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Farmers Market
6333 W 3rd Street

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7

Going to the Hollywood Farmers' Market on a Sunday morning guarantees a sunny day. Scientific testing proves it. I have a 100% success rate. Ahh, fall in Los Angeles..... >

Silverlake Wine
2395 Glendale Blvd

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5

Checkout counter at the front of the store with empty shelves waiting for hard liquor Silver Lake Wine re-opened tonight after a light remodel with a better traffic flow, more spac.. >

Simpang Asia
10433 National Blvd

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5

4

Back to this wonderful Indonesian cafe/market. I tried the Nasi Gudek: jackfruit and beef stew with coconut milk, the entire dish is satiatingly sweet~.. >

Trader Joe's
10130 Riverside Dr

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3

Word has gotten out about Trader Joe's chocolate croissants. These breakfast treats come four to a box in the freezer section, cost about four bucks (three if on Fearless Flier sal.. >

Famima!!
6759 Hollywood Blvd

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3

Famima is like the Fast and the Furious of mini marts; on the surface it's slick, with Japanese roots and a little extra kick in the food department, but ultimately it's just a sou.. >

Merkato
1036 1/2 S Fairfax Avenue

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2

Here's some cheap, amazing Ethiopian food in Little Ethiopia. If you haven't eaten Ethiopian you're in for a real treat. No utensils. You eat with your hands by tearing off a piece.. >

Joymart
137 Japanese Vlg Plz Mll

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2

Drop by Joymart for dinner on Friday night after OT at work till Eight-after. Raw Tuna Salad with Ponzu sauce $8 and Bibimbap $8. And guess who we saw drinking beer alone there? Ma.. >

Costco
14501 Hindry Ave

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2

There are a lot of reasons why I can’t set foot in a Costco: 1) I don’t have a membership 2) I become a nuisance to the serious shoppers by standing with my jaw on the cement floo.. >

Wally's Wine
2107 Westwood Boulevard

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2

You can drink for charity almost any weekend during the summer. However, the events that make even the jaded feel privileged to be there are relatively few. This is one of them. La.. >

Flor Morena Fine Foods
2742 Rowena Avenue

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5

2

Now that brown paper has gone up covering Flor Morena's windows (as well as a boarded up window that was apparently vandalized last weekend), we thought it was time to recap all th.. >

Mitsuwa Market
3760 S Centinela Ave

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4

2

I spent a good portion of my Sunday afternoon konked out on my living room couch. I couldn't help it. I threw caution to the wind and ordered a LARGE bowl of shio ramen at Santoka... >

California Market
450 S Western Ave

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2

Some people have hot wings, pizza and beer for their Super Bowl Sunday. Me? I go to California Market in K-town and order a to go box full of kimchi-bokumbap (kimchi fried rice) fo.. >

IKEA
600 N San Fernando Blvd

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2

Last weekend I was at the Bay Street Mall in Emeryville so I decided to stroll over to Ikea next door. I was looking for some cheap chili bowls (didn?t find any). While I was there.. >

New Capital
8823 Garvey Ave Ofc

4

2

Photos Only.. >

India Sweets and Spices
9409 Venice Blvd

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2

India's Sweets and Spices doesn't look like much--in fact, it looks like a place you'd want to avoid. If you just get out of your car and step inside though, the lines, the cliente.. >

Nijiya
2130 Sawtelle Blvd
Suite 105

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2

I stopped by Nijiya over the weekend and found signs all over the store advertising Otokomae Tofu, which has been immensely popular in Japan for its smooth, rich flavor. It was alr.. >

Claro's Italian Market
1003 E Valley Blvd

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1

Irvine is Felix Unger to Tustin's Oscar Madison. Irvine is the buttoned-down, double-windsor-knot kind of a city, while Tustin, it's neighbor to the North, wears Bermuda shorts and.. >

Pacific Fish Center
131 Fishermans Wharf

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1

We tried to go to this Indian restaurant near Redondo Beach but thanks to @$%^ traffic we got there too late, the restaurant is closing their lunch hours. Weak and starving, we das.. >

Pollen
1583 Colorado Blvd

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1

Honey, it's good for you. This is an unedited version of the article I wrote for TERA's quarterly newsletter. My intention was to wait until the newsletter circulated to publish th.. >

Growers Direct
1601 E Olympic Blvd

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1

In a messy tangle of streets, in the Bermuda Triangle where the 55 freeway turns into Newport, stands Growers Direct, a small market which sells fresh and seasonal produce. It's mo.. >

Eagle Rock Farmers' Market
2100 Merton Avenue

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1

I use to be a party girl. The girl who wore heels and short skirted outfits to clubs and bars on the notorious Sunset Strip - until I discovered underground clubs that played house.. >

Le Chef
23810 Western Ave

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1

My friends and I tried yet again to have dinner at L.A. Bistro Cafe in Downey. The last time we tried to come here on a Friday night, around 7:30 pm, the restaurant was closed even.. >

Hannam Chain Super Market
2740 W Olympic Blvd

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1

Last Friday night, I threw it down - Bobby Flay style and proved that I can hang with the big boys. OK, so I didn't actually grill up the meat for the four of us that night. I watc.. >

Mercado La Paloma
3655 S Grand Ave,. Suite 240

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1

In junior high, "Have fun, get a tan" was the default yearbook inscription...oh never mind. It's too rainy for a tan, but these days it's more fun to find an excellent new place to.. >

Silom Market
5321 Hollywood Blvd

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1

Last weekend, D and I cruised Thai Town's Hollywood Blvd for another bowl of Thai boat noodles before cooking for his Saturday night dinner party. After our Thai Boat Noodles, we h.. >

Galco's Soda Pop Stop
5702 York Blvd

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1

I first discovered Galco's Soda Pop Stop a hot and sweaty August day when I was all dressed up for a work meeting in Highland Park. The meeting had ended, and my nylons were sticki.. >

Fish King
722 N Glendale Ave

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1

Last Friday, as I was scrambling to pull myself together for a work week in Washington, my brain was frankly more interested in deciding what to cook that night, my last meal befor.. >

San Antonio Winery
737 Lamar St

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1

It's kind of a random connection, but stick with me here: I get excited when I see the word 'featuring'. You hear a song by an artist you know and love, and then come to find out t.. >