Breads are very good! Tortilla soup was so-so… Pancetta wrapped Scallop, the toppings are these grilled onion and cabbage (?), very good! I had the Lamb Bolognese: pappardelle pasta, braised lamb, fresh tomatoes, garlic, this is very delicious! Meaty but not heavy, it’s incredible! It’s so flavored, I enjoyed every joyful bite. It is THE […]
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August 28, 2006
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Aroma Cafe (Overland)
By Freda in 11: West LAI read about this family owned Bosnian place Aroma Cafe on Chowhound. Half of the space is a mini-market. Outside a group of old men were chilling at the patio. So relaxing~ (extreme contrast to the always chaotic 10 freeway junction just blocks ahead).They called this ‘sandwich of the future’: Kajmak & Beef Prosciutto. I […]
August 27, 2006
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Indo Cafe (West LA)
By Freda in 11: West LAThankfully I found online menu: Nasi Kuning: rice cooked in light coconut milk and tumeric topped with fried chicken, rendang, perkedel, sliced omelette and bean chips. Everything on this dish has its own complicated spiced flavor, and half of them are crunchy and deep fried…so I felt that they started to cancel each other out […]
Tags: Indonesian
August 27, 2006
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La Bottega Marino (Larchmont)
By Freda in 07: Mid-WilshireMade it just five minute before the breakfast time ended, I grabbed a quick one at Larchmont’s La Bottega Marino (see old entry about this place that served Italian breakfast). I had the Ricotta Cheese and Spinach Frittata. Frittata is Italian omelette that’s like baked opened face quiche…bland tasting though the eggs were very fresh. […]
Tags: Breakfast
August 27, 2006
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Lemon Moon (Olympic)
By Freda in 13: Culver CityHoney Dew Lemonade. I heard about this place. It is an upscale cafeteria for the business crowds located at the modern concrete+glass business building Westside Media Center. That building has a very slick courtyard. The patrons are all westside business people (feeling out of place there ^^:;). It is opened by two chefs from two […]
