In the vast world of Jewish cuisine, Los Angeles holds its own pretty darn well, with plenty of kosher (and kosher-style) delis. Baking your own challah is all well and good, but sometimes you need a quick fix. From richly eggy to crisp water-style to a few novelty options, just in time for the High Holidays, we've got you covered with these five loaves.
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Forget
one a day, in Los Angeles, you could easily eat three sandwiches a day. And in this alternate universe of hero, sub, and panino bliss, each day would start with a breakfast sandwich, that eye-opening combination of egg, cheese, maybe a little meat, or a few vegetables thrown in for good measure. Here are eight that are up to the task.
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Los Angeles is a serious salad town. They range from the meaty are-you-sure-that's-a-salad variety to the dressing-on-the-side lettuce and celery persuasion. There are L.A. classics like the Cobb, the Chopped, and the Chinese chicken. Every day's a salad day in Los Angeles. Here are 14 of our favorites.
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Banchan, the small plates that accompany many Korean meals, complement, contrast, or accentuate the flavors of the main dish, putting out the flames of a particularly fiery spicy kimchi stew or adding a potent kick to a soothing bowl of
jeonbokjuk, abalone porridge. And perhaps nowhere else in the U.S. are these side dishes better displayed than in
K-Town in Los Angeles. Here are our favorites, depending on what your banchan priorities are.
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Hot diggety dog! We asked our friends
Jane and Michael Stern over at
Roadfood.com to give us their top five hot dog picks. From
Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington, D.C., to L.A.'s famous
Pink's, these are weenies that inspire road trips.
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