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June 23, 2005 4

Amandine Patissiere (Westwood)

By in 10: Beverly Hills, Favorite Food Entries

Back to the wonderful Amandine, everything is wonderful, especially the quiche. I’d love to live in Westwood area just for this place…

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June 20, 2005 6

La Cabaña (Venice)

By in 15: Venice

My collegue recommended this awesome Mexican place nearby where I worked. From outside the windowless shack-like house doesn’t seem much, but inside it’s dark but colorful, and it has a vibrant and painterly patio. Each table in the patio are painted with different pictures. There’re cute Piñata of beer bottles shape hanging from the roof […]

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June 16, 2005 2

Cafe Brazil (Palms)

By in 11: West LA

Very cozy, homemade style authentic Brazilian food! They have these cheap Executive Lunch set during workdays, and I went back twice already. The sides: black beans, salad and rice are all very tasty and the plantains are the best I had so far. The tasty flavored rice reminds me of rice from ‘Hainan Chicken Rice.’ […]

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June 15, 2005 5

Yoshida (San Marino)

By in 02: Pasadena

Maybe it’s June’s gray stuffy weather, we’ve been craving sushi lately. Joan went back to Ike sushi almost every other day. We finally tried Yoshida nearby our house. It is great! Uni and Toro~~ Fresh and delicious~ On the right they are Scallop with Mayo (really good), and our must-have stable orders: Ikura and Masago. […]

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June 14, 2005 3

Yabu (Culver City)

By in 13: Culver City

Found this hard to spot authentic Japanese Soba/Udon restaurant nearby where I worked. The place looked so tiny and blank outside that it took me awhile to spot it while driving. I never liked soba for its buckwheat taste and wheaty texture, though it might be because I never had truly good soba before. Inside […]

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