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Dessert Los Angeles

Croft Alley at The Standard Passion Fruit Panna Cotta [CLOSED]

When The Standard, Hollywood, first opened in 1999, the Sunset Strip hotel was a hotspot for the poolside scene, lobby-based DJ, and bikini-clad women lounging in a fish tank behind the reception desk. Nearly...
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Tea Los Angeles

Prolece Tea Mango Kiss

Cheese tea is trending. Old Pasadena is now in on the poorly kept secret. Prolece Tea is a new tea bar just south of Colorado Boulevard with a brown and white color scheme, copper...
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Pizza Los Angeles

Gjelina Take Away Guanciale Pizza

Gjelina has been a seasonal California juggernaut since 2008. That’s when chef Travis Lett and business partner Fran Camaj first debuted on Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Fashionable tourists spill out of the quintessential Venice restaurant from...
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Mexican Food Los Angeles

Mariscos El Bigoton Pastelaso

El bigotón is a man with a big mustache, and Edgar Sanchez’s grandfather fits the description. A logo depicting an anchor with a thick mustache and nautical knot honors his nickname at Mariscos El...
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Soda Los Angeles

Paley 60/40 [CLOSED]

Frank Eppperson is credited with creating the popsicle. More than a century ago, this culinary visionary also invented the creamsicle by shrouding vanilla ice cream with frozen fruit juice…on a stick. Paley honors CBS...
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Breakfast Los Angeles

The Rose Neroni-Style Breakfast [CLOSED]

The full English breakfast may be the global gold standard for a hearty meal to start the day. Of course discerning breakfast eaters in countries like Australia, Turkey, and the United States would probably...
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