WHY From custom to corporate, baby shower to birthday, Fancifull has beautiful and thoroughly stuffed gift baskets for any occasion. WHAT For over 25 years, Terry and Wally August have procured first-rate ingredients from around the world and packaged them into gift baskets. While they have produced extravagant packages for mega corporations like the Food Network and the [...]
February 15, 2013 | Posted in
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WHY Exceptionally tender and tasty pork and beef ribs and pulled pork, smoked by Jay Nelson with oak and almond woods. WHAT A shack in the best sense of the word, JNJ is indeed a burger joint, but that’s not why you come here. You come for the honest-to-goodness barbecue: tender pork ribs, hefty beef [...]
November 21, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY New Orleans heaven: gumbo, jambalaya, soft-shell crab, crawfish etouffée and, most of all, the fried chicken. WHAT A landmark on a battered stretch of Jefferson, Harold & Belle’s is home to L.A.’s best Cajun and Creole cooking. This is not the funky dive some people expect given the neighborhood—it’s a nice restaurant with a [...]
April 11, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY Al pastor tacos at midnight. WHAT All the meats that go into the tacos and burritos are good, but the real reason the people line up every night is for the pork al pastor, among the best in taco-truck land. WHO Mexican families and the young and restless, stopping in between clubbing and bar-hopping. [...]
March 18, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY Great prices on high-quality restaurant- and home-kitchen-supply goods, from huge walk-ins to tabletop broilers. WHAT This cluttered, open-to-the-public wholesaler and retailer has most of the best names in professional-grade kitchen appliances and tableware at some of the lowest prices in town. 2251 Venice Blvd., Mid-city, 323.731.9023, charliesfixtures.com. Closed Sun. MC, V. Type: Shops & [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Neophytes can get a taste of the authentic Ethiopian culinary experience, and seasoned cooks can find exactly what they need (including three kinds of cardamom and green coffee). WHAT The meats are cut specifically for Ethiopian dishes, and the spice blends—including berberé, awazé and Nit’kr k’ibé spiced butter—are made in-house. Also on offer in [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY The truck-stop rule: All those people in the line snaking out the door at lunchtime know that these are some of the best Korean dumplings around. WHAT Beautifully crafted Korean dumplings are gems at this modest café, whose name, roughly translated, means ‘All Family Restaurant.’ They’re hand rolled and cut, and the taste and [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Orange-red chicken marinated in a chile-laced sauce and grilled, resting on a bed of fries deliciously imbued with chicken juice. ; WHAT Despite the name, it’s not about the burgers at this very modest stand; the half-chicken plate has achieved near-legendary status among connoisseurs of cheap eats. ; 2575 W. Pico Blvd., Mid-city, 213.380.3554, [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Tasty, meaty pork ribs (they’re better than the beef ribs), tender chicken, chicken links and greens; if you don’t want your meat covered in sauce, ask for it on the side. WHAT Vying with Phillips as L.A.’s king of down-and-dirty takeout rib joints, Woody’s smokes good-quality ribs and chicken and pairs them with a [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Pork ribs and rib tips, a bit chewy, properly smoky and full of flavor; try the mixed sauce. WHAT This local chain of South L.A. takeout-only rib joints has its rabid followers and ornery detractors; we’re somewhere in the middle, believing for one thing that even so-so ribs are still a gift from the [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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