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Spago: The Video

If you haven't been to Spago recently, the newly remodeled restaurant will come as something of a surprise. A new menu. New decor. And maybe best of all, a retractable roof on the patio. Read Besha Rodell's review, and then maybe check out this video. A visual aid, if you......
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100 Favorite Dishes: The Whole Menu

Over the past few months, you've watched us catalog our 100 Favorite Dishes. Catalog being a lovely term meaning eating our way across this town, well, even more than usual. And because we thought you might want a better way to access these, we've collected all one hundred into one......
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10 Best Eats in Little Osaka: Neighborhood Grub Crawl

Just north of the intersection of Sawtelle and Olympic, in the neighborhood known as Little Osaka, there's a quadrant of Los Angeles with so much outstanding food crammed into a relatively small space that it makes you wonder why these neighborhood planners can't have a crack at other parts of......
mulled wine; Credit: Flickr/hummanna

Food News Roundup: Reviving the FDA, Vin Chaud + Khmer Cuisine

Serious Eats: 5 great TV restaurants. David Lebovitz: Making vin chaud, or hot mulled wine. Gastronomy: Checking out Khmer cuisine in Long Beach. Huff Post Food: Scott Mowbray, editor of Cooking Light, writes an op-ed on "The Rise of the New Food Culture." Los Angeles Times: Why Jonathan Gold thinks......
Spago's veal tartare; Credit: A. Scattergood

1: Spago's Veal Filet Mignon Tartare

Celebrating this year's Best of L.A. issue -- now out in print and online -- we're counting down, in no particular order, 100 of our favorite dishes. 1: Spago's Veal Filet Mignon Tartare. When it arrives at your table, Wolfgang Puck's iteration of veal tartare may look more like a......