02 Aug 2011 5 Comments
in Eating Out, Recipes Tags: Fairfax, Jimmy Shaw, Lotería Grill, Loteria, Mexican, Mexico City, Original Farmer's Market, pepitas, plato Botanero, queso fundido, Tim Burton
Los Angeles is one of the world’s top destinations for Mexican food, second only to Mexico City. And in this city of extraordinary Mexican dining from taco trucks to camerones stands to upscale nouvelle restaurants, the very best may be Lotería Grill.
Sunday morning of July 4th weekend. As families converged on the coast from every corner of the Los Angeles basin and beyond to frolic in the Pacific, we went the opposite direction: east. More
18 Feb 2011 10 Comments
in Markets & Stores Tags: Bay Cities Italian Deli, Chinese, India Sweets & Spices, Indonesian, japanese, markets, Mexican, Mitsuwa, Nijiya, Sanchez Carniceria, Santa Monica Seafood, Simpang Asia, Tehran Market, Vallarta Market
I do a lot of driving around going to markets.
One of the greatest things about living in (near) Los Angeles is the number of great markets we have. (Do YOU have an Indonesian market near you!?) I once told a non-food-obsessed friend about all the markets I go to. He said, “You have a problem.” My biggest problem is that they’re not all lined up next to one another in a strip mall. So like I said, I drive.
I have been accused of being bourgeoise for my relentless proselytizing about eating fresh and shopping often. And I do realize that I am fortunate to work for myself and actually have the time to drive around to markets. More
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