WHY The same excellent, expensive rustic-elegant food as at neighboring Gjelina, ready to take out in ten minutes. WHAT It can take six weeks to score a dinner reservation at Venice’s hottest restaurant, Gjelina, but now with GTA (Gjelina Take Away) next door, you can take the food back to work or home or even [...]
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WHY Takeout or eat-in sushi from the ‘Sushi Nazi’ Kazunori Nozawa of Sushi Nozawa in Studio City—without the high price tag or quite the same creative combinations. Perfect to pick up before you head home after work. WHAT Nozawa has traded his omakase at the flagship restaurant for pre-set ‘Trust Me’ combinations (hamachi nigiri, tuna [...]
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WHY Takeout or eat-in sushi from the ‘Sushi Nazi’ Kazunori Nozawa of Sushi Nozawa in Studio City—without the high-price tag or quite the same creative combinations. WHAT Nozawa has traded his omakase at the flagship restaurant for pre-set ‘Trust Me’ combinations (hamachi nigiri, tuna sashimi with scallions) that are less expensive but just as fresh [...]
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WHY Beautiful salads, sandwiches, pizzas and other goodies to take out or eat here. WHAT A former Patina chef decided he wanted to do his own thing in his own neighborhood, and the result is this popular café and gourmet-to-go spot. Breakfast brings takeout croissants or eat-in eggs; lunch and dinner mean prosciutto and mozzarella [...]
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WHY House-made Sicilian bread, either to take home or to have the deli make into a chicken-parmesan or sausage sandwich, as well as good pizzas, lasagnes and Italian prepared dishes. WHAT Fabulous Sicilian bread and rolls are baked on the premises at this 40-year-old family business, where the deli cases are amply stocked with house-made [...]
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WHY The neighborhood is grateful for this gourmet market, café, takeout spot and caterer. Call ahead for excellent picnic baskets or party platters. WHAT It’s not just the neon-red paint that makes this West Pico storefront stand out—the quality of its takeout and café fare has won it the devotion of many locals. You’ll pay [...]
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WHY All the things you love about Pizzeria Mozza, without having to fight for a table. Great for Bowl picnics and office lunches. WHAT If you want to make your friends think you’re a great cook, just call up this takeout offshoot of the Mozza restaurants and order a tricolore salad, white-bean bruschetta, Mario’s lasagne [...]
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WHY Locali is the opposite of Famima—instead of convenience foods imported from Japan, the emphasis is on locally sourced edibles from some of our favorite producers. Don’t miss the Ruby Jewel ice cream sandwiches—they may come all the way from Portland, but they rock. WHAT Locali packs a lot of interesting products into a tiny [...]
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WHY All the yuppie-foodie essentials: pizzas cooked in a wood oven, beet salads, barista-pulled espresso made from beans roasted on site, fresh-squeezed celery juice and rare sodas, all of which you can enjoy on the patio or take to your Hollywood Hills pad—or the Hollywood Bowl. WHAT The Oaks is really more of a gourmet-to-go [...]
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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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