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Best Little Butcher Shops For BBQ

2012-05-26T12:32:57Z

Where's the beef? It's at these Los Angeles meat shops, which will most certainly be bustling in preparation for this weekend.

We've outlined a few...

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Broke Girls Guide: 33 Reasons To Stay In Town Over The Long Weekend

2012-05-24T15:53:25Z

Exhausted from dealing with the psychopath who calls himself your boss? Head to Culver City and grab a snack from Fraiche's secret menu. Then, catch an 8 p.m. screening of the classic (we're not kidding) film Center Stage.

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Zagat: Los Angeles Dining Deals and Events May 21-27

2012-05-21T14:45:26Z

To send American Craft Beer Week out with a bang, Smog City Brewery and The Tripel are teaming up for an evening of killer food and brews.

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Broke Girls Guide: WHERE TO BE THIS WEEKEND

2012-05-18T00:09:42Z

Naturally, the most important item on everyone's weekend agenda is the Pop-Up Party we're throwing at Apt2B on Melrose this Saturday afternoon. Don't be "L.A." and flake. But onto other, less important things happening this weekend...

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Broke Girls Guide: Your Free Ticket to Cannes

2012-05-17T11:09:06Z

Who needs a yacht on the French Riviera when you've got an early 20th century bathtub and some Trader Joe's bubbly?

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Jay Weston: Two Great Chefs, Puck & Ducasse, Prepare One Great Dinner at Hotel Bel-Air!

2012-05-15T17:18:36Z

Spago Chef Wolfgang Puck called me the morning after he catered the dinner at George Clooney's house for President Obama, and he was kind enough to detail the menu for that special evening.

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WATCH: Foie Gras Food Fight At Melisse

2012-05-15T13:47:38Z

Animal rights activists and foodies faced off Monday night over foie gras, a controversial French delicacy that's soon to be banned in California.

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Jonathan Gold Judges UMAMIcatessen

2012-05-12T14:41:43Z

Everyone knows that Langer's serves the best pastrami sandwich in town. Guidebooks say so. National magazines say so. The subway disgorges so many Lan...

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The Delicious Drama Behind Umami Burger

2012-05-11T15:07:30Z

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Jesse Lasky: Everything I Needed to Survive in Hollywood I Learned Working in a Pizzeria

2012-05-11T11:06:07Z

The only thing more surprising than a Jewish kid from Long Island having worked in an Italian pizzeria are the surprisingly essential lessons I garnered twirling dough and eating Italian ices.

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Broke Girls Guide: THIS IS YOUR WEEKEND GUIDE

2012-05-10T18:57:48Z

We've put together an intensive itinerary that should keep you so busy this weekend that you nearly forget what has to happen when you wake up on Monday morning...

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Jay Weston: Patina's Hollywood Bowl 2012 Menu Is Extensive & Delicious!

2012-05-10T13:24:55Z

In the days before Patina took over the catering at the Hollywood Bowl, there were no decent food stands at the entrance, only tacky fast food.

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Zagat: Los Angeles Dining Deals and Events May 7-May 13

2012-05-07T15:13:05Z

Chow down at KTownChowTown, a gourmet food truck event that goes down every Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. in Korea Town. The Grilled Cheese Truck and Lee's Philly are among some of the trucks you'll find here, depending on the week.

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Broke Girls Guide: Broke Girls Guide Weekender

2012-05-04T15:30:00Z

This weekend looks like it'll provide for more than one opportunity to live up our youth, being that it includes Cinco de Mayo, MC Hammer, the Kentucky Derby, and a Mexican wrestling/burlesque show. Here goes...

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Xaque Gruber: Boardners Celebrates 70 Years As Hollywood Boulevard's Classic Bar

2012-05-03T16:13:36Z

In the shadows of Norma Desmond-era Hollywood, just 49 steps south of James Caan's star on the Walk of Fame, is a vestige of Tinseltown's long-vanished Golden Era bar scene.

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Jay Weston: International Jazz Day is celebrated at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill!

2012-05-03T10:25:59Z

The goal of International Jazz Day is to have jazz celebrated, studied and presented for 24 consecutive hours around the world. Jazz "is a universal music of freedom and creativity."

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Zagat: L.A. Dining Deals and Events April 30-May 6

2012-05-02T11:47:32Z

Get into Cinco de Mayo mode early by checking out the Mariachi Dinner show at La Fonda. From 7-9 p.m. watch a live mariachi perform while you enjoy the full dinner menu that includes Mexican specialties like queso fundido and carne asada.

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Scott Bridges: Michael's: Farm-to-table in Santa Monica

2012-04-30T16:32:50Z

When I'm asked about my favorite restaurants, and inevitably I am, one of the first places that springs to mind is Michael's. I doubt I'm alone in that regard.

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Susan Feniger: Food and Music: Perfect Partners

2012-04-28T12:12:51Z

For me, the story that music tells is not that different from the story that food tells. In the kitchen, just as with a composition, there's a build up as you near the completion of a dish, a crescendo of everything coming together

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PHOTOS: Restaurants With An International Flair

2012-04-26T18:40:05Z

Each month, HuffPost LA joins our friends at Tasting Table to highlight our favorite finds from the city's sprawling culinary scene. After eating arou...

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Scott Bridges: Obika Mozzarella Bar: Celebrate Italian Style in Century City

2012-04-26T14:55:12Z

At first glance, Okiba Mozzarella Bar might not appear to be an authentic Italian experience. But look past that and you'll discover that the food is as real as it gets.

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PHOTOS: Best Brunch Spots For Mother's Day

2012-04-25T15:05:22Z

Mother's Day is just around the corner -- Sunday, May 13 in fact -- and you better get those iPhones out or log on to Open Table, because reservations...

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Zagat: Los Angeles Dining Deals and Events April 16-22

2012-04-17T16:49:14Z

Nick + Stef's executive chef Megan Logan continues her ongoing monthly series of Meat 101 classes Friday with a lecture and tasting of New York steak and ribeye.

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Jay Weston: L.A. Restaurant Scene is Booming!

2012-04-17T11:53:48Z

The first few months of 2012 have proved to be a scintillating scene for the restaurant festival which is our fair city.

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Win A Whole Lot Of Foie With Ludo's Lottery

2012-04-12T13:03:40Z

Chef Ludo is at it again!

The foie-loving chef is hosting another multi-course meal in celebration of the soon-to-be-banned meat treat next Tuesday...

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