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5 Splurge-Worthy Tasting Menu Deals for DineLA Week

For two weeks every summer and winter, we all have an excuse to visit restaurants we might not otherwise venture into. The discounted pre-fixe menus featured during DineLA encourage everyone to go out and live-it-up. But for many high-end restaurants in town, DineLA poses a serious conundrum. There's no way to......
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10 L.A. Cookbooks That Make Perfect Gifts for Foodies

When it comes to gift-giving for food lovers, one plan always works: cookbooks. This year, Angelenos who want to share a taste of our great city with family and friends are in luck: A handful of local chefs, restaurants, mixologists and food writers released books this year about everything from......
Maple Block Meat Company's smoked turkey; Credit: Maple Block Meat Company

Where to Dine Out in L.A. on Thanksgiving

Across L.A., esteemed chefs and their teams are alleviating the holiday stress by offering everything from elegant multi-course tasting menus  to festive family brunch buffets to vegan pre-fixes. There are even all-night drink specials and complimentary meals. So forget the chaotic last-minute trip to Whole Foods and that epic pile......
Thanksgiving at the Larder; Credit: Jakob Layman

Where to Order Thanksgiving Dinner to Go in Los Angeles

Do the words “brining,” “trussing,” “spatchcocking,” “basting” and “carving” give you anxiety? Thanksgiving is a time when even the most kitchen-averse feel obliged to dust off a roasting pan, tie an apron on and crack open a vintage Julia Child hardcover in an attempt to prepare the most momentous meal......
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Best Cheap Prix Fixe Menu

In a town where high-value Sunday night prix fixe specials abound, it's hard to stand out. But nothing beats the bargain at Los Feliz's favorite neighborhood haunt, Little Dom's, where Monday is the new Sunday. Chef-owner Brandon Boudet uses seasonal produce from the Hollywood Farmers Market to create a three-course......
Orsa and Winston's crudo and chicken curry grain bowls; Credit: Heather Platt

8 Great L.A. Restaurants Now Serving Lunch

Aside from a handful of classic haunts where Hollywood types have been dodging paparazzi and sealing deals over iced tea and chopped salads for decades, many of the best restaurants only serve dinner. And for a while, those that were open mid-day often seemed more focused on the scene than......
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The Future of Seafood: Is Wild Catch Going Extinct?

On a quiet Wednesday morning in Newport Beach, locals line up at the only fish vendor open mid-week at the Dory Fleet Fish Market: Scott Breneman’s West Caught Fish Company. The vibrant red snapper and shimmering black cod that came in around 3 a.m. lie lifeless on a boat-shaped wooden......