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Bakery Los Angeles

Los Angeles Flatbreads Worth Seeking from the Middle East and Caucasus

My family moved next to Glendale in early 2020. Not a great year, but this did bring me closer to L.A.’s highest flatbread concentration. I’ve enjoyed these flatbreads for over 20 years, but started...
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Turkish Food Anaheim

Koftegi Iskender

Mehmet Kaplan is from Cappadocia and spent his formative years in Istanbul, becoming a chef and culinary tour guide. He and wife/partner Lisa Matarazzo shifted Al Sanabel Bakery into a higher gear when they...
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Persian Rug Los Angeles

Tehrangeles Food Worth Seeking

When noting cultural diversity, what better place to start than Los Angeles? The L.A. metro area hosts roughly 10 million residents, and you see people from all over the world come to call L.A....
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Yogurt Drink Los Angeles

The Kitchen @ Westwood Ayran [CLOSED]

The Kitchen @ Westwood has slowly become a semi-regular part of my Westwood rotation. Turkey natives Huseyin Ilhan and wife Hava previously proved their skill with döner and dips, and I recently enjoyed their...
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Turkish Food Los Angeles

The Kitchen @ Westwood Chicken Döner

Döner kebab, spit-roasted meat that originated in Turkey, has gained popularity across the world. I’ve seen a recent crop of L.A. döner specialists. Many new concepts are Americanized. Global influences and flavors can be...
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Turkish Food Orange County

Mr. Kebap Spicy Kofta [CLOSED]

Fountain Valley is best known as Little Saigon‘s southern frontier. This Orange County city is also becoming increasingly reliable for Japanese culinary gems. Turkish food is another emerging trend in Fountain Valley, and Mr....
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