Category Archives: California

Milk Bar (Melrose Avenue,) Los Angeles CA

Milk Bar Compost Cookie Corn Cookie Cornflake Chocolate Chip Marshmallow Cookie Peppermint Bark Cake Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Pie Previously responsible for developing the Dessert program at Momofuku Christina Tosi’s Milk Bar can now be considered something of an adjacent … Continue reading →

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Pine and Crane DTLA, Los Angeles CA

Pine and Crane Sea Salt Cream Cold Brew – Sweetened cold brew topped with salted whipped cream Crispy Rice Cakes & Mushrooms – Beech mushrooms, tangyuan, Thai basil, Taiwanese seasoning salt Beef Roll – Braised five spice beef shank, cucumber, … Continue reading →

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Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams (Millennium Drive,) Los Angeles CA

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Brambleberry Crisp Ice Cream, Salty Caramel Ice Cream, Waffle Cone From humble beginnings in the North Market to calculated nationwide expansion Jeni’s will always hold a special place in the heart of this Buckeye, every visit … Continue reading →

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Kuya Lord, Los Angeles CA

Kuya Lord Pork Mami – Slow braised Duroc pork belly, Miki thin egg wheat noodles, pork broth, soft-boiled egg, fresh cabbage, fried garlic, green onion, housemade garlic-chili oil Pancit Chami – Sweet & spicy egg wheat noodles, fish cake, cabbage, … Continue reading →

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Bastion by Bakers Kneaded, Los Angeles CA

Bastion by Bakers Kneaded Kouign Amann Apple Pie B.K. Bun Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie Almond Croissant Pistachio Croissant Fortunate to have enjoyed Carlos Enriquez’s Pastries during his time at Superba Food + Bread it is great news that the Chef … Continue reading →

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Kogi Taqueria, Los Angeles CA

Kogi Taqueria Kogi Hot Wings – Oversized wings fried crispy and tossed with Korean bar inspired wing sauce served with homemade ranch Blue Moon Mulita – Grilled onions with chicken and melted cheese in between two soft corn tortillas topped … Continue reading →

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Pacific French Bakery (West Washington Boulevard,) Los Angeles CA

Pacific French Bakery Yoyo Concha Blanca Oreja Plancha de Colores Bread Pudding Tres Leches Established in 1986 and quickly building a following for faultless French Rolls the line on West Washington Boulevard remains today, an embrace of Pan Dulce and … Continue reading →

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Bicyclette, Los Angeles CA

Bicyclette Miyako Hotel Special Royale – Japanese Gin, Curaçao, Pineapple, Lemon, Sparkling Wine Baguette, Duck Liver Mousse, Blackberry Peppercorn Gelée Burgundy Escargots En Croute, Garlic Parsley Butter Gougere, Brillant Savarin, Medjool Date Onion Soup Gratinee, Comté Cheese Braised Pigs Feet … Continue reading →

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Gish Bac, Los Angeles CA

Gish Bac Housemade Horchata with Prickly Pear Sorbet, Melon and Walnuts Housemade Chips, Salsa Rojo, Salsa Verde, Mole Negro Goat Barbacoa Roja Taco, Lamb Barbacoa Blanca Taco, Consomee Tlayuda with Tazajo – corn tortilla topped with a light layer of … Continue reading →

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Fat + Flour (Culver City,) Los Angeles CA

Fat + Flour Biscuit, Apple Butter Coconut Oat Raisin Cookie Coconut Macaroon Pecan Brownie Banana Cream Pie Peanut Butter Pretzel Pie Despite shuttering Fiona after just nine months Chef Nicole Rucker has bounced back in a big way with Fat … Continue reading →

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Nomad Donuts, San Diego CA

Nomad Donuts Cinnamon Sugar Cruller Cream Cheese Guava Donut Cranberry Orange Almond Donut Maple Bacon Cinnamon Roll Located in North Park and known for Vegan Donuts plus Montreal style Bagels Nomad Donuts has earned something of a cult following, the … Continue reading →

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Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams (University Avenue,) San Diego CA

Jeni’s Buckeye Frenzy, Brown Butter Almond Brittle, Housemade Waffle Cone From humble beginnings in the North Market to calculated nationwide expansion Jeni’s will always hold a special place in the heart of this Buckeye, every visit since senior year of … Continue reading →

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Morning Glory, San Diego CA

Morning Glory The Socialist Republic of Coffee Cocktail – Dry Rum, Coconut Cordial, Corn Milk, Cold Brew Baked Blueberry Skillet Pancake – Blueberries, Butter, Pure Maple Syrup, Whipped Cream Souffle Pancakes – Butter, Pure Maple Syrup, Whipped Cream Quesabirria – … Continue reading →

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Devil’s Dozen Donut Shop, San Diego CA

Devil’s Dozen Vanilla Old Fashion Donut Devil’s Chocolate Donut The Homer Donut Blood Orange Pomegranate Donut Cosmic Brownie Donut PB + J Donut Owned by the SDCM Restaurant Group behind Kettner Exchange Devil’s Dozen debuted in 2015, a Little Italy … Continue reading →

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Kettner Exchange, San Diego CA

Kettner Exchange DIRTY VERDE, tequila blanco, poblano chile liqueur, cucumber, lime, paprika oil  /  MIAMI SLICE, white rum, dark rum, vanilla cordial, coconut, lime HOUSE POPCORN, salt, vinegar SPICY SHRIMP, frisee, arugula, shitake, chipotle aioli PORK BIRRIA WONTONS, roasted bone … Continue reading →

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Barrio Donas (Clairemont Mesa Boulevard,) San Diego CA

Barrio Donas Mango Donut Guayaba Donut Horchata Donut Mazapan Donut Mi Rey Donut Cocada Donut Located in Diane Village towards the northern end of San Diego Barrio Donas “represents the multilayered cultural experience that comes with living in San Diego,” … Continue reading →

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Cocina de Barrio (Fifth Avenue,) San Diego CA

Cocina de Barrio Popsicle Margarita – mango popsicle, tequila blanco, agave, fresh lime juice / La Tia Chata – rumchata, vodka, horchata, creamer, lime, coconut popsicle Enmoladas – corn tortillas, braised short ribs, queso Oaxaca, mole coloradito, fried eggs, potatoes … Continue reading →

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Élephante, Santa Monica CA

Élephante WATERMELON MEZCAL MARGARITA – ilegal mezcal, watermelon liqueur, lime BANANA BREAD – whipped butter, grey salt SOFT POLENTA – crab, sweet corn, soft egg, herbs SPICY VODKA – canestri pasta, calabrian chili, basil, parmigiano SOPPRESSATA PIZZA – cured pork, … Continue reading →

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Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee (10705 Washington Boulevard,) Culver City CA

Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee Susie’s Blueberry Pancake Pumpkin Cheesecake Sage Apple Pie Celebration Cake Self-described as “The World’s Freshest Doughnuts,” and personally felt to be the Nation’s premier purveyor of fried Dough ever since stumbling across the Costa Mesa flagship … Continue reading →

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Yangban, Los Angeles CA

Yangban Bindaeteok Falafel – mung bean, white kimchi, soybean hummus, minari, chrysanthemum Blue Crab Tostada – gochujang, perilla, red leaf lettuce, creme fraiche Golden Prawn Toast – Ama Ebi, brown butter, YANGBAN makgeolli, cherry tomato, golden sauce, cured egg yolk … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Crab, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Lobster, Los Angeles, Truffle, Truffles, Vacation, Yangban, Yangban Society Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,