The Latest from Eating L.A.

posted on
February 4th, 2012
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Eating L.A.
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Los Angeles

Abricott is a juicy choice for Pasadena

Is this the coziest lunch spot in all of Pasadena?

You can mostly forget Old Town Pasadena for decent food, but thank goodness, other areas of town such as Lake Ave. are starting to really i ...

posted on
February 3rd, 2012
from
Eating L.A.
based in
Los Angeles

Mohawk Bend in the Los Feliz Ledger: Make that a pound of mussels

I reviewed Mohawk Bend for the Los Feliz Ledger this month; back when I wrote the review they were doing all you can eat pizza on Mondays but that plan is no more. Now Wednesdays are Pint and a Pou ...

posted on
January 30th, 2012
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Eating L.A.
based in
Los Angeles

Cooks County turns into Soba city on Wednesday

Can't wait until Common Grains launches its Soba-Ya Restaurant in late February in Torrance? Want to see what happens when artisanal Japanese buckwheat soba noodles meet the modern cuisine of recen ...

posted on
January 27th, 2012
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Eating L.A.
based in
Los Angeles

L & E Oyster Bar: Silver Lake gets its oysters

Apparently the people of Silver Lake have spoken, and they've asked for...oysters? It's hard to say if an oyster bar was exactly what was needed in the former Domenico's and Michelangelo spot, but ...

posted on
January 23rd, 2012
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Eating L.A.
based in
Los Angeles

Tijuana trolley to Manhattan: The New Yorker on Javier Plascencia

In this week's New Yorker, Dana Goodyear profiles Javier Plascencia, the Tijuana chef who is a vital figure in bringing respect and reason to dining in Baja California. Goodyear made numerous trips ...

posted on
January 21st, 2012
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Eating L.A.
based in
Los Angeles

Eating wild L.A.: Foraging with Transitional Gastronomy

Toyon berries are vaguely cherry-tasting and can be made into jam or put in baked goods

Even before Noma restaurant and foraging TV shows were in vogue, I've wanted to find out what's edible ...

posted on
January 18th, 2012
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Eating L.A.
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Los Angeles

Golden Road Brewing: Yes, we can!

giant pretzel is the thing for beer; kale rolls (left) are...kind of vegan-ey

Golden Road Brewing has
come together in an amazingly short time compared to most things in
L.A., an ...

posted on
January 14th, 2012
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Eating L.A.
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Los Angeles

Gastronomico: Get on the bus to Los Feliz

Gastronomico's cured salmon sandwich

The Gastrobus was one of the earlier stabs a mobile gourmet food, though I never got to try it. As with several other food trucks, the Gastrobus has morp ...

posted on
January 4th, 2012
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Eating L.A.
based in
Los Angeles

Ramen Jinya: Wilshire's noodle nirvana

basic bowl of porky ramen bliss

Us mid-Wilshire office workers were suffering along with Baja Fresh and Callendar's for a long time before the food trucks arrived. They brought welcome diver ...

posted on
December 23rd, 2011
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Eating L.A.
based in
Los Angeles

Pat's not-too-sweet, not-too-expensive kinda healthy best granola

Homemade cherry/cranberry/walnut granola

(inspired by David Leibovitz and Nigella Lawson)
A few months ago I suddenly started craving really good granola, the kind that's usually $8 fo ...