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”Tim Goodell, an F&W Best New Chef 2000, recently opened a burger joint, 25 Degrees, in Hollywood. He uses organic...” MORE>> |
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”Co-owned by Robert De Niro, Miramax honchos Harvey and Bob Weinstein, and Ridley Scott, Ago serves updated Tuscan fare, such...” MORE>> |
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”A meal at A.O.C., in La Brea, is a must....” MORE>> |
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”The scotch-and-sirloin set flocks to the Parkway Grill for lobster-filled cocoa crêpes and to the wood-paneled Arroyo Chop House for...” MORE>> |
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”Christian Shaffer, chef and owner of Chloe in Playa del Ray, has a second restaurant, Avenue, in Manhattan Beach....” MORE>> |
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”Nearly every item on the menu is made with organic ingredients from the nearby farmers' market. At dinner, patrons gather...” MORE>> |
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”Unless you're a vegetarian, order the 40-day dry-aged Aurora Angus New York strip. Choose from among nine sauces—'housemade' Worcestershire, 'J.1.'...” MORE>> |
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”If you squint, you might think you were in a Cape Cod village. The chef himself constructed the faux facades...” MORE>> |
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”A year-and-a-half-old Russian-themed bar with an appropriately vodka-centric drink list....” MORE>> |
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”Thanks, though, to chef Alain Giraud's exquisite modern French cooking and co-owner Joe Pytka's insane infusion of cash, Bastide is...” MORE>> |
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”Chef Kazuto Matsusaka spent nearly a decade at Wolfgang Puck's influential Chinois on Main beginning in the '80s. Now he's...” MORE>> |
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”Bracken's sense of whimsy shows on the plate—a welcome twist in a pretty-but-staid dining room. Bluefin tuna 'lollipops' consist of...” MORE>> |
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”Need a foie gras fix? Bistro 45 will fit the bill with stellar goose liver, escargots, and bouillabaisse in an...” MORE>> |
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”As settings go, it's hard to beat the Mid-Century Modern poolside patio at Blue on Blue in the Avalon Hotel...” MORE>> |
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”The Blvd gets so packed, and the hotel has just upgraded its room-service menu, I eat in. I have a...” MORE>> |
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”A clone of a stylish Japanese restaurant in downtown Manhattan, housed in Beverly Hills’s trendy new Thompson Hotel....” MORE>> |
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”The silky cheesecake is made with fromage blanc...” MORE>> |
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”The ultimate Hollywood experience. The tables at this celeb-filled restaurant inside André Balazs’s famed hotel must be reserved well in...” MORE>> |
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”The house specialty—fried chicken with toasted chiles—arrived radiating an aroma of smoky capsicum that reminded us of Mexican mole....” MORE>> |
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”Fire-breathing statues are no competition for the creative Australia-inspired cuisine at Santa Monica's trendiest restaurant....” MORE>> |
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”Conveniently located next to a liquor store, this BYOB tapas place stays open past midnight. On the walls: sepia photographs...” MORE>> |
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”Standout dishes at West Hollywood's Comme Ç, a brasserie created by chef David Myers of L.A.'s much-lauded Sona, include roasted...” MORE>> |
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”A camera-ready greasy spoon with only a few counter stools. A tented patio has enough room for surfboards, a feature...” MORE>> |
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”Design-your-own organic burgers....” MORE>> |
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”Tom Colicchio’s West Coast outpost of Craft, overseen by talented chef Matthew Accarrino....” MORE>> |
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”Steak lovers should check out Wolfgang Puck's Cut for the Japanese Wagyu rib eye and the prime filet mignon carpaccio...” MORE>> |
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”Not many Angelenos know him by name, but Craig Strong, the young and unassuming chef-de-cuisine of the Dining Room is...” MORE>> |
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”We watched through plate glass as a crew of chefs composed the golf ball–sized dumplings in a spotless kitchen, rolling...” MORE>> |
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”There are cool pictures of Mexican wrestlers along the wall, an empty booth in the corner and music we don’t...” MORE>> |
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”For an even later Mexican food fix, taco aficionados, including Jar's Suzanne Tracht, hit the no-frills El Taurino, which is...” MORE>> |
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”On weekend mornings you might wait two hours for a table, watching through floor-to-ceiling windows as an army of waiters...” MORE>> |
