Counter Intelligence
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Remembering Casa Bianca’s Sam Martorana
The first time I stepped into Casa Bianca, I knew it was the pizza parlor I had always hoped to find in California, perfumed with a whomp of... More >>
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Counter Intelligence
Downtown L.A./Chinatown/Westlake Ebisu How many izakaya are there in Los Angeles? How many grains of sand lie upon Zuma Beach? Ebisu, named after... More >>
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Larkin's Soul Revival
Blink and you’ll miss Larkin’s, a converted house in a newly refurbished corner of Eagle Rock, just a few yards from where you rush... More >>
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Fraîche Airs
In the new Culver City, where the creative arts are to the city’s job base what automobiles are to Detroit, Mediterranean-influenced... More >>
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Red Scare at Boiling Crab
In the 18 hours and 43 minutes since my last meal at Boiling Crab, I have taken three showers, washed my hands thirty-seven times, soaked in the... More >>
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Close to the Flames
Even the quickest glance into Flame, the slick Iranian restaurant on the Tehrangeles stretch of Westwood Boulevard, reveals the shiny clay sphere... More >>
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Mac Daddy: Las Nuevas and Cemitas Poblanas Elvirita
This column was supposed to be about Las Nuevas, the popular sandwich shop in the Calle Primero district of East L.A. The shop is marked with a... More >>
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Lenchita's: Corn Star
For some people, discussions of Lenchita’s begin with the massive weekend lines: Pacoima’s minivan set, Dodger-lidded four-generation... More >>
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Northern Light
Twenty-five years ago, back when most Northern-style Chinese cooking was still being prepared by Cantonese guys who couldn’t have found... More >>
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Flame War
The kua kling Phat Tha Lung at Jitlada may be the spiciest food you can eat in Los Angeles at the moment, a sweet, thick brown curry tossed in a... More >>
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