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South American

Peruvian Restaurant Los Angeles

Mo-Chica: Homestyle Peruvian Cooking in Mercado La Paloma [CLOSED]

The wonders of Mercado La Paloma have been well documented, including on this site, but The Dove Marketplace has never been better thanks to a Peruvian flavor injection from Lima-born executive chef Ricardo Zarate....
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Restaurant Northridge

Bonano’s Chicken: Savoring Scintillating Peruvian Pollo [CLOSED]

My mission was to hit three straight Peruvian chicken spots in the Valley with a friend and report about their relative strengths and weaknesses, factoring in flavor, skin crispness and white meat juiciness. This...
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Peruvian Restaurant Los Angeles

Puro Sabor: Pure Peruvian Flavor in Van Nuys

Last September, Linda Burum alerted LA Times readers to “pure flavor” on a cluttered stretch of Van Nuys Boulevard. My turn finally came last Friday night, and it was clearly long overdue. Puro Sabor...
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Restaurant Los Angeles

Pollos El Brasero: Fanning Peruvian Flames at Pollo Specialist

In the recent Los Angeles Times rotisserie chicken round up, Judith Kane Jeanson pinpointed her eight favorite birds in the county. Over the past 10 years, I’d eaten at every selection except for Pollos...
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Farmers Market Los Angeles

Eagle Rock Farmers Market: Fascinating Foods on Friday Nights [CLOSED]

There’s little doubt that the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers Market assembles the most impressive produce in the Southland, but there are fringe farmers markets that actually offer more compelling prepared foods. Case in point:...
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Venezuelan Restaurant Orange County

Mil Jugos: Venezuelan Cuisine in Santa Ana

Situated in downtown Santa Ana, a block from the bridal shops and churro carts, resides “the best and only Venezuelan home cooking in town.” Norah Briceño runs the vibrant café with her mother Solange,...
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