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Restaurant Los Alamos

Bell Street Farm: Charming Wine Country Comfort Food Cafe [CLOSED]

Jamie Gluck, a longtime marketing professional who splits time between Los Alamos and Los Angeles, runs Bell Street Farm, a charming space that serves comfort food. Los Alamos could easily qualify as a one-horse...
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Cocktail Los Angeles

Littlefork Saskatchewan Summer [CLOSED]

Dino Balocchi clearly has a sense of humor. The Littlefork lead bartender, previously with Longman & Eagle in Chicago, tips his facetious cap to a frigid central Canadian province with a cocktail called Saskatchewan...
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Restaurant Sign Santa Barbara

The Shop: Santa Barbara Comfort Food + Collaboration

If you want proof that Santa Barbara is still a small town, look no further than The Shop. I learned about the eclectic cafe from Julienne chef Justin West, who was grabbing coffee with...
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Restaurant Sign Los Angeles

Craft: Tom Colicchio Guides Seasonality, Warmth in Century City

People might associate Tom Colicchio most often with Top Chef at this point, but long before the New Jersey-born, New York-based chef vaulted to televised stardom, he was on the front lines at vaunted...
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Hamburger Los Angeles

The Tasting Kitchen (Brunch): Dialing in a Hybrid Meal

The Westside of Los Angeles has a thing for hybrids. No wonder so many Priuses (or is it Prii?) are silently traversing mean streets like Montana, San Vicente and Abbot Kinney. That fact also...
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Bakery Sign Ojai

Knead Baking Company: Filling a Need in Ojai [CLOSED]

It took more than 13 years to finally reach Ojai, and it was unclear what to expect from the mysterious town in the mountains east of Santa Barbara. Intuitive Forager Kerry Clasby guided us...
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