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”For great burgers and beyond; more outposts are opening....” MORE>> |
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”Ben Ford is launching the Filling Station in Culver City....” MORE>> |
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”I'm trying to stay healthy, so I've become addicted to the Italian chopped salad at Wild Thyme Café & Bakery...” MORE>> |
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”Fraîche owner and general manager Thierry Perez came away from stints at Daniel and Bouley Bakery in New York City...” MORE>> |
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Gardens
300 South Doheny Drive Beverly Hills, California
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills ”This restaurant most closely approaches the 19th-century idea of what a good hotel dining room should be: welcoming in an...” MORE>> |
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”In L.A., try the guaro-based green-tea martini at the Hollywood hot spot Geisha House....” MORE>> |
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”Happy-hour (5 to 7:30 p.m.) oysters at Globe Venice Beach...” MORE>> |
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”Wednesday night is doughnut night at this sophisticated L.A. spot....” MORE>> |
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”Another place that scores high on the quirky list is Greenblatt's Deli. It's an old-school deli from the 1920s attached...” MORE>> |
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The Grill
1401 South Oak Knoll Avenue Pasadena, California
The Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel and Spa ”Chef Craig Strong is young and ambitious—a successful leading man in Ritz-Carlton's plan to update its cuisine. The staid and...” MORE>> |
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”Chefs Karen and Quinn Hatfield (who worked as a pair at Los Angeles's Spago, and separately at Manhattan's Gramercy Tavern...” MORE>> |
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”The Great Pumpkin Bartender Tim Staehling thinks outside the pie plate: pumpkin purée, lemon juice, and simple syrup with bourbon...” MORE>> |
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”Although Salvatore Marino’s West Side Italian restaurant has actually been open since 1997, it was reborn last year with the...” MORE>> |
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”The tarte tatine is amazing and the mint tea made with fresh mint leaves. Dining outside is very transporting—it makes...” MORE>> |
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”Authentic Persian cuisine, with excellent fesenjan....” MORE>> |
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”In a tiny, minimalist space with a tranquil garden out front, Choo sells the chocolates she painstakingly makes and paints...” MORE>> |
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”Pastry chef Mitchelle Dy of Los Angeles’s JiRaffe restaurant sautés plums in Chambord, a black raspberry liqueur, to give the...” MORE>> |
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”One of Colicchio’s favorite Los Angeles hangouts, with an old-school Italian-American feel, red booths, pizzas and classic drinks....” MORE>> |
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”I often take my wife, Lisa, and our son, Edward, to Julienne, a food shop that serves breakfast and lunch....” MORE>> |
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”The team behind the ever popular Sushi Roku mini-empire has struck again with the Japanese grill, Katana, where spiny crab...” MORE>> |
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”Katsuya features white leather sofas, giant fetishistic photos of eyelids and lips, and two decorative bars—one robata, one sushi....” MORE>> |
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”Koi—in L.A. near Melrose—is a popular Japanese restaurant. I have their tuna served with crispy rice at least once a...” MORE>> |
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”This L.A. restaurant, whose name is Japanese for 'cock-a-doodle-doo,' serves piping-hot chicken yakitori....” MORE>> |
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”Owner Craig Min, who has been selling beans wholesale since 1997, has a serene new café in Silver Lake with...” MORE>> |
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”Perhaps the most influential Italian chef in Los Angeles, Gino Angelini is slowly expanding his empire with this second outpost...” MORE>> |
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”Melisse’s Josiah Citrin and JiRaffe’s Raphael Lunetta (the “lemon” and “moon,” respectively) join forces for this popular, upscale cafeteria, serving...” MORE>> |
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”Kimberly Sklar, pastry chef at Literati II in Los Angeles, was baking a crème fraîche-spiked chocolate cake and, by accident...” MORE>> |
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”At Little Sheep, diners huddled over steel bowls of roiling broth set into large, circular tables and dunked chopsticks loaded...” MORE>> |
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”There's a new steak house on every corner in L.A. The Lodge Steakhouse is the best of the bunch, with...” MORE>> |
