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Canelé – Los Angeles, CA | effing dericious
https://effingdericious.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/canele-los-angeles-ca
Canelé – Los Angeles, CA. By effingdericious on May 27, 2011. Let’s get straight to the point: I’m obsessed with Canelé’s Baked Pancake with Meyer Lemon Custard. A simple concoction of flour, eggs, sugar, milk, and too much butter, it’s so good I’ve spent the past four Sundays in a row hunched over the ethereal puffs, wondering if I’d discovered nirvana. But at the end of the day, it’s really all about the baked pancake. This past weekend, I brought my aunt, grandma, and sister to try it for the firs...
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Fraiche – Los Angeles, CA | effing dericious
https://effingdericious.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/fraiche-los-angeles-ca
Fraiche – Los Angeles, CA. By effingdericious on January 26, 2011. My recent meal at Fraiche with my friend Mike. In late December could be best described as caloric suicide. Midway through our meal, the strangers seated at the adjacent table couldn’t help but lean over and ask how in the world we were eating so much food. At the end of the night, the thirty foot hobble from my table and out the front door -all while restraining myself from vomiting- required a herculean effort! The meal started off tame...
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LudoBites 7.0 – Los Angeles, CA | effing dericious
https://effingdericious.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/ludobites-7-0-los-angeles-ca
LudoBites 7.0 – Los Angeles, CA. By effingdericious on August 4, 2011. A minute passed and all of a sudden I was in! For a split-second I didn’t register what had happened but quickly regained my senses and shifted to auto-pilot, clicking on dates and filling out blanks. Before I knew it, I had a reservation to Ludobites 7.0. Success! Little did I realize how lucky I was… turns out every table for every night had sold out in under a minute! A dorade ceviche with cucumber water, cornichons, and jalapenos ...
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Angelini Osteria – Los Angeles, CA | effing dericious
https://effingdericious.wordpress.com/2011/06/03/angelinis-osteria-los-angeles-ca
Angelini Osteria – Los Angeles, CA. By effingdericious on June 3, 2011. Asking me what my favorite Italian restaurant is in Los Angeles will elicit a pavlovian response: “Angelini Osteria”. I have a special place in my heart and stomach for osterias- their very nature conducive to laidback, delicious, and fun meals. For the uninitiated, an osteria is a casual eatery similar to a neighborhood tavern where one enjoys rustic Italian food alongside carafes of wine. Chef Gino Angelini understands this. Grille...
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Soban – Los Angeles, CA | effing dericious
https://effingdericious.wordpress.com/2011/06/18/soban-los-angeles-ca-2
Soban Los Angeles, CA. By effingdericious on June 18, 2011. Sad as the demise of Lucky Dragon may have been, life moved on. There were other equally good Szechuan joints around the corner, and I found love in Chung King. Their food numbed my tongue and won my heart. But what happens when a restaurant closes and there isn’t another to fill the void? When it closed, I felt lost. Where else would I spend my nights gorging on incredible home-style Korean cooking, fueled by beer, fortified by soju? You’...
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Saison – San Francisco, CA | effing dericious
https://effingdericious.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/saison-san-francisco-ca
Saison – San Francisco, CA. By effingdericious on October 31, 2011. Six weeks ago, I experienced a meal that left me gob-smacked. It upended expectations and altered perspectives. I can’t remember the last time a meal made me think this hard about food. Fully extracting an ingredient’s maximum natural flavor. I can say without creeping into hyperbole that Saison is the best meal I’ve had all year. Why yes it was. To my surprise, upon my arrival I was led past the dining room and into the kitchen....The f...
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The Story of Mexicali Taco & Co | effing dericious
https://effingdericious.wordpress.com/2011/04/22/the-story-of-mexicali-taco-co
The Story of Mexicali Taco & Co. By effingdericious on April 22, 2011. Javier Fregoso, Esdras Ochoa. Like every aspiring entrepreneur, the two struggled initially. The newly-formed business only pulled in $70 the first week. After ingredients and overhead, there wasn’t any profit to split between the two owners; moreover, neither had ever held a job in the food industry before. Calexico is similar to many Northern Mexican states in that it’s renowned for tripas, al pastor, and carne asada. As having the ...
