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La Tropézienne Bakery (La Brea,) Los Angeles CA

La Tropézienne Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookie Pistachio Chocolate Chip Roll Apricot Tart Dulce De Leche Viennoiserie Almond Pistachio Croissant Almond Croissant Nutella Danish Spinach & Goat Cheese Friand with Side Salad Tropézienne Classic Named after Tarte Tropézienne, a classic French … Continue reading →

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Pasjoli, Santa Monica CA

Pasjoli Beurre de Baratte – House-Cultured French Butter, Warm Baguette Brown Butter Potato Chips Crabe et Chou-Fleur – Blue Crab, Cauliflower Cream, Sorrel Ragoût d’oignons Caramélisés – Caramelized Onion, Gruyère, Pâte Brisée Brandad de Morue – Whipped Black Cod, Potatoes, … Continue reading →

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Chunk-N-Chip, Santa Ana CA

Chunk-N-Chip Samples – Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie, Red Velvet Cookie, Espresso Cookie, Rose Almond Cookie Ding Dong Ice Cream, Nutella Kitchen Sink Cookie White Chocolate & Honeycomb Ice Cream, Cinnamon Toast Crunch Kitchen Sink Cookie Family owned, and focused on … Continue reading →

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Steel Pan Pizza, Santa Ana CA

Steel Pan Pizza Classic Detroit – Cheese Pizza with two stripes of Marinara on top Steel Pan Pizza aims to embrace “the aesthetic of industrial square pans, caramelized crusts and hearty Midwestern cuisine” with a kiosk inside Santa Ana’s 4th … Continue reading →

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La Súper Birria, Santa Ana CA

La Súper Birria Birria Tour – Red Taco, Taco Dorado, Quesabirria, Consommé Red Taco Begun as a Candy Shop mid-2015, but establishing itself as a Birreria in 2018, La Súper Birria has quickly emerged as one of Orange County’s most … Continue reading →

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Hidden House Coffee Roasters, Santa Ana CA

Hidden House Coffee Roasters Cold Brew Coffee Banana Bread Blueberry Lemon Scone Almond Croissant Chocolate Chip Cookie Founded in 2010, and since expanded from San Juan Capistrano to Santa Ana, Hidden House Coffee is no longer so secret, though the … Continue reading →

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Oliboli Donuts, Tustin CA

Oliboli Donuts Cold Brew Coffee Croque Madame – Yeast Donut, Prosciutto, Mornay Sauce, Comte Cheese, Gruyere Cheese, Duck Fat Fried Egg, Chives, Black Lava Salt Oliebollen – 40-Hour Yeast Dough, Apples, Currants, Raisins, Lemon Zest, Spices, Confectioner’s Sugar  /  Semla … Continue reading →

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Bon Temps, Los Angeles CA

Bon Temps Pecan Sour – Bourbon, Cognac, Benedictine, Pecan, Almond, Lemon Bon Bread Service – Meyer Lemon and Leek Fougesse Chef’s Canapé Board – Cheesy Bites, Tomato Tartare, Chicken Liver Mousse Carolina Gold Risotto – Country Ham, Persimmon, Truffle Rye … Continue reading →

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Bae & Co., Los Angeles CA

Bae & Co. Ube, Vegan Charcoal Pineapple Vanilla, Vegan Charcoal Pineapple, Strawberry Pocky, Sesame Cone / Cocoa Puffs, Earl Grey, Sesame Cone Opened in late 2017, Bae & Co. in Little Tokyo lives by the motto of putting customers before … Continue reading →

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Superfine Pizza, Los Angeles CA

Superfine Pizza Pepperoni Slice – Pepperoni, Tomato, Cheese Spinach on White Slice – Four Cheeses, Spinach Salami Honey Slice – Spicy Salami, Provolone, Grana Padano, Buckwheat Honey Created by Steve Samson, of Rossoblu fame, Superfine Pizza is a Slice window … Continue reading →

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All Day Baby, Los Angeles CA