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”In Los Angeles, a town where you're defined by what you don't eat, chef Eric Rillos of Lot 1224 presents...” MORE>> |
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”Smash-hit Sunday Suppers featuring California-French cuisine ...” MORE>> |
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”And don’t even think of passing over the chicken knees. Chewy and crunchy at once, these spice-dusted nubbins are a...” MORE>> |
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”With its shabby chic-meets-Havana interior, Madre's may be the most attractive restaurant in Pasadena—hardly surprising since it's owned by newlywed...” MORE>> |
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”As its name suggests, Maison Akira is French with a Japanese twist. Chef Akira Hirose combines Asian and Provençal techniques...” MORE>> |
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”Nobu opened L.A.'s Matsuhisa in 1987, shocking the country with his deft mingling of Japanese, Peruvian and European ingredients. His...” MORE>> |
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”Oaxacan mole negro (a sauce with chocolate and chiles) at Monte Alban— so good Spago's Mexican prep cooks order it...” MORE>> |
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”Mori, a perfectionist among perfectionists, hulls his own rice every day; his choice of fish is equally exacting, featuring rarities...” MORE>> |
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”Modern Beijing cuisine (green prawns, hand-pulled noodles) in a contemporary black and white space....” MORE>> |
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”When Noé opened last year at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza, it marked a comeback for Robert...” MORE>> |
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”Norman's, a branch of the legendary Miami restaurant, has an incredible pig roast every Friday. The restaurant starts cooking the...” MORE>> |
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”Joseph Antonishek's cosmopolitan comfort food ranges from pot-roasted short ribs to chile-rubbed tuna with sweet potato tamale....” MORE>> |
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”Oceanfront, the restaurant at Hotel Casa del Mar in Santa Monica, has been trying to find its sea legs for...” MORE>> |
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”Chef Josef Centeno (who cooked at Aubergine) prepares an internationally influenced menu, pairing items like octopus with crispy warm pork...” MORE>> |
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”On the west side of L.A., a stretch of Sawtelle Boulevard has become an Asian pop culture epicenter. In the...” MORE>> |
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”On his tasting menu, he serves a spectacularly tasty and simple dish made from a single egg encased in dough...” MORE>> |
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”The recently opened Osteria Mozza, a lively Italian restaurant from Nancy Silverton, Mario Batali, and Joseph Bastianich, arrives next door...” MORE>> |
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”Expect made-to-order sandwiches and a raw bar, available until three in the morning....” MORE>> |
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”But everyone orders the dry-aged beef, so we dig into a medium-rare New York strip steak cooked exactly right....” MORE>> |
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”The scotch-and-sirloin set flocks to the Parkway Grill for lobster-filled cocoa crêpes...” MORE>> |
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”The Frank Gehry–designed Walt Disney Concert Hall, one of the biggest attractions to open in L.A. in the past decade...” MORE>> |
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”Two Italian chefs serve exquisite dishes based on specialties from their native regions of Marche and Abruzzo as well as...” MORE>> |
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”Created by 32-year-old Korean expat Hyekyung Hwang, the tangy, nonfat, 100-percent-natural treat is available in two flavors (green tea and...” MORE>> |
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”That obligation came when Silverton (an F&W Best New Chef 1990) and star chef Mario Batali found a space for...” MORE>> |
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”But going loco for pollo just got easier; the chain has landed in L.A.....” MORE>> |
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”Allen's new five-course Cal-French tasting menu might well include exquisite asparagus and morels, served in a tiny cast-iron crock, and...” MORE>> |
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”An ambitious collaboration between Italian-born Donato Poto—he’s the elegant maître d’—and the gifted chef Michael Cimarusti, Providence announces its serious...” MORE>> |
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”Hidden away in a 1909 cottage, the Raymond Restaurant changes its four-course menu (beef medallions with port, roast duckling) weekly...” MORE>> |
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”The great pretzel burger at Röckenwagner, with fresh-cut shoestring fries...” MORE>> |
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”A late-night strip-mall restaurant favored for its authentic Thai dishes, like a salad of braised duck’s feet and wide noodles...” MORE>> |
