WHY A French-accented restaurant, wine bar and deli that’s good for brunch, lunch, tapas or drinks. WHAT Chef Thierry Perez chose a large industrial space for his latest Culver City venture, which combines a wine shop, gourmet-to-go and a full-service menu offering everything from crèpes to polenta with veal brains. The tapas happy hour runs [...]
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WHY To enjoy an architectural ice cream sandwich without having to chase a truck around town. WHAT After a couple of years of success with its modern-day ice cream truck, this vendor of insanely thick ice cream sandwiches named (and designed) in honor of Frank Gehry, Richard Meier and other architects now has its own [...]
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WHY Good-value Indian cooking in an area that appreciates it, with free delivery to boot. WHAT Bright and busy, this affordable café has an extensive vegetarian menu, prepared in a separate kitchen, but carnivores are not neglected—the tandoor chicken is savory, and the tikka masala is satisfying. Be warned that the hot dishes are seriously [...]
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WHY A loungey little restaurant that’s upscale enough to impress a date but casual enough to pop into with friends. WHAT The ambience is intimate and friendly. Happy hour is the best time to come: $2 off all wines by the glass and half-off crisp flatbreads, like the one topped with burrata, cippolini onions and [...]
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WHY Asian, American, Latin and whatever-else-Roy-Choi-feels-like-cooking dishes intermingle in perfect harmony at this unfussy neighborhood restaurant that’s something of an indoor picnic. WHAT Whether it’s the crisp Beer Can Chicken or the cheekily named Knuckle Sandwich (a massive bowl of broth bobbing with oxtail, tendon and other unloved meaty bits), the man who invented the [...]
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WHY Southeast Asian flavors refracted through the refined lens of Sang Yoon. WHAT Yoon’s follow-up to the gastropub scrum that is Father’s Office, this well-oiled restaurant is beautiful and sleek, worthy of a case study in modern design. The menu, like at so many of the city’s new places, is intent on obliterating the concept [...]
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WHY To sup on Indian cooking so good you’ll forget you’re eating vegetarian. WHAT In a former Winchell’s, owners of the original Samosa House dish up their contemporary take on India’s vegetarian cuisine, often eschewing butter-based ghee for olive oil and replacing yogurt with ground nuts in some creamy sauces. The Mumbai-style street foods, such [...]
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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 Plenty of wine by the glass and good bar snacks (fried Marcona almonds, charcuterie and cheese plates), plus (surprisingly, for a wine bar) a terrific beer menu. WHAT This hybrid wine bar/wine shop sits on the cusp of trendy, but fortunately it stays just this side of cozy. A good stop for a pick-me-up [...]
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WHY To eat Kogi’s tacos and other good things without having to stand in a 90-minute line at the truck—plus you can have a Duvel Golden Ale or Los Carlos Malbec with your kim chee sesame quesadilla. WHAT We loved this chill neighborhood pub before Kogi took over the kitchen, and now we love it [...]
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