Monthly Archives: January 2009
Leftovers: Little Dom’s
Lunching in Los Feliz: PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES Little Dom’s seems like it could have inhabited its Hillhurst corner forever. It’s a Los Feliz local packed with the kind of history – street-side chairs reclaimed from the Philadelphia Civic Light … Continue reading
Leftovers: Habana Café and Tropicana Bakery
Completely Cuban from this week’s District: PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES On a quintessential California day, Habana Café fades right into the sky, a blue box of a restaurant triangulated into an awkward corner just off Downey’s Firestone Boulevard. It’s amazing … Continue reading
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Cut the Flack: Panera Bread Freebies
Good news for connoisseurs of cheap eats: Tomorrow (Jan. 28th) Panera Bread is giving out free samples of not just coffee (the chain is debuting new light and robust roasts), but also some new breakfast offerings, too. Panera is also inviting … Continue reading
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dineLA Restaurant Week
Per my words in this week’s CityBeat: Forget that “recessionary” looks to be on the fast track to being named Word of the Year – the second annual dineLA Restaurant Week is coming to ease your empty pockets. The event, … Continue reading
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Leftovers: Citrus at Social
Michel Richard’s reinvigorated Citrus from this week’s CityBeat: PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES Dine with an eye on design at Hollywood’s Citrus at Social and it’s easy to imagine you’re lost in a grove. Central to that illusion is the pair … Continue reading
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Cut the Flack: Year of the Ox
If you like your Chinese cuisine a little closer to the country club, slip down Little Santa Monica Boulevard to Joss Cuisine in Beverly Hills for its Lunar New Year menu. Served from January 25-28, the restaurant is offering dishes … Continue reading
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Leftovers: Seoul Soondae
Korean blood sausage from this week’s District: PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES Seoul Soondae ties together all the details you’d expect from a restaurant of its age: maroon booths buffed to a dull, diner-like sheen, regulars intimating orders with little more than … Continue reading
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Leftovers: Sahara Chicken
A San Pedro chicken specialist from the District: PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES Whether by choice or necessity, San Pedro’s Sahara Chicken eschews the overwrought atmosphere of many Moroccan restaurants: There aren’t any tapestries slung over your head like the roof … Continue reading
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Leftovers: Moles la Tía
East LA’s mole master from today’s Times: PHOTO by BARBARA DAVIDSON / LA TIMES The multitude of moles at East Los Angeles’ Moles la Tía might just complete a culinary color wheel: Circle through the menu and you’ll find the cheery yellow … Continue reading
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