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Dose of Vitamin P

Laotian Food Los Angeles

Kop Jai Lai Pork Jerky

Try and put Slim Jim and other desiccated jerkies that languish on convenience store shelves out of your mind. Once you accomplish that small feat, order the far superior Laotian pork jerky at Kop...
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Pork Chop Los Angeles

Ronan Pork of the Moment

Former Sotto manager Caitlin Cutler and chef/husband Daniel Cutler replaced Mao’s Kitchen on Melrose with a family-run restaurant called Ronan with a pizza focus and plated dishes that give diners plenty of reasons to...
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Shabu Shabu Los Angeles

Mizu 212 Berkshire Pork Kurobuta

Japantown sees frequent turnover along Sawtelle Boulevard, but some restaurants have become neighborhood haunts. Mizu 212 is a corner shabu shabu bar named for the temperature where water boils that has always intrigued me....
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Banh Mi Los Angeles

Valley Sandwiches Pork Meatball Banh Mi

The West Valley quietly has quietly carved out an interesting Vietnamese food scene far from any freeway. Valley Sandwiches may be the best option, a tiny Reseda restaurant from Lam Nguyen that houses just...
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Peas Calgary

Model Milk Chilled Summer Peas

17th Calgary Avenue SW between downtown and Lower Mount Royal is probably Calgary’s trendiest stretch, and chef Justin Leboe has played a big part in that pocket’s realization. He runs three businesses at the...
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Ramen Los Angeles

Okiboru Tsukemen [CLOSED]

Chinatown’s culinary landscape continues to become far more global. “Okiboru is a new entry to the neighborhood, located at the base of the Jia mixed-use building by Chinatown’s gate. Chef Sean Park and business...
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