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Californian

Pork Chop Los Angeles

Here’s Looking At You Pork Chop Milanesa [CLOSED]

Here’s Looking At You left the starting block like Usain Bolt for their new brunch service. HLAY launched brunch on Mother’s Day and this instantly became my favorite breakfast and lunch mash-up in L.A....
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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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Dessert Los Angeles

Croft Alley at The Standard Passion Fruit Panna Cotta [CLOSED]

When The Standard, Hollywood, first opened in 1999, the Sunset Strip hotel was a hotspot for the poolside scene, lobby-based DJ, and bikini-clad women lounging in a fish tank behind the reception desk. Nearly...
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Breakfast Los Angeles

The Rose Neroni-Style Breakfast [CLOSED]

The full English breakfast may be the global gold standard for a hearty meal to start the day. Of course discerning breakfast eaters in countries like Australia, Turkey, and the United States would probably...
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Pork Napa Valley

The Charter Oak Roasted Pork Shoulder

“The greatest oak was once a tiny nut that held its ground.” That saying lines the stairway wall inside The Charter Oak. This terrific seasonal wood-fired restaurant from Meadowood executive chef Christopher Kostow and...
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Duck San Francisco

The Morris Smoked Duck

The Morris is a San Francisco revelation from seasoned sommelier Paul Einbund and chef Gavin Schmidt in the Mission. Their corner restaurant serves some serious seasonal California comfort food, with smoked duck serving as...
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