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Food of the Week

Top 10 List

2016 Top 10 Foods

Every Monday, Food of the Week celebrates my favorite dish from the previous seven days. I live in Los Angeles and was lucky enough to travel to places like Japan (Tokyo and Kyoto), Austin,...
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Italian Food Los Angeles

Bestia Calamari alla Plancha

Bestia is an Italian restaurant from Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis that helped jumpstart the DTLA Arts District dining scene. The couple has meat hook chandeliers, make charcuterie in-house, and serve cuts of protein...
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Cake Los Angeles

Wallflower English Date Cake

Wallflower is a beguiling, dinner-only Venice restaurant from Dustin Miles and chef Harrison Tobing that opened in fall 2015 and has kept a low profile. You won’t find a sign, and the only factor...
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Donuts Orange County

Restaurant Marin Donut Holes [CLOSED]

Marin Blöm and chef/partner Noah Blöm have made a huge impact at The OC Mix in Costa Mesa. Arc is Orange County’s leading wood-fired cooking practitioner, and Shuck Oyster Bar has fun with the...
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Soft Serve Ice Cream Los Angeles

NoMad Truck Milk & Honey Soft Serve [CLOSED]

To build awareness for the NoMad’s 2017 arrival in downtown Los Angeles, chef Daniel Humm and front of house partner Will Guidara, who strive to Make It Nice, launched the NoMad Truck. The duo...
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Ribs San Francisco

Tartine Manufactory Lamb Ribs

Tartine Manufactory is the most ambitious offshoot of San Francisco’s famed Tartine Bakery from chef/partners Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt in a 102-year-old building that also houses Heath Ceramics. Given the duo’s track record,...
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