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Cuisines

Juice Los Angeles

Adams Coffee Shop Fountain of Roots

Adams Coffee Shop doesn’t look like other local coffeehouses. The new neighborhood hangout from award-winning Bay Area based chef Daniel Patterson and Alta Group in evolving West Adams has colorful lounge seating, art and...
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Hainan Chicken Los Angeles

Tasty Food Fried Hainan Chicken [CLOSED]

After I commented on an Instagram post from Caroline Kostiuk (@carolineadobo) about particular Hainan chicken practitioner in the San Gabriel Valley that looked particularly good, she responded with a recommendation for a place that...
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Sandwich Los Angeles

Republique Cuban Sandwich

The Cuban sandwich is a glorious misnomer that was actually created in Tampa in the 1800s to feed cigar factory workers. Since many of those laborers were Cuban, the name stuck. The sandwich’s popularity...
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Pasta Orange County

Ocean At Main Dungeness Crab Cavatelli [CLOSED]

Craig Strong is the latest chef to downsize from fine dining. Don’t get me wrong. The longtime STUDIO at Montage Laguna Beach chef hardly turned his back on premium ingredients or flair. However, he’s...
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Coffee Orange County

Common Room Roasters Cappuccino [MOVED TO LONG BEACH]

Melbourne born roaster Ed Moffatt opened Common Room Roasters last year with Jeremy Creighton in a Newport Beach industrial park near Hoag Health Center. They roast beans behind glass on a Joper machine and...
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Tacos Los Angeles

La Carreta Chorreada

Historically, restaurants and street food vendors situated south of the 105 freeway and east of the 110 freeway don’t get a whole lot of coverage from local writers, but that’s changing thanks to efforts...
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