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Ducks Review: This Japanese Comfort Food Kitchen Has Served the SGV for Over 30 Years

Natsumi Saeki was 7 years old when her parents, Midori and Shojiro, took over an Indian restaurant called Silver Spoons and opened Japanese American Ducks in 1995. The restaurant began with a small menu of Japanese homestyl…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2652286/ducks-review-this-japanese-comfort-food-kitchen-has-served-the-sgv-for-over-30-years/

Italian Cuisine Shines in Palatial Downtown D.C. Digs

D.C.’s always-adapting hospitality vet Ashok Bajaj banked on a downtown comeback this spring with the arrival of Rosselli. The corner space near Metro Center was long home to Modena, his modern Italian spot that flopped last year. With a f…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2651019/italian-cuisine-shines-in-palatial-downtown-d-c-digs/

Review: Get Franch With it at Bell’s Los Alamos

Is This Berkeley’s Masa Heaven? I Think So.

Owner and chef Emmanuel Galvan founded his pop-up Bolita Masa as a study in masa, using rare heirloom corn varietals to make the doughy foundations for tamales and more. The legions of fans followed faithfully, eating up Galvan’s creations with fervor and ordering masa and tortillas to bring home. Galvan eventually to…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2644047/is-this-berkeleys-masa-heaven-i-think-so/

Review: Hot Schiacciata Summer Is Forever at Pino’s Sandwiches

Los Angeles has a complicated relationship with transplant restaurants. Some come to this corner of the Southland with an off-putting vibe that the city owes them something; others seem to know they need to be thoughtful about t…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2642565/review-hot-schiacciata-summer-is-forever-at-pinos-sandwiches/

Baking with Ish Spins a Whirlwind of Filipino Flavors

What began as a pie and pastry stand specializing in Filipino flavors at San Gabriel’s Blossom Market Hall in 2023 has expanded into a larger space that features a hot kitchen slinging fried chicken sandwiches and stacks of blue corn mochi pancakes. Baking with Ish, run by two-person team Ishnoe…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2638240/baking-with-ish-spins-a-whirlwind-of-filipino-flavors/

Why La Unica Remains My One and Only Los Angeles Birrieria

For nearly 10 years, brothers Yasmany and Jaime Mendoza have served Angelenos the type of Michoacán-style goat birria that defies rote replicas of one of the landmark foods of the pandemic era. Their truck, Tacos y Birria La Unica, operates in East Los Angeles and Mid-City as a destina…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2629215/why-la-unica-remains-my-one-and-only-los-angeles-birrieria/

Rose Pizzeria, One of the Best Pizzerias in the U.S., Is Now Serving Pizza in Inner Richmond

This is all to say they’re one of many favorites in the local pizza scene, and so when the couple announced a second shop in San Francisco, fans — myself included — were thrilled. Rose Pizzeria officially opened in the In…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2628011/rose-pizzeria-one-of-the-best-pizzerias-in-the-u-s-is-now-serving-pizza-in-inner-richmond/

The Most Ambitious Restaurant in Los Angeles Hides in the Glendale Foothills

It used to be that Los Angeles’s most coveted tables could be found in a handful of neighborhoods like West Hollywood, Silver Lake, and the Arts District. But in recent years, with the debuts of chef Matt Molina’s Cannonball in South Pasadena, live-f…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2627711/the-most-ambitious-restaurant-in-los-angeles-hides-in-the-glendale-foothills/

Asadero Chikali Keeps the Mexicali-Style Magic Alive

There is magic in a sidewalk taco stand — ephemerality, serendipity, synergy — that can be hard to replicate in a brick-and-mortar restaurant. Going stationary can sometimes seem like going from the early days of a relationship to moving in together: trading thrill for dependability, a l…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2618910/asadero-chikali-keeps-the-mexicali-style-magic-alive/