, french fries and the best onion rings in Pasadena. WHAT South Pasadena has become a really good town to be hungry in, and this place is [...]
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WHY The best latte on the eastside, great house-roasted beans and frequent live music. WHAT One of Pasadena’s premier coffee roasters (the other is Jameson Brown), Jones has a globe-hopping selection of roasted beans (including organic choices) as well as green beans for home-roasting and offerings from the proprietors’ Guatemalan coffee plantation. And the espresso [...]
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WHY Divine salt caramels and other gift-worthy candies, as well as delicious bran muffins, pretzel rolls, cookies and gorgeous cakes to order. WHAT Known for her national line of handmade sea-salt caramels, Christine Moore has livened up this stretch of Colorado Boulevard with a friendly bakery, confectionary and café. Great for to-go sweets, or for [...]
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WHY Homemade rugelach and 50-cent refills. WHAT This adorable historic brick building, complete with homey outdoor patio, has a folksy, East Bay/East Village vibe (but no, Bob Dylan does not own it, local rumor mill notwithstanding). WHO Young moms, students, writers and people without cell phone addictions (there’s an outdoor-calling-only policy). 1725 Broadway, Santa Monica, [...]
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WHY Proper afternoon tea service, plus 18 kinds of iced tea, more than 300 loose-leaf teas and a relaxed, comfortable café setting. WHAT One of L.A.’s best tea salons, T is the first offshoot of a successful New York spot of the same name, and it’s had the same success as its parent. There’s a [...]
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WHY Hand-crafted party food—chef Wolff even makes the ice cream himself—culled mostly from farmers’ markets and organic purveyors. WHAT Brian Wolff is chef de cuisine at Lucques, so he’s a busy and talented guy, but he still finds time to work with his wife, Natalie, to cater everything from backyard barbecues to boat christenings. Their [...]
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WHY For take-home organic and/or fair-trade beans, roasted on-site, and an excellent cup of coffee while you’re there. WHAT Rocky Rhodes (yes, that’s his name) has a thriving roasting business here, and he also sells beans from fair-trade sources for the ambitious to roast at home. Next door is a no-frills coffeehouse that makes the [...]
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WHY For $25 to $35 boxes of seasonal, organic, locally grown fruits and vegetables, delivered weekly or biweekly to almost anywhere in L.A. County. WHAT Pick your own selection of organic, hand-selected fruits and vegetables, or go with the weekly selection available on the web site. We’ve heard some complaints about the timeliness of the [...]
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