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Croissant Los Angeles

Petit Trois Le Valley Chocolate Croissant

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...
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Pastry Santa Barbara

Bree’osh Brioche Cinnamon Roll

Nelly Mousseau and Pierre-Yves Henry debuted charming Bree’osh bakery in ritzy Montecito Village in September 2015. Brioche is the primary focus for this French couple. Their tiny cafe resides in the ritziest part of...
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Pasta Los Angeles

Spring Strozzapreti [CLOSED]

For years, big parts of the Douglas Building sat vacant on the corner of Spring Street & 3rd Street in downtown Los Angeles. However, Church & State owner Yasminn Sarmadi and chef/partner Tony Esnault...
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French Food Los Angeles

Mélisse Ridgeback Prawns

Not many L.A. restaurants still qualify for fine dining status, but Mélisse an aspirational Santa Monica restaurant from Chef Josiah Citrin that dates to 1999, certainly makes the cut. Most nights, they only open...
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French Food San Diego

Addison Pithivier Hiver

Several dishes from Chef William Bradley’s dinner at Addison, the marquee restaurant on the grounds of The Grand Del Mar resort could have qualified as my Food of the Week. Bradley’s Alaskan King crab...
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Pastry Los Angeles

Maison Giraud Chocolate Hazelnut Kouign Amann [CLOSED]

Don’t call it Nutella. Yes, Maison Giraud pastry chef Noubar Yessayan produces his own version of the famed chocolate hazelnut sauce that Pietro Ferrero created in Italy in 1946. Ferrero clearly deserves his flowers...
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