WHY Fried-egg sandwich (made with gruyère, sourdough and thick-cut Nueske bacon), frittata with bacon-wrapped asparagus, big salads, good burgers, great cheese platter, gingerbread pudding with vanilla ice cream, and more such modern classics. WHAT An upscale coffee shop for the goat-cheese-and-mizzuna crowd, BLD is run by star chefs Neal and Amy Fraser, who are soon [...]
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WHY The salad bar, the sushi bar, the deli soups and the competitive prices on organic produce and healthy packaged food products. WHAT Before Whole Foods stores were popping up like so many organic chanterelles in a rain forest, Erewhon (‘Nowhere’ spelled backwards, sort of) was selling organic, natural foods. It stocks hormone-free chicken and [...]
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WHY Croissants for breakfast, quiches and such salads as dried cherry and brie for lunch, picnic boxes and lavish cakes—try the chocolate peanut butter mousse or berry blossom. WHAT Exquisite tarts and pastries are laid out in glass cases in this European-style bakery, with tables for enjoying sweets up to 11 p.m. 7122 Beverly Blvd., [...]
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