Category: French
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Read More: Your Dog Got Into a Better Country Club Than You DidYour Dog Got Into a Better Country Club Than You Did
******************************************** By Karen Lepp Inside DOG PPL, the canine country club where dogs are the VIPs, safety comes first, and humans are just plus-ones. Before a dog can become a member of DOG PPL—and before their owner pays a monthly membership fee—it must pass an evaluation. Not the owner. The dog. In Los Angeles, where…
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Read More: I Taught My Daughter to Cook. Now I Need Her Permission to Enter a KitchenI Taught My Daughter to Cook. Now I Need Her Permission to Enter a Kitchen
Carly Might be the New Ina Garten! Every generation in my family passed down recipes. Then my daughter Carly took our culinary heritage, added butter, garlic, and talent, and left the rest of us wondering where we went wrong. Cooking has always been part of the women in my family. My Nana Lila started us…
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Read More: Best Burgers in Los Angeles Ranked (2026): From Heavy Handed to BTC and the Legendary Apple PanBest Burgers in Los Angeles Ranked (2026): From Heavy Handed to BTC and the Legendary Apple Pan
Who is in my top 10? I Ate Apple Pan, BTC, Heavy Handed, Easy Street, The Win-Dow, Burger 3000, Irv’s Burgers, Hammy’s Smashburger, Mom’s List and More So You Don’t Have To An unnecessarily dramatic ranking of LA’s most famous burgers, featuring broken diets, wounded egos, and one very greasy champion. Looking for the best…
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Read More: The Best Neighborhood Italian Restaurant in Santa Monica Keeps Ruining Other Italian Restaurants for Us 🍝The Best Neighborhood Italian Restaurant in Santa Monica Keeps Ruining Other Italian Restaurants for Us 🍝
La Vecchia Strikes Again! After 20+ years, countless bowls of pasta, and enough garlic oil to repel an army of vampires 🧄, we still can’t stop coming back. ⚠️ Warning: Reading this review may cause an immediate craving for garlic oil, tiramisu, and a reservation at La Vecchia. We’ve been eating authentic Italian cuisine at…
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Read More: DOT CAKES ARE JUST CAKE WITH A PUBLICISTDOT CAKES ARE JUST CAKE WITH A PUBLICIST
We’ve officially rebranded cake! After a thorough investigation, we can confirm the internet’s favorite dessert is composed primarily of cake. There are moments in history when society makes a collective decision that simply cannot be explained. The pet rock. Reality television. Paying extra for bottled water. And now, dot cakes. For those who have somehow…
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Read More: I found the best pastry in Los Angeles…by accident!I found the best pastry in Los Angeles…by accident!
🥐 SWEET WHEAT BAKERY & BISTRO Culver City’s French Butter-Fueled Love Letter to Paris 🇫🇷✨ Spotted with: Murphy the Doodle 🐶 Sometimes the universe sends signs. Sometimes those signs are croissants. Murphy and I were innocently walking through Culver City when we stumbled upon Sweet Wheat, a charming French bakery and bistro created by brothers…
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Read More: IS THERE NOTHING GWYNETH PALTROW CAN’T DO WELL? 🤔✨IS THERE NOTHING GWYNETH PALTROW CAN’T DO WELL? 🤔✨
How a Life-Long healthy Food Hater Joined Goop I Hate Healthy Food… So Why Am I Completely Obsessed with Goop Kitchen? 🥗💚 Confession time. 🙋♀️ I am a healthy food hater. Not a “sometimes I’d rather have fries” kind of hater. I mean a lifelong, card-carrying member of the “healthy food tastes like punishment” club.…
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Read More: Move Over Beverly Hills: The Best Steakhouse in Los Angeles is Hiding in Sherman Oaks and CalabasasMove Over Beverly Hills: The Best Steakhouse in Los Angeles is Hiding in Sherman Oaks and Calabasas
🥩 Is BLVD the Best Steakhouse in Los Angeles? The Internet’s New Favorite “It Girl” Might Just Be. Los Angeles has no shortage of steakhouses. Some are flashy. Some are stuffy. Some make you take out a second mortgage for a ribeye and then make you whisper because the room feels like a corporate board…
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Read More: 🥪 Is Mish the Best New Deli in Los Angeles?🥪 Is Mish the Best New Deli in Los Angeles?
