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Dining: EMC Seafood & Raw Bar

August 17, 2015by Franny 1 Comment

California is blessed with easy access to fresh seafood. Los Angeles in particular, is a hotbed of reasonably cheap sushi restaurants and upscale seafood-centric establishments. Koreatown’s EMC Seafood & Raw […]

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Comfort Food, local eateries, local food

Dining: Cassell’s Hamburgers Redux

March 24, 2015by Franny 1 Comment

I can’t even begin to tell you how on-the-fence I was when I heard that they were bringing Cassell’s back. For the uninitiated, Cassell’s Hamburgers was a legendary burger shop […]

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Comfort Food, local eateries, local food, Lunch

Dining: Porridge + Puffs

March 20, 2015by Franny Leave a comment

Whether you want to call it rice porridge, congee, or even the Filipino iteration of lugaw, the farm-to-table offerings at Minh Phan’s Porridge + Puffs offers dynamic flavors that are lovingly fussed over. […]

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Comfort Food, Dinner, local eateries

Dining: Brunch at Ledlow DTLA

February 18, 2015by Franny Leave a comment

Admittedly, I may be a Josef Centeno fan-girl. Baco Mercat is one of my favorite restaurants to recommend, and his fresh take on Texan fare at Bar Ama strips one […]

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Brunch

Reflections: Looking back on 2012

January 1, 2013by Franny Leave a comment

What a year 2012 has been! According to my end of the year review on WordPress, this past year was the busiest year of this blog — and rightfully so! […]

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local eateries, Travel

Lark Cake Shop | Silverlake

June 3, 2012by Franny 1 Comment

If you thought the whole “cupcake thing” was over, then you’ve obviously never been to Lark Cake Shop in Silverlake. Lark has been my cupcakery of choice on the east […]

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Bakeries

Hester Street Fair Hits Hollywood

June 2, 2012by Franny Leave a comment

As if we really needed another reason to love Los Angeles in the summer, New York’s Hester Street Fair debuted their west coast outpost in the adjacent lots off Hollywood […]

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Events, Outdoor Market

2012 Songkran Festival [Thai New Year] at ThaiTown USA

April 5, 2012by Franny Leave a comment

Can you believe that Los Angeles has the  largest Thai population outside of Asia? This past Sunday we walked over to the Red Line and hopped on the subway for a whopping […]

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Festivals, Thai

Power Lunch: Antequera de Oaxaca

February 15, 2012by Franny Leave a comment

Antequera de Oaxaca may not look like much from the outside, but within this small storefront on Melrose Ave. lies a comforting haven for traditional Oaxacan cuisine. Previously praised by […]

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local eateries, local food, Lunch, Mexican

Brunch Bunch: EVA Restaurant’s Bottomless Mimosas

September 9, 2011by Franny Leave a comment

Bottomless brunches have been all the rage in this town for many years now, but not every all-you-can-drink spot has the complete package: a laid-back neighborhood atmosphere, delicious seasonal farm-to-table […]

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Brunch, local eateries

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