As the second biggest city in Los Angeles County, Long Beach is often overlooked and perpetually underrated. It lays claim to L.A.’s only officially sanctioned do
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In the tradition of generosity, the sake will overflow into the saucer,” says a server at Tsubaki, the new Japanese izakaya-style restaurant (small bites intended
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Los Angeles may be known for its health food, its fast food and, more recently, its boundary-pushing restaurants, but the truth is that our high-end dini
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Forget about that double chili cheeseburger or Taco Bell's Nachos BellGrande next time you're stricken by the late-night munchies.
Toast Cafe in Sherman
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Tiki was created in Southern California by a self-made man named Don who lied his way onto movie sets and made friends with famous people so that they’d come t
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If you wanted to present a case study for the drastic revolution in the rules of the restaurant business, you might use the recent career of
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We all remember that episode of The Simpsons from our childhood. You know the one. Homer has an encounter with a poisonous blowfish at Springfield's hip, new sus
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Gourmet food trucks and pop-up dinners have become so much the norm in Los Angeles that it's surprising to think it was just eight years ago that Kogi BBQ godfat
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Here, on a patio at cocktail hour, there are joints laid out like truffles on a platter. Along with the wine from Los Olivos–based Habit Wine Company, there are
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From a distance, Shibumi looks a little like the fanciest dive bar in America. The new downtown restaurant is not a dive bar at all — quite the opposite — but th
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Oct. 2 marks the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Many families will gather for celebratory meals this Sunday evening, but for those without family
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Anthony Bourdain was recently in Los Angeles on a weeks-long trip, tackling everything from winning Emmys to visiting dive bars in Boyle Heights. The former cook and
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