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Oblique name, approachable food – Savoria Mélange Bistro brings a global cuisine to a quiet corner in San Pedro
Richard Foss
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by Richard Foss When I saw the name Savoria Mélange Bistro on a restaurant sign, I was bemused by the
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April 24, 2025
A La Carte – 24 April 2025 by Richard Foss Stamps Not Sold Here: Native English speakers are often flummoxed
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From small things, great things grow by Richard Foss I get nervous when a restaurant I like makes a drastic
Normandie on Crenshaw: Delices du Chef brings French regional cuisine to the South Bay
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April 3, 2025
by Richard Foss The real estate mantra location, location, location is attributed to British property tycoon Harold Samuel (1912–1987), but
A la Carte: AttaGirl opens, vegan star closes, wine dinners
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March 21, 2025
by Richard Foss Another Hermosa Avenue Star: AttaGirl has opened in the former Dia de Campo space, and the difference
Old coyote with a few new tricks
Richard Foss
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Novelty isn’t the main attraction at Redondo’s Coyote Cantina, but newer items are pleasing by Richard Foss I try to
Ocean View Café, California with a side of Lebanese
Richard Foss
February 27, 2025
by Richard Foss In the mid ‘70s I started hanging out at a little vegetarian café in Manhattan Beach called
A La Carte: Restaurants on the move, bread lines in Redondo, wine dinners, and more
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A La Carte column for 20 Feb. 2025 by Richard Foss Pier Plaza Blues: Just a few months after the
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Yu-Me, A Good Dream in a Manhattan Beach side street
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Yu-Me is a revitalized version of a local favorite by Richard Foss As grand commercial thoroughfares go, Morningside Drive in
Mexican Evolution: El Goloso Cantina, a popular taqueria’s upscale restaurant, has a certain charm
Richard Foss
February 1, 2025
by Richard Foss Culinary history is full of fast-food joints that evolved into high-style restaurant empires. A shining example was
A La Carte: Manhattan restaurants tank, more coffee places, Indian breakfast
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January 23, 2025
by Richard Foss One Carnivore Up, One Down: The beach cities have seen a flurry of butcher shops opening, a
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Tasty China reveals a different side of one of the world’s great cuisines by Richard Foss I have been fascinated
Kin-D: eat well, cheap, and spicy
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Kin-D Thai has a small menu and executes it well by Richard Foss During the heart of the cold war,
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Lil’ Redondo restaurant named #1 Vegan in U.S. Top Honors: Gourmets all over the world now know about ‘lil Vegerie,
Treat for the eye and palate, Patrick Molloy’s is worth a special trip for the holidays
Richard Foss
December 13, 2024
by Richard Foss Most Irish bars and restaurants in America celebrate the food and traditions of the Irish diaspora, not