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Cuban Food Los Angeles

Habana Vieja Arroz Con Pollo

Most Cuban meals in Los Angeles fall into a narrow spectrum. Menus are pretty similar, usually quite limited, and satisfaction primarily comes down to execution. Habana Vieja, a Torrance restaurant in CarsonWestern plaza, features...
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Bottle Shop Los Angeles

Beer and Chili and Local Taps

Select Beer Store is bringing back the Local Tap Takeover and Brewer’s Chili Cookoff for a second year, and bigger! The stars around each brewery’s name in the above graphic are well deserved because...
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Japanese Food Los Angeles

Izakaya Hachi Pork Cheek

Izakaya Hachi is part of a Japanese restaurant group that also includes neighboring Manpuku. The pub in Torrance Plaza touts three key tenets in their culinary mantra: “Tapas! Grill! Hot Pot!” My table focused...
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Brewery Los Angeles

That Olde Time Craft Beer Religion

Torrance has been the leading the way for brewery openings in the Los Angeles area and another newbie opened up shop recently. Absolution Brewing Company has found a home in the back of an...
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Craft Beer Los Angeles

Monkish Brewing Shaolin Kick

What do Wu Tang Clan, Shaolin Soccer and Bruce Lee have in common? Those songs and movies are typically playing in the background when Monkish Brewing co-owner Henry Nguyen and his crew are brewing...
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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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