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Sandwich Los Angeles

The Oinkster Medianoche

When is a burger not a burger? At The Oinkster in an Eagle Rock A-Frame building, December’s Burger of the Month was actually a Cuban-inspired sandwich. I can forgive the misnomer considering the Medianoche...
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Sandwich Los Angeles

Cook’s Tortas Cochinita Sandwich

There’s a good chance that British explorer Captain Cook would not recognize cochinita pibil. The Yucatan pork specialty is not quite textbook at Cook’s Tortas, the Monterey Park sandwich shop that Elvira Zamora, Antonio...
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Sandwich Los Angeles

Little Shop of Mary Roasted Pork Banh Mi [CLOSED]

Up until January 4, the only little shop I knew about was Little Shop of Horrors. Thankfully, fellow food fiend Victor Tam alerted me to Little Shop of Mary, Mary Chau Truong-Ngo’s tiny banh...
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Sandwich San Diego

Big Front Door Smokey the Meatloaf

In San Diego’s University Heights, Big Front Door is kind of a BFD. In 2011, Steve “Sheep” Riley, previously with San Diego stalwarts like Cucina Urbana, Kensington Grill, Chive and Indigo Grill, joined wife...
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Sandwich Los Angeles

Industry Pop-Up Braised Pork Sandwich

Industry Café & Jazz is a rare Eritrean restaurant from chef and jazz musician Aron (Tsenasel) Tadesse in the Culver City Arts District. They started serving a Pop-Up Lunch on March 28. The main...
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Bakery Los Angeles

Bread Lounge: Bringing Israeli Flair to Los Angeles Bakery

For at least a couple years, Ran Zimon was a mysterious figure in the L.A. food world. People would tell me that he made the best brioche in the city, or that his pastries...
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