Mofongos, North Hollywood

Monday, May 6, 2013
Pollo guisado and tostones y arroz con gandules

5757 Lankershim Blvd · North Hollywood, CA 91601 · Neighborhood: North Hollywood One of the best kept secrets in LA, one that really shouldn’t be a secret at all, is Mofongos in…

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Quick Bites: Diary of a Foodie

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Quesadilla Salvadoreña from Cuscatleca in Silver Lake.

Yesterday was the start of Passover, so over the weekend, to get down with my Jewish roots, and in anticipation of the huge holiday (which you’re actually not…

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Old San Juan, Atwater Village

Saturday, January 26, 2013
Flan de Queso

2830 Fletcher Dr · Los Angeles, CA 90039 · Neighborhood: Atwater Village My mother once visited me and asked me to take her someplace where she could get a Budín, a Puerto…

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Border Grill, Downtown, Los Angeles

Tuesday, July 24, 2012
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445 S Figueroa St · Los Angeles, CA 90071 · Neighborhood: Downtown As Summer 2012 reaches the midway point, quite a few restaurants are luring guests in with special happy…

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VIDEO: Backyard Bite visits Lidia’s Dominican Truck on the Cooking Channel’s Eat St.

Monday, July 23, 2012

A few months ago I sampled some grub from Lidia’s Dominican Kitchen food truck for the Cooking Channel’s show Eat Street. The show takes audiences around the nation trying the…

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Sunny Spot, Venice

Friday, May 11, 2012
The pretty Sunny Spot

822 Washington Blvd · Venice, CA 90292 · Neighborhood: Venice Having already been a fan of Sunny Spot since they opened their doors this past November, I was super excited to learn that they…

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