Sampler Platter: mac ‘n’ cheese pancakes, doner kebabs, potato dumplings & white asparagus
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- An ode to legendarily idiosyncratic New York restaurateur Kenny Shopsin, a man who makes the Soup Nazi of ‘Seinfeld’ look like Mother Teresa (bonus: his recipe for macaroni and cheese pancakes!); expanding the availability of sustainable Kosher food; the not-so-elusive Vietnamese catfish; and more in yesterday’s food-themed issue of the New York Times Sunday magazine.
- Spitz, the second home of the doner kebab, held a soft opening for locals on Friday night. — Angelenic
- Eddie Lin of Deep End Dining hangs with host Andrew ‘If it looks good, eat it’ Zimmern and chef Ben Ford at Ford’s Filling Station for Travel Channel show ‘Bizarre Foods,’ which airs tomorrow at 7 p.m. PST. Set your TiVo to ‘slobber.’
- Folliero’s in Highland Park serves up a tasty, crispy, sloppy, thin-crust pizza that costs a mere $11 for 16 inches of pie. — LA Pizza
- The 99-Cent Chef makes Wolfgang Puck’s fancy-schmancy Austrian white asparagus with brown butter sauce.
- Pork and leek dumplings, pumpkin dumplings and pork bao from the inauspiciously named Noodle House in Monterey Park wow the Gourmet Pigs.
— Elina Shatkin