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Eat:LA - communal tables, make your own goat cheese, and Garcetti attends Obama's 50th
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Aug 13, 2011
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Eat:LA - communal tables, make your own goat cheese, and Garcetti attends Obama's 50th
Colleen Bates, editor and publisher of Eat:LA visits the home of a local chef who keeps goats, drinks their milk, and makes chevre; City Council President Eric Garcetti describes the menu at his friend Obama's 50th birthday party, and Elina Shatkin takes a stand against sitting at communal tables.
Stephen Rudicel, owner/chef of the Press Restaurant at his Altadena home with his goats.
Stephen Rudicel, owner/chef of the Press Restaurant at his Altadena home with his goats.
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Colleen Bates, editor and publisher of Eat:LA visits the home of a local chef who keeps goats, drinks their milk, and makes chevre; City Council President Eric Garcetti describes the menu at his friend Obama's 50th birthday party, and Elina Shatkin takes a stand against sitting at communal tables.

Colleen Bates, editor and publisher of Eat:LA visits the home of a local chef who keeps goats, drinks their milk, and makes chevre; City Council President Eric Garcetti describes the menu at his friend Obama's 50th birthday party, and Elina Shatkin takes a stand against sitting at communal tables.

Curious to experience a communal dining ordeal for yourself? Check out these restaurants (with links to their respective Eat:LA reviews):

Son of a Gun
The Gorbals
Canelé
Gjelina
Umami Burger
Waterloo & City
Market on Holly
Le Pain Quotidien