Critic's Choice restaurants
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Critic's Choice: Remedies for pasta cravings
Whenever Italian friends come to stay, I've noticed they can go at most three, maybe four days before they can't stand it anymore: They have to have some pasta. If that means cooking it at a campground or beside the road, so be it. This is comfort food at its most basic. And if there's nothing...
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Critic's Choice: The chef as gardener
How does your garden grow? That's a question that can be posed to a number of restaurants around town. And I'm not just talking old olive oil cans sprouting Genovese basil or flat-leaf Italian parsley. Restaurants are adding giant pots or raised beds wherever they have space. Some are putting in...
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Critic's Choice: L.A. area restaurants with prix-fixe menus hit the spot
Summer prix-fixe market menus can be filled with surprises, such as pumpernickel-crusted fried green tomatoes at Josie, duck breast with potato confit at Papilles, and bittersweet chocolate torta at A.O.C.
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Critic's Choice: Stock up the picnic basket
Tavern, Bouchon and Clementine will give you a hand with gourmet options.
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Critics Choice: Seriously good neighborhood bakery-cafes
Proof Bakery in Atwater Village, Sycamore Kitchen on La Brea Avenue and Sweet Butter in Sherman Oaks are destinations unto themselves.
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Critic's Choice: Theme nights at Jar, Mozza Scuola and A.O.C.
The idea is catching on with restaurants. Here are three to sample: lobster Mondays at Jar, salumi bar Thursdays at Mozza Scuola and focaccia Thursdays at A.O.C.
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Critic's Choice: Where to find great smoked salmon
Pétrossian, Spago and Huckleberry are among the best spots in the L.A. area. But for Spago's smoked salmon pizza, better go soon.
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Critic's Choice: Sandwiches that are a slice above
Who wants to eat lunch inside on these perfect early summer days? A salad is too messy to eat from your lap unless you carry a cleaning kit with you. But a sandwich? That's why it was invented. You could pack your own peanut butter and jelly, but if you want a lesson in the art of sandwich making,...
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Critic's Choice: Where to go for duck in L.A.
Three restaurants are sure bets for outstanding duck dishes.
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Critic's Choice: Linger over lunch at these restaurants
Reviewed: Valentino, Providence, Tierra Sur