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I had the most delightful surprise today: lunch at Pacific Dining Car (PDC). Open since 1921, this historic restaurant has been a staple of the Los Angeles culture through good times and bad. The one thing that has not changed is great the quality of the food is.
Although PDC is known best for [...]

Lucky for us in southern California, citrus is pretty much in season year round. On a whirlwind tour of the westside farmers markets, I mostly went for vegetables, since I’m much better at cooking savory things (with vegetables) than baking sweet dessert things (with fruits), but still came away with lemons…that became a Ginger Graham [...]

Happy Birthday Nate ‘n’ Al’s!
Just a reminder that today, famed Beverly Hills delicatessen Nate ‘n’ Al’s, celebrates its 60th Anniversary. They’re rolling back the prices as a thank you to customers and the community for supporting them for 60 years.
7 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Bagels and cream cheese will be sold for 60 cents
12 [...]

When you walk into La Cabana in Venice, just west of Lincoln on Rose, you will think that you found an undiscovered gem serving Mexican feasts. You would be half right. La Cabana has some great food, and margaritas, but it is far from undiscovered. It’s not uncommon to have to wait a half hour [...]

I’ve wanted to tackle a few of the cocktails in “Squeezed, Then Stirred,” since I received the June issue of Gourmet in the mail last week. My first picks were the Black-Currant Diablo and the Passion-Fruit Caiprinha. Both have somewhat elusive ingredients. I was able to find Looza, the Belgian line of bottled juices, [...]

Have always loved salmon. And a few years ago, my enjoyment of that type of fish was increased when I heard about Copper River Salmon. Excerpt:

The cold rushing waters of the Copper River produce some of the richest, most naturally succulent salmon in the world. Wild Copper River Chinook (King), Sockeye (Red) and [...]

I walked into Picholine for a late lunch today to find the place barren. Most of the shelves of gourmet teas, sauces, pastas, and various dry goods were gone, as was the sorbet case.
When I asked why, a cook said Picholine will focus on lunches and catering now, rather than continue to sell imported [...]

Old Town Monrovia has become a really quaint place to shop, visit, and eat over the past several years. I think due largely to the nice Krikorian Movie Theater that opened, I have watched this area blossom from a few desolate shops and restaurants to more busy boutiques than I can keep track of [...]