We love Jonathan Gold, his writing is irreverent and evocative and he has helped us all discover many many places we wouldn't have ferreted out ourselves. Our only quibble is that when you carefully read his reviews, it is sometimes very hard to tell which dishes are actually good at the restaurant. Take Larkin's: He was eating there the same night we were, so I imagine our experiences were
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Located in a ramshackle Craftsman cottage on Colorado Boulevard, Larkin's has found in its location what must be the perfect expression of its Southern, soul food-inspired menu. Fried catfish, an heirloom tomato salad with fried okra, a hot skillet of creamy mac and cheese, spicy jambalaya, sauted collard greens, mashed potatoes and gravy--all the hits are here, expertly done. For now it's BYOB (the excellent Colorado Wine Company is just down the street) and the waiter will gladly uncork your bottle and pour into clever Mason jar glasses. Sure you're within a stone's throw of the 210 Freeway, but pausing for a moment after dinner on...
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Special Foodventure #32: Soft-opening brunch @ Larkin's
Thanks to heads up from Eating L.A. & LA Eater, I managed to get a sneak peek of Eagle Rock joint Larkin's before its soon-to-come official opening. For a while now, the soul food joint has been doing a soft opening invite-only event (you have to sign up on the e-mail list on their Web site to be in the know.) Official opening was supposed to be this past weekend but it got pushed off for another few weeks "to deal with contractor issues," my waitress told me. Matching its cuisine, the ambience has a wonderful homely feel with a modern twist. A rustic cottage exterior with lots of potted plants about, and the interior is painted a lovely...
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