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February 4, 2011This was supposed to be part 2 of our Giant Donut Fight, but thanks to some rather inconvenient hours of operation, it will have to wait until next week. So during this donut bye week, we've decided to focus on another unhealthy treat -- the Reuben sandwich. Today's fight places the famed Canter's D ... More >>
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December 2, 2010Fresh-carved Turkey sandwich not easy to find, even right after thanksgiving
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December 1, 2010Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menuDear Mr. Gold:
I recently moved back to L.A. from the Bay Area to pursue some kind of storytelling job. And what I want to know is where I can find a hot freshly carved turkey sandwich. San Francisco has some amazing restaurants, but the thing that I se ... More >>
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November 24, 2010Adam Kuban (Flickr)It's pizza anytime
Pizza and bagels -- two of culinary history's greatest bready triumphs. And while an abomination to connoisseurs of both of these carby creations, their hybrid child, the pizza bagel holds a special place in our childhood memories as a comforting, if sli ... More >>
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November 8, 2010Felicia FriesemaMoore's rare roast beef on ciabatta with arugula and house made aoli.
Little Flower Candy Company owners Christine and Robert Moore have been dreaming a little bigger these days. Inspired by Robert's parents' 1947 San Francisco sandwich spot of the same name, they opened Moor ... More >>
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October 21, 2010No, this is not about a sparring match between Giuseppe Garibaldi and Giuseppe Mazzini. This is about the other type of Italian heroes, the ones we in the United States probably know and care much more about. This is about the Italian cold cut sandwich -- one of the great lunches this country has to ... More >>
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October 15, 2010Humans always seem to find a way to grind meat, season it, then mold it into a shape that fits their needs. We've come to love meatballs and meatloaf as comfort foods, even though the names of both would come off a bit foul had we not grown up with them. In truth, they sound like some kind of Gillia ... More >>
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October 1, 2010D. GonzalezVegan Curry Chicken Sandwich from Green Peas
Leftover. Two four letter words back-to-back, which is exactly how many feel about them. But leftovers are not always a bad thing. Leftover bones make the best stocks because they come pre-roasted and then there is the magical golden ... More >>
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September 3, 2010If you go into an Italian deli in Brooklyn and ask for a meatball sandwich, you will often be met with a confused look, followed by the question, "you mean a meatball Parm?" A meatball sandwich often comes down to fierce personal preference -- the ratio of bread crumb to meat, the types of meat used ... More >>
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June 28, 2010Langer's Deli is, according to many, home to the greatest pastrami sandwich on earth (and we feel strongly about which of those pastrami sandwiches is best). As with the garlic chicken at Versailles, people who eat there often pass up trying one of the many other items on their massive, diverse menu ... More >>
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April 30, 2010Nothing but a little leftover quinoa salad in the communal work fridge for lunch today? Wincing at the thought of what the office food cart guy has in store for you? Allow us to make you feel even worse, or perhaps to motivate you to run out for something better. Below is our photo gallery of 10 gre ... More >>
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March 25, 2010Brooklyn BoysThe Brooklyn Boys food truckOrange County isn't known for its abundance of New York and Jewish-style delis, but the Brooklyn Boys food truck, launched on Feb. 1, hopes to change that.
Roaming from Fullerton and Placentia on the northern tip to Santa Ana and Irvine and all the w ... More >>
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March 19, 2010It's been two months since Top Chef: Season 5 alum Alex Eusebio and his wife, Sara Mann, opened Sweetsalt Food Shop, Toluca Lake's neighborhood sandwich joint. Admittedly "turned off by the idea of big restaurant drama" after his Top Chef experience, Eusebio and his wife opted for a more simple, co ... More >>
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March 17, 2010Canter's Deli, an institution known as much for its round-the-clock service and its preserved-in-amber ambiance as for its cuisine, just leapfrogged into the year 2010 with a food truck that hits the streets of Los Angeles -- hopefully this week. The Canter's Deli truck (Twitter: @canterstruck) is t ... More >>
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February 26, 2010Fugu to foie gras, pizza to panuchos
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January 26, 2010The Big Game appoacheth. With Super Bowl XLIV right around the corner, millions of Americans will break out potato chips, Chex mex, Hot Dogs, and hamburgers and, of course, build a giant junk food football stadium. Okay, this may not be standard operating procedure for most gridiron fanatics gather ... More >>
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January 13, 2010Langer's, the Westlake institution often considered the best delicatessen in America, is celebrating National Pastrami Day tomorrow, January 14. What this means, I think, is that if you order a pastrami sandwich, they'll serve you one.
Mavens often recommend the #19, Langer's double-baked bread la ... More >>
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November 12, 2009White walls with painted human silhouettes and limited seating make All About the Bread, the new mid-city sandwich joint, seem at first rather cold and severe, like a spectre Italian deli. The shop, which soft-opened a couple weeks ago between M Cafe and the recently opened T-Salon, has yet to set a ... More >>
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November 5, 2009The ongoing heated debate between the food lovers of New York and Los Angeles, as far as I can tell, mostly involves a bunch of New Yorkers moving to L.A. and complaining that we don't have adequate bagels, pizza or even sushi. They don't think we have good Italian delis, or even decent Jewish delis ... More >>
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October 29, 2009Or maybe it was there all along
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September 2, 2009Jenn GarbeeRib Eye Tacos To GoRock legend Patti Smith is performing the season closer again this year at Santa Monica's free Concerts on the Pier on Thursday night. Although you can't BYOB like at the Hollywood Bowl, you can pack a killer picnic. Here are a few take-out suggestions appropriat ... More >>
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August 21, 2008Along the hot-dog trail, stops at Jeff's Gourmet, Brats Brothers, the Infield and Yaki's
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August 7, 2008Danger dogs, Chicago dogs, Oki dogs . . . but oh, that Jersey dog
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October 4, 2007Top 10 e-mail responses to the question, “Where would you have your last lay in apocalyptic L.A.?”
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April 19, 2007André Guerrero’s pastrami lessons at The Oinkster
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July 6, 2006Sam Samaniego and his 700 bottles of beer on the wall
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July 15, 2004Cooking in the Age of Anxiety
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