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Middle Eastern

Noodles Los Angeles

EuroAsia Kavurma Lagman

Uzbekistan is a former Soviet Socialist Republic that would be the meat in a “stan” sandwich. Neighboring countries Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazazhstan surround them in a region the owners call EuroAsia. Other people...
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Persian Food Los Angeles

Taste of Tehran Cornish Hen

A prominent chef I interviewed refuses to order from the specials board, convinced it’s the provenance of tired ingredients and untested dishes. There are certainly places that would follow those unseemly practices, but I’m...
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Middle Eastern Food Los Angeles

Aleppo Kitchen Fatteh B Laban

Los Angeles is lucky to have a wide spectrum of Middle Eastern cuisines. Syria is a war-torn country that’s seen minimal culinary play in L.A., but Aleppo Kitchen, a restaurant from Amad Bazrli on...
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Persian Food Los Angeles

Farsi Cafe Abgoosht

It’s been fun to watch Farsi Cafe ascend to the upper echelon of Persian restaurants in Los Angeles. The owners started with a counter at Westwood’s Super Sun market, where they’d fill a refrigerated...
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Restaurant Los Angeles

DarbinZ Kebab: Studio City Hot Zone Standout [CLOSED]

The Studio City dining scene has become hot in the past few years, but my favorite everyday food in the neighborhood isn’t at one of the many gastropubs or sushi bars that litter Ventura...
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Restaurant Los Angeles

Adana: Melding Middle Eastern Cuisines in Glendale

Edward Khechemyan, who’s of Armenian descent and whose father grew up in Iran, has run Adana, a humble restaurant with notable cuisine, since 1997. Adana is the name of a city in southern Turkey,...
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