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Food

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...
Sushi Los Angeles

Kura Fine Japanese Cuisine Silver-Skinned Sushi Trio [CLOSED]

Daniel Son took over Kura Fine Japanese Cuisine from his father along the Sunset Strip in 2015 and transformed a fairly straightforward restaurant into a progressive sushi destination. The Korean-American chef attended The Culinary...
Cocktail Los Angeles

Mister O’s Trade Secret [CLOSED]

The former Studio City home to Take A Bao is now a Midcentury Modern dream called Mister O’s. Longtime Los Angeles restaurateur Michael Cardenas is a prolific restaurateur who co-founded Innovative Dining Group. IDG...
Shabu Shabu Los Angeles

Mizu 212 Berkshire Pork Kurobuta [CLOSED]

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

Top Restaurant Crispy Fried Chicken

My brother-in-law Spencer mentioned the fried chicken at Top Restaurant many times, but I never had a reason to visit this east Pasadena strip mall. Somehow the stars aligned for a family dinner at...
Persian Drink Los Angeles

Kashcool Kitchen Home Style Doogh [CLOSED]

Even in a city like Los Angeles that has such a rich Persian culinary history and the population to support a thriving restaurant scene, Kashcool Kitchen still stands out. Mahtab Javadian-Saraf and husband Farhad...