Lost in the smoky haze of cigarettes and Korean BBQ that envelops much of Koreatown is the most civilized, most quiet, most splendidly restful tea shop in town, wher
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Mention vegetarian food to most carnivores and the result is often a pained expression followed by a series of jokes about sawdust and paper. You need to get these p
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Back in 2009, I was assigned by the LA Weekly to cover a wedding that was being held at Angeli Caffe. I can't remember how the story came to me but I've know
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Roast marrowbones with prawn sambal
In a year when Los Angeles cooking came together with a coherence it probably hasn
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We're beginning to think L.A. is the Rodney Dangerfield of cities — you know, no respect. Despite our celebrity, natural beauty, and second-only-to-New Yor
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It's almost impossible to find a decent matzoh ball at a restaurant in Los Angeles. Even at the finest delis, the standard matzoh ball is as large as a softball
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It used to be that you just needed one hand to count all the truly outstanding coffee shops in Los Angeles. Now, thanks to a recent surge of brave coffee geeks-turn
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If you're concerned about the levels of mercury in your seafood, particularly your sushi — and you should be — the Sierra Club is here to help. And
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With Goop, her website/newsletter devoted to… everything, Gwyneth Paltrow somehow manages to achieve the rare feat of being simultaneously earnest and sincere
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Friday marks the beginning of the Christmas season, but just because it's time to deck the halls doesn't mean you should risk getting decked in the face. Th
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Update: 11/21, 1:35 p.m. Arkay's November 1 press release claiming it received halal-certification from the Islamic Food & Nutrition Council of America was
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Google allows its engineers to devote 20% of their full-time jobs to “work on what they're really passionate about.” Similarly, Harvard & Stone
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