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Beef Tongue Los Angeles

Makani Braised Lengua [CLOSED]

Makani Gerardi flipped the Venice branch of her Pono Burger concept into Makani, a modern Korean-influenced restaurant that no longer has a burger on the menu, and instead features creative cooking from up-and-coming chef...
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Chinese Food Los Angeles

Mr. Chopsticks Seafood & BBQ Roasted Squab

Mr. Chopsticks Seafood & BBQ may be the only Chinese restaurant in the San Gabriel Valley with an on-site garden. The relatively new establishment resides in the back corner of El Monte’s Union Plaza...
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Crab Mexico City

Maximo Bistrot Local Stone Crab Claws

Maximo Bistrot Local frequently makes Mexico City’s dining guides. The restaurant even rated #20 on Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants List 2018. However, it took a more personal exploration of Chef Eduardo García’s small...
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Waffle Los Angeles

Here’s Looking At You Coconut Waffle [CLOSED]

Mother’s Day took on added meaning with my daughter’s birth in April 2017. We weren’t ready to celebrate my wife’s first Mother’s Day in a restaurant setting right away. However, we made her second...
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Vietnamese Food Orange County

King Noodles 68 Hủ Tiếu Hoac Mi Kings Noodle

The owners at King Noodles 68 posted a surprisingly moving quote from Mahatma Gandhi on the bathroom mirror: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Love as if you were to live forever.”...
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Croissant Los Angeles

Petit Trois Le Valley Chocolate Croissant

Petit Trois Le Valley is the more spacious Sherman Oaks spinoff of a Hollywood hit from chef Ludo Lefebvre and his wife/marketing mastermind Krissy. Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo remain their accomplished chef-partners. The...
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