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Five Must-Orders at Interstellar, Santa Monica’s Favorite All-Day Cafe

When wife-and-husband team of Angie and Daniel Kim opened Interstellar in April of 2020, weeks into the pandemic, they became…

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Five Dishes That Show Off Bacetti’s Unique Cal-Roman Soul

Bacetti opened last November to widespread buzz and critical acclaim, quickly becoming one of the hardest tables to snag in…

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What to Eat and Drink at Santa Monica’s Spanish-Inspired Dono, in Five Dishes

With two side-by-side hot spots along the Wilshire corridor in Santa Monica, it should come as no surprise that the…

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Conservatory Is Making Zero-Waste a Reality. Here’s How, in Five Dishes

West Hollywood’s Conservatory is a distinctly different restaurant today than when it opened in 2018.  Originally positioned as a magnet for…

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The Five Dishes You Must Order at Majordōmo

When Majordōmo opened in an industrial corridor in Chinatown in 2018, it made a major splash as the first (and…

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The Dishes You’ll Want to Order at Magari

In L.A.’s sea of Italian restaurants, there are a few ways to stand out: a regional focus, perhaps; perfecting a…

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How Jon and Vinny Are Reconceiving Animal, As Seen in Six Dishes

Given how very specific Animal was to its time and place when it opened — circa 2008, recession-era Los Angeles,…

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A Tour of the Desserts at Damian, and What to Drink with Them

It was Sunday night and the kitchen at Damian had just closed. We were late (traffic), and the reason we were…

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The Indian Sports Bar Wonder That Is Pijja Palace, In Five Dishes

Pijja Palace is the sort of new opening that you can only find in L.A.: a chef-driven Indian sports bar in…

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The Real Story of Silver Lake’s Eszett, as Told in Five Dishes

When Eszett debuted in Silver Lake back in December 2019 — just a few months before the pandemic shuttered restaurants…

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