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Asian

Asian Food Los Angeles

StopBye Cafe BB Bye

StopBye Cafe, a 405 freeway-friendly cafe from chef Justin Tulus, an Indonesia native and Lukshon alum, and partner Tom, opened in the summer of 2016 in a Lawndale strip mall. The space previously housed...
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...
Sausage Orange County

Royal King Elephant Thai Lao Sausage

Somehow, the world seems to agree on certain culinary traditions. Gladly, sausage is one of them. Surprisingly, Southeast Asia isn’t a part of the world that gets enough love when it comes to stuffed...
Burmese Food Orange County

Irrawaddy Coconut Noodle Soup

At Irrawaddy Taste of Burma in Stanton, an Orange County city best known for nearly becoming Anaheim’s “sewage farm,” Banny Fong, wife Rosanna, and nephew Fred Phan have produced some of Southern California’s best...
Soda Los Angeles

Ozu East Kitchen Yuzu Ginger Soda [CLOSED]

At Ozu East Kitchen in Atwater Village, owner/filmmaker Paul Yi and his team have carved out a user-friendly dining experience that includes communal wood tables, benches, and cubes, and a blend of Japanese and...
Filipino Food Los Angeles

LASA Kohlrabi Cake [CLOSED]

Not many chefs would even attempt an edible study of kohlrabi, the root vegetable that’s a crunchy, fibrous cousin to cabbage. Thankfully, Chad Valencia is just that ambitious at LASA, the modern Filipino pop-up...