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March 27, 2013On Sunday, April 21 and every other Sunday after that, Connie Tran will take over Franco on Melrose for a few hours to bring an 8-course family-style prix fixe brunch with beverages like chrysanthemum tea, pickled plum soda and Vietnamese coffee.
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March 8, 2013The first U.S. city with an Asian population majority, Monterey Park has been referred to as "the Chinese Beverly Hills" and "the first suburban Chinatown." When it comes to doing a food crawl, it will obviously skew heavily to Chinese cuisine. Indeed, a top 10 could consist solely of Chinese resta ... More >>
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January 24, 2013If you're one of those people who puts Sriracha on everything, you're not the only one. The Rosemead-produced condiment has been making big headlines these days. Over ten million bottles of the popular chili are made each year and the sauce has become a food-culture mainstay. Remember Sriracha lolli ... More >>
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January 18, 2013Where the Chefs Eat is an ongoing series in which we ask a local chef to give us his or her favorite dining options. This week, we talk to Kris Yenbamroong, chef and owner of Night Market, about his regular spots.
Bánh Mì My Tho / Bánh Mì Buu Dien: "There's this thing I do -- it involves dri ... More >>
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September 27, 2012Leading up to this year's Best of L.A. issue (due out Oct. 4) -- and probably beyond, at this rate -- we'll be counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes.
41: Bánh Mì at Buu Dien.
For such a seemingly humble sandwich, the Vietnamese bánh mì stirs up a surprisingly high l ... More >>
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May 23, 2012We owe a lot to coffee -- even this post itself is essentially the end result of a rather strong cup of the black stuff.
That's probably why this video really got our percolators flowing: a slick and visually compelling recipe for café sua da, the potent and caffeine-heavy French roast beverage s ... More >>
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February 10, 2012When is a banh mi not a banh mi? That is not a trick question, by the way. When it has no charcuterie? When it lacks pickled vegetables? Must it be served on a baguette? The ever-blurring boundary between all other sandwiches and the banh mi -- or what's passing for one these days -- undoubtedly wi ... More >>
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February 8, 2012Golden Deli has been the default Vietnamese noodleshop in the San Gabriel Valley for a couple of generations now, a cramped, eternally crowded storefront where the pho, and especially the fried springrolls called cha gio, have always been worth the discomfort -- and the menus, worn to the softness o ... More >>
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December 6, 2011Guzzle & NoshThe classic banh mi at Spice TableWhat the hell is a bánh mì these days? The sandwich, derived from the Vietnamese term for bread, was once a cheap, quick, portable fix. Now, every upscale sandwich shop worth its weight in double-smoked bacon and housemade aioli is throwing col ... More >>
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November 14, 2011L. BallaThe food media world was chomping at the bit to see last night's highly anticipated Simpsons episode. "The Food Wife" has Marge, Lisa and Bart write a food blog called The Three Mouthkateers as they make their way through the surprisingly eclectic Springfield food scene. There are sno ... More >>
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July 6, 2011A. FrougChef Jordan Kahn plating a dessert at Red Medicine
To the outside observer, Jordan Kahn's career doesn't make a lot of sense. He worked at some of the most prestigious restaurants in the country (The French Laundry, Alinea, XIV), the kind of places that become pilgrimage sites for the ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Paradis had already made inroads in Montrose, when the shop opened a new outpost in April on the Hollywood/Los Feliz border. These are, so far, the only two, U.S. franchises of a popular Danish gelato chain with over 30 shops in its native land.
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June 6, 2011Flickr/mulaohuLee's sardine bánh mì
After two months of amassing donations in five-gallon jars at its dozens of locations (including 21 in Southern California), bánh mì juggernaut Lee's Sandwiches collected over $18,134 to help victims of the Japanese tsunami and earthquake. The company k ... More >>
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March 23, 2011Dear Mr. Gold:
My fiancee and I are trying to eat everything on your 99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die list, but we noticed that a couple of of the restaurants have closed down: Anisette Brasserie and Pho Bac. Can you suggest restaurants to replace these two?
--Joseph Saranglao
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February 25, 2011Flickr/Lauren Manning
In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad.
"Floss when you get home - those antennae can be tenacious." Ask Mr. Gold: Where to Eat Bugs in L.A.
"Why a band known for mixing coke and heroin might worry about a little inter-berry mingling is ... More >>
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February 3, 2011Jordan Kahn's Vietnamese eatery deserves notoriety for its food, too
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October 7, 2010D. GonzalezDouble Chin Dessert's Sriracha Bar
Chile and chocolate. Yes, it's been done. So while it was intriguing, it was hardly shocking to see the introduction of the Sriracha Bar on Chego's menu board late this spring. Nevertheless, like all the dishes at Chego and Kogi before it, Roy ... More >>
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March 6, 2010Another week in the life of Jonathan Gold's belly
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February 26, 2010Fugu to foie gras, pizza to panuchos
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September 10, 2009At her new Hollywood restaurant, Susan Feniger puts the cart before the hors d’oeuvre
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September 2, 2009Emma CourtlandA labyrinth of foreign labelsLos Angeles' ethnic neighborhoods often feel impenetrable. Navigating the seas of strip malls signed by foreign characters, and market mounds of various exotic herbs all labeled "peppermint," is a disconcerting task for even the most adventurous flav ... More >>
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September 2, 2009Cathy Danh's Los Angeles-based food blog, Gastronomy, straddles science and language, table and stove. Danh likes to cook, eat and write. Her fiancé (and frequent dining partner) Vernon Chaplin, aka The Astronomer, is a physicist who also enjoys eating, particularly with Danh. To manage the impact ... More >>
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June 15, 2009Quan WongDavid Stankunas with grilled pork banh mi & lemongrass chicken tacoWant a restaurant? Get a truck. Brick-and-mortar is so last year. (Last November, to be specific, when Kogi BBQ hit the streets and your Twitter account.) In early August, Nom Nom Truck will join the growing fleet of LA food ... More >>
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January 27, 2000Gook Soo is more than just a noodle
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November 11, 1999Walking distance from the courthouse downtown
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September 23, 1999The city's best shrimp jobs
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August 19, 1999When ham, pork, bacon, etc. are no longer enough . . .
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February 5, 1998Thai duck calzones? Turkey, sweet potato and cranberry sauce tacones? Mango chicken burritos in Gorgonzola-chive tortillas? No, thank you. Around here, we’re into old-school wrap.
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