Eastside Goes Westside: Earl’s Gourmet Grub Serves up Passionate Sandwiches

June 28, 2010

Earl’s Gourmet Grub is one of my favorite new places in LA. The Mar Vista sandwich shop offers everything I love—fresh ingredients, uncommon flavor combinations, and unabashed passion. Take the Tuna Sandwich (pictured above) for instance. It’s an unexpected mix of tuna with layers of thinly sliced gruyere, fig hash and pepperoncini between two slices [...]

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Scenes from the Farmer's Market 6.27.10

June 27, 2010

Click to expand any photo. Find your local Farmer’s Market at the Los Angeles Times. -Valentina

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Food for Thought—Best Foodie Posts of the Week

June 25, 2010

Noah Galuten names the “5 Most Disgusting Items in Trader Joe’s Freezer Aisle” on LA Weekly’s Squid Ink. The Daily Dish has a warning about a new maggot-making fruit fly in town. Yuck! On a yummier note, Mattatouille has some tasty pics of the dumpling kind from The Dim Sum Truck. Josh Lurie over at [...]

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3 Good Bloody Marys: Top Picks in Silverlake & Highland Park

June 23, 2010

A good mimosa is redundant. You can use the cheapest champagne and any old orange juice, and they’re still alright. But a good bloody mary is a rare and glorious thing. It requires balance—enough vodka to give it punch, enough tomato juice to give it body, enough Tabasco to give it kick, and enough worchestershire [...]

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Food Truck Love: Nom Nom's Impressive Banh Mi

June 21, 2010

When I lived in Alhambra, I ate my fair share of Vietnamese sandwiches. I tried Lee’s Sandwiches (pretty un-remarkable), Mr. Baguette (much better), and a few others up and down Valley Blvd. until I eventually settled on Baguette Du Jour as my Bánh mì haunt of choice. They make a beautiful baguette, and if you [...]

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Support Your Local Fruit Guy: It's Coco Fresco Time!

June 20, 2010

I got my Coco Fresco from the guy off exit 43 on the 110, but they’re all around right now. Just ask your local street fruit vendor.  The juice is sweet with lots of Vitamin C and Calcium. Delicioso! -Valentina

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Food For Thought: Best Foodie Posts of the Week

June 18, 2010

Big thanks to Drew at Los Angeles Foodie for the very kind endorsement of Eastside Food Bites. LA food bloggers are the coolest people ever. H.C. makes me crave Ramen in the worst way with some delicious pics from The Shojin Downtown on L.A. and O.C. Foodventures. Eddie Lin introduces us to the hellacious 7-Patty [...]

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Pre-Theater Dining Downtown: The Laxy Ox Canteen Keeps Getting Better

June 16, 2010

Just last weekend, we hit up The Lazy Ox Canteen before going to see the weirdly fantastic play 1951-2006 at the Los Angeles Theatre Center. This was the first time I’ve ever eaten by sunlight at The Lazy Ox because usually I’m taking advantage of their much-welcomed late night service (they beat The York by [...]

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Believe the Hype: Deep Dish Pizza at Masa of Echo Park

June 13, 2010

Good pizza doesn’t exactly run rampant in LA, and deep dish pizza is particularly hard to score. Once in a while we order a few pies from Lou Malnati’s in Chicago, but at $40 a pop, it’s not exactly ideal. That’s why I was excited to hear good things about the deep dish at Masa. [...]

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Food for Thought—Favorite Foodie Posts of the Week

June 11, 2010

Here’s a rundown of my favorite food blogging this week: Bandini talks King Taco on The Great Taco Hunt. The Gastronomer gives a lesson on grilling Bison Burgers. Pat takes a savory journey at the Lebanese Zaatar Bakery in Burbank on Eating LA. I’m Jealous. Sinosoul has some delicious, though slightly too expensive, sandwiches at [...]

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