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 Lovely breakfasts and lunches made from quality organic ingredients. WHAT Next door to the affiliated Coffee Roaster, this bright, modern café has a short menu of very good food: organic steel-cut oatmeal, chorizo scrambles, a rich salami and brie sandwich and great blueberry pie. WHO A quiet crowd of local regulars. 13565 Ventura Blvd., [...]
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WHY Breakfast, and a good one at that, served all day, along with good American coffee and personal service. WHAT The parking stinks, but that keeps the crowds at bay, so the wait’s not too bad for a table in this fine mom ‘n pop diner in the Cahuenga Pass. Generous omelets, a delish pancake [...]
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WHY Roasted on-site beans sold by the pound, and robust coffee drinks to take away or drink in the tiny café. WHAT This longstanding Valley shop roasts beans to sell both retail and wholesale. That’s its main business, but it also makes lattes, mochas and brewed blends. 13567 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, 818.905.9719, thecoffeeroaster.net. Mon.-Sat. [...]
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WHY A lovely, relaxed neighborhood hangout, and good cinnamon streusel, too. WHAT We wish the coffee were better, but we forgive Priscilla’s any faults. It still has a lot more personality, not to mention better coffee, than Starbucks. Free WiFi, amusing industry eavesdropping and good coffeehouse snacks. WHO TV writers, production people, beautiful actress/moms—the usual [...]
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WHY Because breakfast is served all day, either out on the patio or in among the photos of celebrities, some of whom actually come here. WHAT An all-around good vintage coffee shop, no more and no less. You can hang out on the patio or in a booth with a screenplay and some scrambled eggs, [...]
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WHY For a side-by-side of chocolate and peanut butter yogurt. WHAT A good frozen yogurt shop; the toppings are limited (i.e., fruit is frozen, not fresh), but the house-developed flavors are often tasty. Huge portions, modest prices. WHO A constant line out the door of starlets, teens, seniors and families. 12050 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, [...]
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WHY A chic tasting bar (Thursdays and Fridays) and a smart choice of small-producer Californians. WHAT Excellent displays and some little-seen Californian and French wines make this a fun place to browse. There are some good values on the racks, too. WHO Local tasters and producers’ assistants who were dispatched to fetch an emergency $250 [...]
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WHY Vacuum-packed fresh foie gras, French nut oils, whole French cheeses and some wine buys. WHAT Several times a year (get on the e-mail list) this wholesaler of gourmet imported products opens its doors to the public, permitting a sometimes-chaotic supermarket sweep through aisles of plus-size food items (three kilograms of Valrhona dark chocolate, anyone?). [...]
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WHY The ‘Supah’ salad is indeed super, topped as it is with grilled chicken, and the dessert shave ices are the best. WHAT The Hawaiian word for delicious is ‘ono,’ and that certainly applies to the Korean-influenced menu at this family-run spot. The Wiki Wiki noodle stir-fry (the Korean chap chae) is loaded with meat [...]
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