By now, fine dining has been officially “dead” just long enough that its resurrection seems inevitable. The challenge, as it returns, will be to keep t
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What could be more delicious than chocolates infused with black garlic? If you don't agree, don't worry; you can't taste them here anyway. They're on
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The photo, posted on Twitter, might be a still life; the accompanying tweet, a statement of belief: “Green garbanzo hummus, runny egg, yogurt cheese, beets. Ev
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David Myers and his restaurant Hinoki and the Bird have had a good few months. The restaurant landed on the national 50 Best New Restaurants list from Bon Appetit, a
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This year's 2013 Great American Beer Festival was an overall success for all who attended. But there were unprecedented hiccups from the beginning, mainly due to
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This week's Strip Mall Rat is a double-header. Well, sort of. See, there's this little cluster of strip malls on Slauson, just west of Crenshaw Blvd. in Sout
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Ramen renaissance notwithstanding, if you have a soft spot for the old Daikokuya in Little Tokyo, with its nostalgic decor and permanent lines, you will be very happ
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The constant lines out the door are a daily tribute to Savoy Kitchen's longtime reign as the king of Hainan chicken. It's a Singaporean place — which says
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RivaBella in West Hollywood offers an octopus salad so delicious that even someone wary of eating these eight-legged creatures might reconsider. Drawing inspiration
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Ask for a Picon Punch in Bakersfield and the locals will know you are an out-of-towner. Here in Bako, it's just a Picon, thank you very much. Outside of the Ba
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With the flurry of trends in the cocktail world, you'd be hard-pressed to guess which will have staying power. Take barrel-aging. Yes, it's super cool to get
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Beer & Taxes at Mohawk Bend
This weekend Nick Underwood, a tax accountant whose clients range from comedians to startups, will offering free tax advice and one
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