Restaurant Review
12 Oct 2021

Bridgetown Roti – Los Angeles

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One of my favorite ongoing series at Eater LA is a weekly feature called The Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week. I hemmed and hawed for a solid 20 minutes trying to decide which dish on chef Rashida Holmes’s menu at Bridgetown Roti merited a nod on a recent roundup. Ultimately, I chose all the dishes. It’s impossible to play favorites with a menu so seriously stacked and skillfully prepared.

Bridgetown Roti - Los Angeles

In honor of #Goatober and chef Holmes’s fantastic cooking, here’s a rundown of all that’s good to eat at this Caribbean food business…

Bridgetown Roti - Los Angeles

Aunt Vie’s cod fish cakes ($8) are perfectly golden and served with a dainty dollop of garlic aioli and itty bitty chives.

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20 Sep 2021

{swoon} Pozole verde at Tamales Elena Y Antijitos

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Tamales Elena Y Antojitos - Bell Gardens

For those who think that soup is for cold weather only, please consider the supremely delicious pozole verde served at Tamales Elena Y Antijitos in Bell Gardens. Made by Maria Elena Lorenzo and served all days of the week, the soup is simmered with tender shredded pork and hominy, and comes topped with all that’s good in this world — avocado, onions, radishes, cabbage, pickled jalapeños, and softened cheese. A baggie filled with tostada rounds and pork rinds are served on the side to add some crunch, a little bit at a time. The soup hits every soulful note and is bright and light enough for every season, warm, or cold.

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Restaurant Review
08 Sep 2021

Agnes – Pasadena

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Agnes - Pasadena

Some of the most creative cooking in Pasadena is happening at Agnes, which opened earlier this summer on tree-lined Green Street. Grab a table in the main dining room with views of the wood-burning hearth or in the idyllic patio out back (or even in one of the cozy nooks in the cheesery) to get a taste of Thomas Tilaka Kalb’s very good food and the team’s unbeatable Midwestern-inspired hospitality.

Agnes - Pasadena

A feast last Saturday night started with an Old Fashioned ($15) and included an array of dishes that captured the best of the season. The cooking also reflected Chef and his wife Vanessa’s personal and professional journeys that wind through Iowa and California but feels at home in Pasadena.

Agnes - Pasadena

On deck this evening was chicken liver mousse fancily piped atop a cornbread eclair ($6.99)…

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