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Another round of stellar eats for every tastebud that go easy on your budget. -
Oklahoma-style smash burgers and Georgian dumplings make for some excellent cheap bites in Glendale -
Continuing LAist’s guide to chowing down cheaply, but happily. This time we're right next to the Pacific (to be specific).
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Details are out now about well-known Chicago-based chef Rick Bayless' foray into L.A. The innovator of Mexican cuisine in America is partly behind a new Melrose Ave endeavor in the former Table 8 Moustache Cafe space. Red O is Bayless' only venture outside of Chi-Town, however his role will largely be a bit more hands-off than previous speculations. Bayless will be creating and updating the menu seasonally... -
Taken this morning at Wilshire and Vermont | Photo by Charity Tran/ExperienceLA Denny's does the free breakfast thing every once in awhile and today's that day. Of course, the lines are expected to be long at any Dennys location. Kingsley Anyanwu compared it to a "Hollywood club" on Twitter after he passed by one. You've got until 2 p.m. to take advantage.... -
Hugo's Vegan Mac & Cheese ($7.50) | Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist There's no question about it. Hugo's Restaurant (you may know them for their taco stands) has some of the best mac and cheese in town (fusilli in a creamy combination of Cheddar, Gorgonzola, and Parmesan cheese baked crispy for $12.95). So when they introduced a vegan mac and cheese special ($7.50) for the month of February, it had to be tried. The dish... -
Via Ludo Leffebvre's website What happens when you take one of the most creative chefs in town, put him in a food truck and add him to the line-up of the most buzz-worthy and anticipated food festival in town? You get some deep fried magic. Chef Ludovic Lefebvre, the Top Chef Masters contestant known for his small bites dishes at pop-up restaurants around Los Angeles, will be serving up his famous fried chicken in... -
Not from Greenspan, but a beautiful looking Grilled Cheese nonetheless | Photo via The Grilled Cheese Truck (more photos here) When The Foundry's Eric Greenspan announced he was opening a grilled cheese restaurant, it was big news. Grilled cheese, the ooey, gooey and naughty comfort food that could possibly solve world peace, has encapsulated Los Angeles in the past, whether it be with the hordes of people that show up at the annual Grilled... -
The JGold himself at his Union Station Cocktail Party last year (Elise Thompson/LAist) Forget "You are what you eat." What you want to be eating in L.A. is what the LA Weekly's Jonathan Gold is eating. And while you may clutch your fingerprint-smudged personally annotated copy of his 99 Restaurants annual list as you use your Google map make your way from taqueria to San Gabriel Valley strip mall to white linen tablecloth finery,...
