In Greek mythology, Ambrosia is the nectar of the gods. Doves would deliver this magical elixir to Mount Olympus for Zeus and his siblings to enjoy. Somehow, Midcentury Americans reinterpreted this concept as a...
Soondae, Korean pork blood sausage, is a popular street food in North Korea that’s proliferated to the Republic of Korea. Inevitably, soondae made the leap to L.A., home to by far the largest Korean-American...
Petit Trois Le Valley is the more spacious Sherman Oaks spinoff of a Hollywood hit from chef Ludo Lefebvre and his wife/marketing mastermind Krissy. Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo remain their accomplished chef-partners. The...
It would have been hard to imagine even 5 years ago, but many Los Angeles neighborhoods now engage in caffeine wars. Not that it’s contentious in most cases, but multiple specialty coffeehouses vie for...
Mom & Bop is a family-run Korean Asian Kitchen located across Pico Boulevard from Santa Monica College. They’re off to a strong start in a strip mall called Pico Center that also houses Rocco’s...
Avocado toast has become a played out parody of L.A. cuisine. Most versions can be made simply at home for a fraction of the cost. Brave culinarians just need to avoid the perils of...
