Create Time: 4/13/14 16:14
Modify Time: 10/2/24 22:44

LA & area

LA
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-animal: bacon choc dessert
-a.o.c.-wine bar/rest: housemade brioche w/prosciutto,gruyere&egg,squidink risotto,peach burrata salad 
-charlie's@farmers mkt3rd:ch burger, uses all fresh fr mkt
-sweet rose creamery:ice cream, homemade wafflecone, bonbons
-bar ama & little fork for chiccharones
-plan check kitch&bar (sawtelle): burgers, but try crueller donut dessert
-waterloo & city :closed :(
-taxco mexican (san pedro) :barbacoa
-Ortega 120 (redondo) :carne asada
-petit trois: french bistro
-chichen itza (dtla): Yucatan cuisine
-picca: Peruvian
-alimento: la+italian
-jar: short rib pot roast
-broken spanish: chicharron
-ink.well: dry aged beef burger 
-bavel: Mediterranean, dtla, lamb neck 

Hollywood /pantages
-33 taps: pulled pork sliders/sand

Long Beach
-Tavern on2: gastropub, octopus and pork belly, pork tails

Venice
-Baby Blues BBQ

Azusa
-el gallo pinto: nicaraguan 

Gardena
-Chikaramochi: handmade mochi
-Otafuku: Japanese 

Santa Monica
-finn McCool's: Irish pub w/live Irish music

Santa barbara
-lito's take out: mex, carnitas,pozole
-4Seasons the Biltmore:afternoon tea@bella vista (fri&sat 2-4); seafood buffet@bella vista (530-9p   thurs) $59/pp, lunch w/ocean view
-botanical gardens(9-6), horseback, mus of art (11-5), mission rose garden&surrounding mission historical homes
-arch rock fish
-santa barbara shellfish co:chwdr salty
-trattoria vittoria
-olio pizzeria
-Norton's pastrami
-scarlett begonia:breakfast, down an alley,shrimp&grits,salmon carpaccio
-blue tavern:woodfired pizza; Peruvian
-lilly's taqueria:tacos
-el bajio:tacos
-McConnell's: ice cream
-ranch house (ojai): great outdoor patio
-shoreline cafe:lunch, mussels, fish taco, shrimp salad
-brophy bros- good chowder & seafood 

Beverly hills 
- Funke - handmade pasta 

Santa Maria
-bbq

Los Alamos (north of SB)
-bell street farm: picnic necessities, rotiss chix and pork sand, pancetta and potato salad

Arroyo Grande (south of SLO)
-ember restaurant: open air grill rest, pizza, lamb chops w blistered tom salsa, crisp squid

Oakland 
-clove and hoof: butcher and restaurant, philly cheesesteak, fried chix sandwich, burger 

Carmel by the sea
-il grillo: pastries in the morning, cheese and salumi at lunch, crudo and handmade pastas at dinner
-carmel valley: garland ranch regional park

 San Diego
-pizza luigi:thin crust milan/ny style
-el indio:mec, makes tortilla on site
-red o: Rick Bayless, ahi tartare etc
Eureka
-Paul's live from NY: pizza
_cafe nooner: creole greek fusion, pulled pork sand w apple slaw

Big Sur
Stay: post ranch inn
-redwood grill:pulled pork sand

Yosemite:horsetail falls--around Feb every yr light hits to make golden falls at sunset

Bakersfield
-pyrenees:basque food- "set-up" course meal, oxtail stew, tongue, garlic fried chix
-moo creamery: bacon ice cream, burgers, craft beer!
-24th st cafe: diner, texas chili 

Palm Springs
-frank in bun: hot dogs

Skyforest (lake arrowhead) 
-lou eddies pizza