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Dining Out | Southern California

Petty Cash Taqueria (Los Angeles, CA)

Petty Cash’s Arts District location officially opened a couple of months ago. I’ve been there once during its soft opening when Javier Plascensia and Tim Hollingsworth were guest chefs. I’ve also been there for post-dinner drinks, but this was my first time having a full meal.

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Dining Out | Southern California

Republique (Los Angeles, CA) [2]

Republique 624 S La Brea Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036 Dining date: 4/16/15 I first dined at Republique soon after it opened at the end of 2013. That meal had its ups-and-downs but was generally a little disappointing. Since then, the restaurant has been one of the most oft-praised and highly acclaimed restaurants in town…

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Dining Out | Southern California

Republique (Los Angeles, CA)

Republique 624 S La Brea Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036 Dining date: 12/6/13 Chef Walter Manzke (Bastide, Church & State, countless collaborative/pop-up events) has become one of my favorite chefs in Los Angeles over the years, so I’ve been eagerly awaiting this opening for a long time. Taking over the location of famed Campanile &…

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Dining Out | Southern California

Milo & Olive (Santa Monica, CA)

Milo & Olive 2723 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90403 Dining date: 4/10/12 Milo & Olive is the newest restaurant (opened in November) in Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan’s quickly expanding empire in Santa Monica that already includes Sweet Rose, Rustic Canyon and Huckleberry. I’ve been to both Sweet Rose and Rustic Canyon and enjoyed…

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Church & State – 2/12/10
Dining Out | Southern California

Church & State – 2/12/10

Church & State 1850 Industrial St Los Angeles, CA 90021 It’s been a while since my last post – unfortunately I don’t have any pictures of my recent dineLA excursions. The highlights were Jar and Chaya Downtown, Grace was pretty good, and both Morton’s and Ruth’s Chris were disappointing. Church & State has been one…

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