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”Zoe Nathan, the pastry chef at Rustic Canyon in Santa Monica, California, prefers to be called a baker, which better...” MORE>> |
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”New-style Japanese, courtesy of Ricardo Zarate, the Peruvian-born chef, is the order of the day. Don't miss kaki shishito—a single...” MORE>> |
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”For fiery chiles, the classic Thai dishes (green papaya salad, spicy curries) at Saladang Song shouldn't be missed. Ask for...” MORE>> |
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”A whole section of the menu at this perennially popular Thai restaurant is dedicated to late suppers, which are served...” MORE>> |
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”Designed by Philippe Starck, it looks like the Moulin Rouge reimagined by Lewis Carroll, with candelabras, upside-down lamps, TVs on...” MORE>> |
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”The luxurious toro slices brighten up the fruit in a beautiful old red (a little hit of wasabi enhanced the...” MORE>> |
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”In 2006, when he opened Simon L.A. at the Sofitel hotel in Los Angeles, Glazer and Lynch were among the...” MORE>> |
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”Equal parts democratic and elitist: the downstairs bar and restaurant are open to the public, but upstairs is strictly members-only....” MORE>> |
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”David Myers throws constant curveballs with his freestyle tasting menus. But his staff does an impressive job finding brilliant wine...” MORE>> |
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”Wolfgang Puck’s nine-year-old restaurant is still one of the best places to eat in America. Chef Lee Hefter’s French-Asian dishes...” MORE>> |
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”At Sprinkles Cupcake in Beverly Hills, making cupcakes is an art. ...” MORE>> |
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”Regulars filling up on barbecued pastrami sandwiches and Zapp's potato chips rely on owner Jason Stroh for deli-style comfort food...” MORE>> |
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”Though the small room has all the ambience of a concrete shed, the omakase tastings—rich slices of akinomo (monkfish liver)...” MORE>> |
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”After winning over the Hollywood set, Table 8 is going bicoastal when it opens at Miami's Regent this spring. Chef...” MORE>> |
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”Executive chef Douglas Dodd whips up seven-course tasting meals for Table One VIP's at Hotel Bel-Air....” MORE>> |
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”With views of the Hollywood Hills and a pool flanked by a wall of mirrors, the Terrace draws passels of...” MORE>> |
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”This Bavaria-inspired restaurant has the weekend brunch crowd hooked on pretzel burgers, German apple pancakes with crème fraîche, and elderflower...” MORE>> |
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”Torafuku, a luxe chain with five plush locations in Japan, specializes in toasty kamado rice, which is made in a...” MORE>> |
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”The 200-bottle list includes choices like the Sonoma Coast's Radio-Coteau, paired with Mediterranean small plates. ...” MORE>> |
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”Hiro Urasawa, a protégé of Masa Takayama, is one of America’s most accomplished Japanese chefs. At his small Beverly Hills...” MORE>> |
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”Regulars order the rigatoni with meatballs and spaghetti bolognese even when they're not on the menu....” MORE>> |
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”At this upbeat neighborhood spot, young chef Jared Simons prepares creative comfort food....” MORE>> |
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”Crowds wait for tables in the sun-drenched front lounge; in seats beside the soaring brick wall, shoppers recount the day's...” MORE>> |
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”For a little trip-hop with their California rolls, Angelenos head to White Lotus. The best seats are on the patio...” MORE>> |
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”I'm trying to stay healthy, so I've become addicted to the Italian chopped salad at Wild Thyme Café & Bakery...” MORE>> |
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”In September, Los Angeles will see one of its highest-profile (and longest delayed) openings this year. Ludovic Lefebvre, former executive...” MORE>> |
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”Ignoring the 1980's nightclub décor at Xiomara is easy after a couple of cane-juice mojitos, followed by innovative Latin dishes...” MORE>> |
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”At one of L.A.'s hottest spots, chef Rodelio Aglibot serves delicious takes on Asian classics: tender Vietnamese lemongrass beef, Chinese...” MORE>> |
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”The modern design (aluminum chairs, bleached wood) makes it clear this isn't a typical barbecue joint. Popular with families, and...” MORE>> |
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