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Cuisines

Thai Food Los Angeles

Noree Thai on Beverly Fried Fish

Hollywood wasn’t big enough for Fern Kaewtathip and Noree Pla. The talented Thai-American chef-partners already built hits with Luv2Eat Thai Bistro and Crying Tiger and recently added Noree Thai on Beverly nearby in Mid-City....
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Coffee San Diego

Bird Rock Coffee Roasters Chuck’s Root Beer

Bird Rock Coffee Roasters is a low-key coffee operation that Chuck Patton founded in 2002 in a sleepy neighborhood south of La Jolla Village. The business now runs five San Diego coffee bar locations...
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Vietnamese Food Orange County

Grandpa’s Kitchen Dry Noodles 168 Phnom Penh Fresh Noodles

“Dry noodles” are a bit of a misnomer. This menu description, which I’ve seen at many Asian restaurants, just means that the noodles aren’t served in soup. Nobody would mistake the namesake noodles at...
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Banana Bread Los Angeles

Botanica Banana Buckwheat Poppyseed Bread

Botanica kind of looks like a lifestyle magazine come to life. That’s pretty much the point from longtime food editors and first-time restaurateurs Emily Fiffer and Heather Sperling. Their picturesque Silver Lake establishment resides...
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Tea Los Angeles

Percolate Matcha Royale [CLOSED]

Boba tea bars have proliferated beyond Asian enclaves like the San Gabriel Valley and Little Saigon, for the betterment of SoCal’s culinary scene. Near Sawtelle Japantown in West LA’s Georgetown Plaza, Jeremy Godsil opened...
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Banh Mi Orange County

Tip Top Sandwiches and Grill BBQ Pork Lemongrass Banh Mi [CLOSED]

Ever since Tip Top Sandwiches emerged victorious in my multi-stop 2009 Little Saigon Banh Mi Bender, I’ve been enamored with their Vietnamese style sandwiches. The now 30-year-old business debuted in Garden Grove in 1988....
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