Yes! How a mountain of pastrami, a suspiciously good cookie, and one very long line convinced me that Eric Greenspan might be onto something. When Eric Greenspan opens a deli, expectations are high. Not “hopefully this is good” high. More like: 👉 “People will be discussing this pastrami in group texts by lunchtime” high. Fortunately,…
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Read More: The Most Stable Relationship in LAThe Most Stable Relationship in LA
🍖 Wood Ranch BBQ Is This Southern California’s Most Reliable Restaurant? 🔥 Yes! In a world full of flaky relationships, there is something comforting about knowing exactly who you can count on. For Southern Californians? That relationship might be Wood Ranch. 📍 Quick Info Location: Multiple Southern California LocationsPrice Range: $20–40Best For: Families, comfort food,…
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Read More: 🚨🍦 When Did Ice Cream Become a Status Symbol? 💎😳🚨🍦 When Did Ice Cream Become a Status Symbol? 💎😳
Is it Worth the Hype? The Wild Story Behind LA’s $13 Scoops, Secret Waitlists, and Instagram-Worthy Gelato 💸📸 There was a time when ice cream was simple. You walked into a shop. You pointed at chocolate. Someone handed you ice cream. The transaction took about 45 seconds. Today in Los Angeles? Buying ice cream feels…
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Read More: Can Garlic Cheese Bread Change Your Life?Can Garlic Cheese Bread Change Your Life?
The Grill on the Alley: The Last Great Beverly Hills Power Lunch Standing In a city where restaurants disappear faster than a Hollywood marriage, there is one glorious exception: The Grill On The Alley. While trendy hotspots spend millions trying to become “the place to be,” The Grill quietly continues being exactly that. For more…
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Read More: 🍳 LA Brunch Personality Disorder🍳 LA Brunch Personality Disorder
Brunch in LA isn’t a meal-it’s a casting call By Karen Lepp LA Brunch Personality Disorder (LBPD) is a rapidly spreading psychological condition in which a person confuses eating eggs with becoming the main character. The disorder is most common in people between the ages of 24 and 41 who say things like: “I’m honestly…
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Read More: Friendly Factor’s Famous DeliFriendly Factor’s Famous Deli
Today at Factor’s Famous Deli in Los Angeles, I witnessed something that honestly moved me to tears 🥹 An older couple was struggling a bit to order, and the server helping them was unbelievably patient, warm, and kind. He gently walked an older man through all the different bread choices for his sandwich like they…
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Read More: Why Going to CVS Pharmacy Feels Like a PunishmentWhy Going to CVS Pharmacy Feels Like a Punishment
CVS: A Cultural Study of Angelenos 💊🌴🚬 The text always says, “Your prescription is ready for pick-up.” 📲 Have you ever gone to CVS to pick up a “ready” prescription? Of course you have. And by “ready,” CVS means psychologically ready for battle. ⚔️💀 Because when you finally arrive at the pharmacy counter after waiting…
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Read More: 🥪 Uppers Cafe & Bakeshop🥪 Uppers Cafe & Bakeshop
Don’t Miss This! 🥪 Uppers Cafe & Bakeshop: Giant Sandwiches, Tiny Café… and a Vanilla Cookie That Changed My Life 🔥 What Just Happened? I went to Uppers for a quick lunch and somehow left emotionally attached to a vanilla cookie. 📍 Quick Info Location: Uppers Cafe & Bakeshop Santa MonicaPrice Range: $$Best For: Casual…
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Read More: Every Los Angeles Deli is an Episode of Curb Your EnthusiasmEvery Los Angeles Deli is an Episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm
🥪 The Waiters at LA Delis Know Too Much ✨ Pondering how an entire city continues emotionally unraveling over pastrami, parking validations, and aggressively honest waitstaffs. At 11:42 a.m. somewhere in Los Angeles, a man in New Balance sneakers is loudly explaining cholesterol to another man actively eating corned beef. A woman in oversized sunglasses…
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Read More: Everyone in Los Angeles is Currently Waiting for a BagelEveryone in Los Angeles is Currently Waiting for a Bagel
🥯 ✨ How an entire city lost its mind over boiled bread, whipped cream cheese, and the psychological need to be seen standing in the correct line. 🚨 Is This You? At 8:14 on a Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, approximately 43 adults are standing peacefully outside a bagel shop in Brentwood. Nobody appears upset.…
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Read More: OspiOspi
🍝 Ospi Brentwood: Great Pasta, Strong Martinis… and a Two-Hour Countdown Clock 🔥 What Time is it? I went to Ospi for Italian food and accidentally signed up for a timed athletic event. 📍 Quick Info Location: BrentwoodPrice Range: $$$Best For: Group dinners, pasta lovers, martini enthusiastsParking: Valet + self-parking under the buildingPopular Items: Chicken…
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Read More: RabanoRabano
🍴 Healthy Food & Drinks 🥗 Santa Monica’s Healthy Food Spot That Tricks You Into Craving Salad 🔥 Wellness…But Make It Delicious Last night we hit Rabano Handcrafted Food & Drinks on Main Street in Santa Monica with Murphy the Doodle, who immediately claimed the heated patio like he personally paid the rent. And honestly?Nobody…