Tag Archives: California

Bone Kettle, Pasadena CA

Bone Kettle Toffee Blondie Lil Merri The Broth – Red Onions, Lemongrass, Chiles, Carrots, Garlic, Ginger, Prime Top Sirloin Monte Cristo French Toast – Bacon, Turkey, Swiss Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Ham, Strawberry Jelly, Maple Syrup Waffle Stack – Pandan Waffle, … Continue reading →

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Miss Cheese Tea Cafe, Pasadena CA

Miss Cheese Tea Cafe Taiyaki with Custard Japanese Soufflé Pancakes – Strawberries, Whipped Cream, Maple Syrup A part of Pasadena since 2019, Miss Cheese Tea Café has proven quite adaptable in its first two years of business, and with pandemic … Continue reading →

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Long’s Family Pastry, Los Angeles CA

Long’s Family Pastry Chinese Donut Taro Cake Black Bean Moon Cake Sesame Ball Egg Custard Tart Egg Snow Bun Custard Bun Long enjoyed by locals for Chinese Pastry and cheap Dim Sum it was on Mother’s Day that Long’s Family … Continue reading →

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Sibling Rival, Los Angeles CA

Sibling Rival Drip Coffee Apple Fritters – Cider Caramel Bacon Egg Cheese Biscuit – Buttermilk Biscuit, Bacon, American Cheese, Fried Egg, Strawberry Jam, Green Salad Sunday Pancakes – Hazelnut Maple Praline, Brown Butter Mightily impressed by an early 2018 Breakfast … Continue reading →

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Gelateria Uli (DTLA,) Los Angeles CA

Gelateria Uli Bee Pollen Gelato, Stracciatella Gelato, Horchata Gelato Part of Downtown Los Angeles’ bourgeoning dining scene since 2014 it was over six years later that Gelateria Uli earned accolades from Los Angeles Magazine as the city’s “Best Ice Cream,” … Continue reading →

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Sonoratown, Los Angeles CA

Sonoratown Steak Taco, Chorizo Taco, Tripe Taco, Chicken Chivichanga A member of Los Angeles’ Fashion District since 2016 Sonoratown has sustained amidst ongoing gentrification, and now emerging from COVID-19 related closures the Restaurant owned by Teodoro Diaz-Rodriguez, Jr. and Jennifer … Continue reading →

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Mashti Malone’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream, Los Angeles CA

Mashti Malone’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Malone – Housemade Zoolbia, Saffron Rose Water & Pistachio Ice Cream Recently opening a second Westwood location it was midday Saturday that the original North La Brea location of Mashti Malone’s was found busy, … Continue reading →

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Alta West Adams, Los Angeles CA

Alta West Adams Cornbread, Honey Butter Pimento Dip, Crackers, Pickled Vegetables Black Eyed Pea Fritters, Spicy Herb Sauce Cornmeal Pancakes, Butter, House Maple Syrup Shrimp and Grits, Okra Mac and Cheese House Smoked Brisket, Homemade Apple BBQ Sauce, Candied Yams … Continue reading →

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Sightglass Coffee, Los Angeles CA

Sightglass Coffee Americano – Double Shot Owl’s Howl Espresso Sightglass Breakfast Sandwich – Egg, Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, English Muffin Honey Almond Bostock Banana Cream Cheese Muffin Opened 3/13/2020 and immediately shuttered by a global pandemic it is safe to say … Continue reading →

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The Donut Man, Los Angeles CA

The Donut Man Tiger Tail PB&J Donut Chocolate Glaze French Cruller Fresh Strawberry Donut Glazed Old Fashioned Donut Rainbow Sprinkles Cake Donut Now an octogenarian, his mid-life career change seeing Jim Nakano open The Donut Man on Route 66 in … Continue reading →

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La Mascota Bakery, Los Angeles CA

La Mascota Bakery Red Chile with Pork Tamale Green Chile with Chicken Tamale Pineapple with Raisin Tamale Concha Guava Empanada Cream Cheese Pan Dulce Cortadillo Pineapple Bread Pudding Strawberry Tres Leches Part of East Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights neighborhood since … Continue reading →

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“Best of” 2020 – Meals, Savories, Sweets

Best of 2020 – Meals, Savories, Sweets To suggest that 2020 was “unprecedented” seems pointless, especially after every newscast, commercial or meme has already done so. What started with a stunning trip to Rome and Naples almost immediately saw trips … Continue reading →

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dot & dough, Monterey Park CA

dot & dough Classic Sugar Malasada Taiwanese Brown Sugar Malasada Taro Malasada Cookies & Cream Malasada Making Malasadas in Monterey Park since March of 2019, dot & dough may not be peddling the same fried Dough one finds in Hawaii, … Continue reading →

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auburn, Los Angeles CA

auburn Shrub, Seedlip Spice, Beet, Strawberry, Orange Flower, Ginger Beer Almond Croissant Cinnamon Croissant Yogurt, Charred Persimmon, Chewy Carrot, Granola, Buddha’s Hand Country Bread, Apple Butter Dutch Pancake, Huckleberries, Toasted Hay Cream Sea Bream Ceviche, Grilled Collar, Kohlrabi, Finger Lime, … Continue reading →

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Breakfast by Salt’s Cure, West Hollywood CA

Breakfast by Salt’s Cure Coffee Breakfast Sandwich – Sausage, Medium Egg, Cheese, Arugula Relish Banana Nut Oatmeal Griddle Cakes – Toasted Walnuts Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Griddle Cake – 60.5% Tcho Dark Couverture Although the original Salt’s Cure transported its Meat-heavy … Continue reading →

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Jame Enoteca, El Segundo CA

Jame Enoteca Warm Ciabatta – Umami Butter, Olive Oil Spring Pea Agnolotti – Pea Skin Jus, Marjoram, Parmigiano Meatballs – Potato Puree, Tomato Passata, Arugula, Pecorino Mandilli – Handkerchief Pasta, Silky Three-Nut Pesto Ricotta Gnudi – Sage, Brown Butter Solids … Continue reading →

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Spoon by H, Los Angeles CA

Spoon by H Cold Brew Coffee Mandu-guk – Pork Belly Dumplings, Korean Rice Cakes, Noodles, Broccoli, Bok Choy, Carrots Salted Caramel Snow – Mochi, Salted Caramel Popcorn, Salted Caramel Ice Cream Loved by celebrity Chef David Chang, Spoon by H … Continue reading →

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Fat + Flour, Los Angeles CA

Fat + Flour Key Lime Pie Brownie Milk Cult 100% Harry’s Berries Strawberry Ice Cream Milk Cult JJ’s Lone Daughter Ranch Bacon Avocado Ice Cream Despite shuttering Fiona after just nine months Chef Nicole Rucker is back at it with … Continue reading →

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Atrium, Los Angeles CA

Atrium Those Biscuits – Salted Honey Butter Heirloom Cornmeal Waffle – Mango-Guava Jam, Whipped Burrata, Sea Salt Pineapple Upside Down Morning Bun Opened in Fall of 2018, and at the time considered a big addition to Los Feliz, Atrium remains … Continue reading →

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Konbi, Los Angeles CA

Konbi Iced Coffee Eggplant Katsu Sandwich – Burnt Onion Dashi, Cabbage, Bulldog Sauce Canelé Chocolate Croissant If one doesn’t follow any “influencers” it is easy to know nothing about Konbi and the Egg Salad Sandwich that set social media ablaze … Continue reading →

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