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Mongolian BBQ Los Angeles

Los Angeles Mongolian BBQ Guide

The myths surrounding Mongolian BBQ are strong. I’ve read enough tabletop literature to know Mongolia is found in northwest China, bound by the Great Wall of China to the south, Russia’s Lake Baikal to...
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Cambodian Food Oakland

Phnom Penh House Stuffed Chicken Wings

Some dishes still have the ability to surprise. Case in point: chicken wings, a working class wonder that’s found a spot on seemingly every trendy menu in the Bay Area and beyond. However, Phnom...
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Restaurant Sign Burlingame

Mingalaba: Blending Cultures in Burlingame

Burma’s cuisine blends Indian, Chinese and Thai influences. Rangoon-born owner Sandra Tung has run Mingalaba, a Burmese restaurant in downtown Burlingame, since 2008. The name loosely translates to “hello” in Burma, and the staff...
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Crab Los Angeles

The Spice Table White Pepper Crab [CLOSED]

At the grand finale of The Spice Table on New Year’s Eve, the consistently great Singaporean and Vietnamese restaurant from chef Bryant Ng and wife Kim Luu-Ng, the couple devoted stations to modern Spice...
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Doma Kitchen: Charming Eastern European Cafe in South Bay [CLOSED]

Angelika Corrente and husband Stan Mayzalis opened their Eastern European “home” to the public in the summer of 2013. Doma Kitchen resides along a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway that’s set back from the...
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Fish Hong Kong

Ronin Triggerfish

If there’s one fish you shouldn’t feel bad about eating, maybe it should be triggerfish. According to National Geographic, the colorful, bottom dwelling species is known to wreak havoc on reefs. Males also keep...
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