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800 Degrees

in Carbapalooza, Comfort, Drink, United States, Los Angeles, CA, Vegetarian, Italian 7 comments

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — “To know thy pizza,” Socrates said, “is the beginning of wisdom.” Assembly-line pizza places are littered around L.A. these days, but back in 2012 when 800 Degrees first opened in a high-ceilinged, wood-paneled shop near UCLA, the city was a stranger to […]

Pizzana

in Carbapalooza, Comfort, United States, Los Angeles, CA, Italian, Vegetarian 6 comments

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be an ultra-rich asshole living in Brentwood hidden behind 10-foot privacy hedges that wrap every inch of your house, you can get an idea by sitting in Pizzana’s patio for lunch. It doesn’t get […]

Sprinkles Cupcakes

in American, Carbapalooza, Dessert, United States, Los Angeles, CA, Vegetarian 4 comments

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — Sprinkles began as a haute cupcakery to the stars with this location in Beverly Hills in 2005, ushering in the era of designer sweets and the prices to match. Before Sprinkles, charging $5 for a cupcake would have gotten someone punched in […]

Bestia

in Carbapalooza, Comfort, Drink, Los Angeles, CA, Meaty Goodness, United States, Italian 4 comments

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — To understand Bestia, you should look at the gnocchi al pomodoro, a dish with just a handful of ingredients. Their version comes closest to how you’d find it in Italy. I would eat my weight in these little pillows of heaven if […]

Porto’s Bakery

in Breakfast and Pastry, American, Carbapalooza, Comfort, Dessert, Drink, Cuban, French, United States, Los Angeles, CA, Mexican 8 comments

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — Porto’s is a Cuban-French-Mexican-American bakery in and around the L.A. region popular for a mishmash of breakfast and lunch offerings at low prices. The catch? That would be the interminable line every minute of the day. In a world of designer drinks […]

Kogi BBQ Truck

in Comfort, United States, Los Angeles, CA, Meaty Goodness, Korean, Mexican 4 comments

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — Kogi was the food truck that started a revolution. In 2008, Kogi was the right idea at the right time, thanks to a few circumstances — the novelty combined with a recession economy made this concept of quality food at affordable prices […]

Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles

in American, Comfort, Greasy Stuff, Meaty Goodness, United States, Los Angeles, CA 2 comments

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — I’ve been visiting Roscoe’s since I was in college, when the door guy at the original Hollywood location would refer to me as “the girl who can’t parallel park” to the other guests. Like everyone else, I went there to see what […]

Obicà Mozzarella Bar

in Carbapalooza, Comfort, Healthy, United States, Los Angeles, CA, The Milky Way, Italian 1 comment

Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — A trough of cheese is the happiest of lunches for me, but some accompanying tapenade, pestos, vegetables, and salumi can make the meal more well-rounded. They use the good stuff here. Obicà achieved a small reputation as the world’s first mozzarella bar […]