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Chef Los Angeles

LudoBites 3.0: Roving Culinary Rock Star Pops Up in Culver City

Ludovic “Ludo” Lefebvre has become a rock star in L.A.’s food community. His twin tenures at BREADBAR Los Angeles generated nearly unprecedented adulation from local food bloggers, with many adherents returning for multiple meals...
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Chicken Los Angeles

LudoBites: Take 2 on version 2.0 at BREADBAR

At a restaurant, even at a pop-up restaurant like LudoBites, it’s important to see an evolution. The food should taste better and be more refined after several months of tinkering. My last LudoBites experience...
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Pork Los Angeles

LudoBites Boudin Noir Terrine

On August 7, renegade French chef Ludovic Lefebvre laid down a challenge to diners on Twitter. Ludo just introduced boudin noir at LudoBites and they weren’t selling, so he wrote, “Hmmm, LA doesn’t like...
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Pastries Tijuana

L’Abricot: Taking a Taste of Paris Back to Tijuana

A French patisserie in Baja seemed like a throwaway meal, but the Tijuana Convention and Visitors Bureau seemed to think enough of L’Abricot that we stopped anyway during our Baja bender. I probably should...
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French Food Los Angeles

Café Pinot: Taming Game Next to the Los Angeles Public Library [CLOSED]

Mustard-glazed rotisserie chicken has been a Café Pinot staple ever since the Library-adjacent Patina Restaurant Group restaurant opened in 1995. The chicken is still available, and now chef Kevin Meehan is cooking a different...
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Chicken Los Angeles

LudoBites: Raising an Avant Garde Profile at BREADBAR

Celebrated French chef Ludo Lefebrve returned to BREADBAR West Third on May 19 to relaunch LudoBites. Through August 22, Ludo will be behind the bar prepping “innovative twists on classic French comfort cuisine.” I...
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