There aren't many restaurants around L.A. that focus on Pakistani cuisine. Most of the relatively few that do are clustered near the 405. Indeed, three of the bette
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It's ironic that National Oyster Day lands smack in the middle of summer, a season when oysters were not traditionally meant to be eaten. But isn't it wonde
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On a patch of wall in the Formosa Cafe's secret back room, there's a spot where you can see three distinct layers of wallpaper, the remnants of multiple red
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Los Angeles might be a city obsessed with newness, but it also has managed to retain a host of classic restaurants that are all but impervious to trends. Whether yo
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At Dal Rae, the Pico Rivera restaurant where the same family has been serving surf and turf on white tablecloths for five decades, a traditional meal starts with th
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The next time a friend asks you to recommend a hip, new place to drink, might we suggest that you instead rattle off a timeless, old place to drink. Because while th
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There are wonderful things afoot in the world of cake decorating ? and they don't involve fondant.Alana Jones-Mann is a local baker creating outrageously beautif
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There's a restaurant in Downey that serves a 40-ounce rib-eye tomahawk steak. It's not exactly meant for stunt eating, because not that many people can spend
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Whispers, quiet gasps and emphatic nods of agreement rippled down the family-style table inside Echo Park's the Park restaurant one recent Saturday, as a panel o
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The popular conception of L.A.-style tacos is that they're fairly pared down: You're served meat in a tortilla, and you add your own accoutrements, usually
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There is hardly a chef in L.A. who knows the lay of the land better than Suzanne Tracht. The chef and owner of Jar has been a working chef in this town for close to
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I tasted a ghost. And it died 26 years ago, so you know this was one bet-your-foodie-tush, no-doubt-about-it, bona fide walking-dead apparition. It was last seen on
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