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Restaurant Los Angeles

Itz Kosher: Homey Israeli-Moroccan Restaurant in Studio City [CLOSED]

So much for the Sabbath. The Jewish day of rest that lasts sundown-to-sundown from Friday through Saturday thwarted our initial efforts to eat at Itz Kosher. However, we eventually timed our visit right, enjoying...
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Restaurant Northridge

Pita Pockets: Piling it on Laffa in Northridge

USC might have football glory and George Lucas, and UCLA has the basketball banners and academic heritage, but if I were a prospective college student choosing an L.A. school based purely on the surrounding...
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Israeli Food Los Angeles

Itzik Hagadol Grill: Salads and Skewers at Encino Shipudia [CLOSED]

Linda Burum is a culinary marksman who does a great job of identifying excellent ethnic eateries. Her reviews recently led me to successful Indonesian food in Rowland Heights and to this four-month-old shipudia, an...
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Israeli Restaurant Los Angeles

Hummus Bar: Mix and Match Chickpea Dip in Tarzana

Hummus Bar opened in December 2006 in Tarzana Village, a strip mall in a neighborhood with a large Israeli community, specializing in the Middle Eastern garbanzo bean dip. Though it’s had a short life,...
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Restaurant New York City

Taïm: Scratch Israeli Cooking at Tiny West Village Counter

Taïm [Tah-EEM] means “delicious” in Hebrew, and it’s a fitting name for this West Village “falafel & smoothie bar.” Israeli chef Einat Admony and husband Stefan Nafziger (previously of Bouley) preside over the tiny...
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