All Day Baby Cold Brew Coffee Pistachio Milkshake – Whipped Cream Strawberry Jam Concha Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Chocolate + Walnut + Halvah Cookie Chewy Blackout Brownie Buckwheat Waffle – Housemade Country Ham, Smoked Maple, Salted Butter Fried Chicken … Continue reading →

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Dōnatsu, Los Angeles CA

Dōnatsu Black Sesame Apple Fritter Churro Mocha Latte By some estimates 1600+ Donut shops across California are owned by Cambodian families, and at Dōnatsu in Little Tokyo Jenny and Nite Ban put their own unique spin on an entirely Vegan … Continue reading →

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Tacos 1986, Los Angeles CA

Tacos 1986 Mushroom Taco Carne Asada Mulita Chicken Vampiro Opened mid-2019, Tacos 1986 is the brainchild of Victor Delgado and Jorge Alvarez-Tostado, their stand formerly found on Highland Avenue and at Smorgasburg now slinging a concise menu of Meats and … Continue reading →

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Clark Street Bread (Grand Central Market,) Los Angeles CA

Clark Street Bread Cultured Butter, House Raspberry Jam, Country Sourdough Toast Goat Cheese, Local Raw Honey, Black Pepper, Walnut Raisin Sourdough Toast Kouign Amann Almond Croissant Snickerdoodle Cookie Monkey Bread Founded by Zack Hall out of an apartment on Clark … Continue reading →

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“Best of” 2019 – Meals, Savories, Sweets

Having easily defined 2018 as a year of challenges, 2019 is a far more challenging year to define. On a professional level, the prior twelve months have been the most satisfying of my life and I’m genuinely proud of my … Continue reading →

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Nightshade, Los Angeles CA

Nightshade Carrot, Tangerine, Citrus, Ancho Grenadine, Pineapple Mousse Tom Yum Chicharron, Coconut Dip, Smoked Trout Roe Koshihikari Rice Congee, XO Sauce, Crispy Shallots, Pork Floss Roasted Potatoes, Strawberry Mole, Seeded Granola Tamarind Glazed Baby Carrots, Toasted Coconut, Carrot Top Emulsion … Continue reading →

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Ample Hills Creamery, Los Angeles CA

Ample Hills Creamery Samples: Strawberries & Cream, Ooey Gooey Butter Cake, Snap Mallow Pop, Salted Crack’d Caramel, Corn to Run, Beneath Las Estrellas Nonna D’s Oatmeal Lace (Dark Brown Sugar Cinnamon Ice Cream, Homemade Oatmeal Lace Cookie Pieces) / Butter … Continue reading →

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Ma’am Sir, Los Angeles CA

Ma’am Sir Pandan Iced Coffee Pain de Sal, Ube Butter Pandan Pancakes, Whipped Butter, Pure Maple Syrup Banana Bibingka Avocado Grilled Cheese, Milk Bread, Cheese, Mustard, Pepper Jam, French Fries Coconut Toast, Pandan Jam, Kecap Manis Garlic Rice Longganisa Sausage, … Continue reading →

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Maury’s Bagels & Appetizing, Los Angeles CA

Maury’s Bagels & Appetizing Toasted Sesame Seed Bagel, Butter Toasted Sesame Seed Bagel, Cream Cheese Za’atar Spice Bagel, Butter Chocolate Almond Rugelach, Strawberry Rugelach Sea Salt Poppy Chocolate Chip Cookie Black & White Sesame Cookie Challah Toast, Strawberry Jam When … Continue reading →

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Birdie G’s, Santa Monica CA

Birdie G’s Kasha Cakes, Schmaltz, Gribenes, Crackling, Lemon Zest, Chives Cast Iron Cornbread, Fermented Green Chili Butter Sloppy Jeremy Texas Toast, Beef-Strawberry Bolognese, Horsey Goat Sauce, Arugula Hangtown Brei, Schmaltz, Matzo, Wood-grilled Pork Belly, Fried Pacific Oysters, Hot Sauce Hollandaise … Continue reading →

Posted in Birdie G’s, Bread Basket, California, Cornbread, Dessert, Food, Gnocchi, Ice Cream, Los Angeles, Pork, Santa Monica, Sweet Rose Creamery, Vacation Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,