HAROLD AND BELLE'S MUCH DESERVED RECOGNITION

HAROLD AND BELLE'S MUCH DESERVED RECOGNITIONFor more than 50 years, Harold and Belle's has been an icon and an anchor in the historic Jefferson Park neighborhood, serving many New Orleans specialties to a sort of ex-pat community and introducing the rest of us to the nuances of fine dining, Creole-style.In response to the impact…

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OPEN FACE FOOD SHOP: LENE'S DANISH ALMOND CAKES

OPEN FACE FOOD SHOP: LENE'S DANISH ALMOND CAKES makes 12 INGREDIENTS Dry ingredients: 2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1/2 tsp baking powder  1/4 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt Wet ingredients: 6 oz melted butter 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk ½ tsp almond extract 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup toasted sliced almonds -  Grease muffin tin with butter or use…

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OPEN FACE FOOD SHOP

OPEN FACE FOOD SHOPAnother Gem in West Adams Boulevard's Restaurant RowIt’s early evening on a Monday, and chef Lene Houck is in her West Adams kitchen, making homemade croutons. The croutons will accompany a cauliflower soup — a dish for an upcoming catering event.In 2003, Lene and her husband Mark started a catering…

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PAPA CRISTO'S SIZZLING SHRIMP SANTORINI RECIPE

PAPA CRISTO'S SIZZLING SHRIMP SANTORINI RECIPE{jcomments off}Makes 1 generous serving. 2 tablespoons of extra virgin Greek olive oil 1/2 onion, roughly diced 2 cloves of garlic, minced 2 Roma tomatoes, roughly diced 1/4 cup dry wine, preferably rose' 7 large shrimp, shelled, deveined,    leave tail on salt, pepper, Greek oregano 4 large Kalamata olives 2 tablespoons crumbled feta French breadIn skillet, heat olive…

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Noodles!! Sandwiches! Beer! Hummus! West Adams Blvd. Food Tsunami

Noodles!! Sandwiches! Beer! Hummus! West Adams Blvd. Food TsunamiThe West Adams Blvd. corridor is adjacent to the Culver City development explosion and the word is out.  Neighborhoods along the West Adams corridor linking Culver City to Historic West Adams will soon be inundated with hordes of people working at Amazon, HBO, Apple, all looking for nearby homes,…

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POWERPLANT'S SOUL FOOD STEW

POWERPLANT'S  SOUL FOOD STEW 3 c veg stock 4 c filtered water 1 1/2 bunch collard greens (cut into 1'' strips) 1/2 red onion 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic 1 c carrots (diced into 1 1/2'' pieces) 1 c sweet potatoes (diced into 1 1/2'' pieces) 1 1/2 c black-eyed peas 3/4 tablespoon sea salt 1/2 tablespoon black pepper Olive oil to sautéServe with a…

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POWERPLANT SUPERFOOD CAFE

POWERPLANT SUPERFOOD CAFEIf you are a Mid-City foody, you’ve likely sat down at Powerplant Superfood Cafe, a mostly vegan restaurant on Pico Boulevard just east of Fairfax. It’s a small space with a big menu, and owner/operator Cynthia Moore just celebrated the shop’s fifth birthday — no small feat in the topsy-turvy…

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BLU ELEFANT CELEBRATES 6 YEARS!

BLU ELEFANT CELEBRATES 6 YEARS!Starting from scratch six years ago, Inri Aguilar successfully built up a popular local community cafe where artists, politicians, community movers and shakers come to sit, eat, drink lots of coffee, plan, work on projects, and have meetings. Some come to find an antidote to loneliness by surrounding themselves with muted…

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SOTO'S KITCHEN - From Their Family To Yours

SOTO'S KITCHEN - From Their Family To YoursDo a search for Soto’s Kitchen and the first thing you'll find are thirty-four, well-earned 5 Star reviews on Yelp.Located in the pocket mall on the n.e. corner of La Brea and San Vicente, you might miss them if you blinked. The Kitchen originally only opened Saturday, Sunday and…

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RICE AND BEANS THE JAMAICAN WAY

RICE AND BEANS THE JAMAICAN WAYFROM NATRALIART 3426 W. Washington Blvd. 90018 www.natraliartrestaurant.com  Here is an incredible rice and beans recipe from Charles (Juicy), owner and Chef at Natraliart, a Jamaican restaurant that's been in our community for 35 years!                           …

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Established in August of 2008 by writerartist Dianne V. Lawrence, The Neighborhood News covers the events, people, history, politics and historic architecture of communities throughout the Mid-City and West Adams area in Los Angeles Council District 10.

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