WHY For evolved, lighter-than-you-expect Austro-Hungarian cuisine. WHAT At this pretty and secluded NoHo spot, everyone seems to know chef Laszlo Bossanyi, who for 20 years built a following with his Hungarian comfort food at shuttered Hortobagy in Studio City. He smokes his own lower-fat kolb‡sz (sausages), duck breast and salmon and makes such dishes as [...]
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WHY All your Thai and Southeast Asian cooking needs. WHAT Besides the expected range of produce and groceries needed to make Thai food, this packed market has a great selection of inexpensive cookware and utensils, as well as products from Singapore and the Philippines. Look for the fresh kaffir lime leaves, palm sugar, tiny eggplants, [...]
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WHY An unending selection of Mexican and Latin American ingredients, plus great takeout. WHAT The 19 L.A. County branches of this regional chain have butchers that prepare your meat corte al gusto (cut with flair), as well as the largest selection of Mexican and Salvadoran cheeses (Oaxacan, requesón, asadero, enchilada) in town, a great bakery [...]
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WHY Consistently excellent cooking that doesn’t pander to the sweet-craving American palate. Free delivery, too. WHAT It’s not just the array of tapas-sized plates that draws us to this stylish boxcar-size spot. Although who can argue with $2.99 appetizers that include skewered meatballs, crunchy rice cakes with Thai chile, the Thai spaghetti called knom jean [...]
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WHY All manner of prepared dishes, including zaftig home-baked breads. WHAT Attached to Tashkent Produce is a tiny sliver of a kitchen where babushkas cook all day, producing fabulous takeout borscht, stuffed cabbage, lamb stew, baked chicken with pilaf and more from an ever-changing roster of homey goodies. Check the freezer for frozen dumplings and [...]
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WHY Great bacon-chili-cheeseburgers, classic burgers sparked with fresh jalapeños and slightly healthier turkey burgers (which we fatten up with bacon). WHAT In a parking lot next to the 170 Freeway is the best burger stand in the Valley, home to fresh, quality hamburgers, crispy skinny fries, good onion rings and tasty chili. 11375 Riverside Dr., [...]
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WHY Neopolitan-style pizzas (try the burrata), well-filled panini and good salads (with farmers’ market ingredients), plus delivery in a large area. WHAT Although it’s a sit-down café, and a good one, this is a handy place to know about for takeout and delivery, especially because it can get mobbed at dinnertime. The modern individual pizzas [...]
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WHY Unusual dishes like acacia omelet curry and a standout Crying Tiger beef with a complex dipping sauce. WHAT Despite the modest interior, there’s some serious Thai cooking going on here. Ask one of the very kind servers for the special small-plates menu. 12728 Sherman Way, North Hollywood, 818.764.1892, swanthaifood.com. L & D daily. MC, [...]
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WHY Scrumptious, cheap Lebanese specialties, including a great cabbage salad, richly flavored hummus and excellent kebabs. WHAT Overlook the funky strip mall and cramped parking lot; Skaf’s is a find if you enjoy Middle Eastern food but don’t feel like spending a lot of dough. It has a slick new branch in Glendale, but the [...]
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WHY The cheapest pita in town, a dizzying selection of Eastern European sausages and meats, fresh Middle Eastern cheeses and giant tubs of yogurt, as well as imported jams, candies and spices. The merchandise varies by the density of the ethnic groups in the area. WHAT This small chain of SoCal supermarkets specializes in ethnic [...]
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