LA Bread may have shuttered, but Atwater Village residents aren't having to go far for freshly-baked baguettes and bacon scones. The Village Bakery and Cafe open
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This is Basque Week at Anisette Brasserie in Santa Monica, where chef-owner Alain Giraud and chef de cuisine Joshua Smith have been offering a 6 course menu showcasi
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The list of things for which we have to thank Gordon Ramsay is long. Profanity in the kitchen, David Beckham at restaurant openings, and of course, the recurrent spe
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Given the triple-digit temperatures wilting much of Los Angeles and vicinity at the moment, the best thing to make for dinner is a dish that requires little time and
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Chef Craig Strong left the kitchen of Pasadena's The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa at the end of May–after eight years and one Michelin star–a
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Wine Guy Lou Amdur of “Lou: A Wine Bar” returns this week with some thoughts about West Coast Cabernet Sauvignons, several tips on What Not To Buy and th
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If you're working at home today, telecommuting from your lawn chair in order to avoid the motorcades and grieving masses, the stalled traffic and barricades arou
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There may be northern Chinese cafés more anonymous-looking than 101 Noodle Express, but I haven’t found them yet: a bleak mini-mall storefront adjoining a bowling
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Agung
Agung, near downtown, has become the one place to go when you want avocado in your coffee. Iced coffee and the creamy fruit go pretty well together, especially
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The moment you enter the heavy, padded leather doors, you’re engulfed in a cozy darkness that’s dramatically punctuated by horseshoe-shaped lacquer-red booths, a
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