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A formula that works [restaurant review]
Deluca Pasta offers Italian home cooking without artifice or fancy presentations
A long time ago there was a restaurant in Torrance called “The Chicken, Steak, and Chocolate Cake Place.” If you needed to know what they served, all you had to do was look at the sign. This evidently wasn’t a great strategy because like the other restaurants in that chain it didn’t last long, but […]
A Home For Homie [restaurant review]
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A challenging downtown Manhattan Beach space becomes a popular breakfast spot
Over the years a fair number of people with eccentric visions have been attracted to a long, narrow space next to the Kettle in downtown Manhattan Beach. Since 2005 this has been an Indonesian restaurant, a French bistro that also served tacos, a cafe specializing in chocolate, and a surf shop that also sold burritos. […]
An institution closes, the steak takeover, and this taco is a mystery
A LA Carte column for 11 April 2019
An Indian departs… After over 20 years in business, Addi’s Tandoor closed at the beginning of his month. The Redondo Beach institution was the first restaurant in the South Bay to offer a sophisticated wine program, and was one of the few in all of California to specialize in the distinctive cuisine of Goa. Addi […]
Havana home cooking [restaurant review]
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Havana Mania is a major draw among people who know this cuisine, and a cultural portal for those who don’t.
I love the creativity of California chefs, but sometimes they don’t know when to leave a good thing alone. This seems to be most extreme with Mediterranean food. The fact that our Golden State produces every kind of produce under the sun doesn’t mean they all belong in that bowl of pasta primavera. That sprinkle […]
Authentically Greek [restaurant review]
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Founder Jimmy Hantrzarides’ memory is honored, down to the gyros and retsina
The Mediterranean diet hit its stride in the early 1990s when celebrities and pundits started extolling the virtues of salads with cheese and olive oil, grilled meats basted with olive oil, and marinades with lemon pepper, garlic, and (you guessed it), olive oil. It was a rejection of dishes heavy with butter and cream, and […]
Decadence makes the scene, Mother’s Market opens, many dining events, and much more South Bay restaurant news
A La Carte column for 13 March 2019
The wait is over: It has taken almost two years, but Decadence is finally open on Hermosa Avenue. The interior design is remarkable and the sound level moderate, creating an atmosphere of modern elegance that is unlike most downtown restaurants. The opening menu is mostly contemporary items that often have subtle Vietnamese influences, along with […]
Imperfect copy, in a good way [restaurant review]
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The Rockefeller in Redondo Beach does the unexpected
It takes an engraver a lot of time to create the dies to stamp a single coin. Once that has been examined and found to be good, the second takes almost no time at all, and so on with every one afterward. This is an apt metaphor for restaurant chains: once you have put the […]
Aristocrats of the Sea [restaurant review]
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Ali’i Fish Company’s variety of fish isn’t as extensive as elsewhere because much of it is flown in daily from Hawaii
Whoever named the Ali’i Fish Company after the Hawaiian aristocracy probably wouldn’t want his customers to actually eat like traditional Polynesians. The ruling chiefs and priests had a limited array of spices at hand, and their dining was so ritualized that men and women couldn’t eat the same foods. It was taboo for men and […]