Chef Susan Feniger - Recommendations - Find. Eat. Drink.
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Who
Chef Susan Feniger is the co-owner of Street in Los Angeles and the co-owner, along with chef Mary Sue Milliken, of Border Grill in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
Why
Aside from being a successful restaurateur, Feniger has co-authored five cookbooks and built a solid reputation for her knowledge of Latin cooking.
Hue, Vietnam
A-Frame is really interesting right now. It’s new and I like the menu and the food they are doing there.
Culver City
New American
Restaurants - Los Angeles, CA
ABURIYA TORANOKO
It’s the Lazy Ox’s new place and it’s right next door. The Jidori fried chicken is good.
Downtown
Japanese / Izakaya
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Chef Susan Feniger - Recommendations
BAY CITIES
If you go at lunchtime, you have to fax in your order or you wait for an hour. They do a sandwich called The Godmother, it’s truly fantastic. It’s got all sorts of Italian cold cuts, loaded with mustard, mayonnaise, some sort of acidic spicy sauce and cheese.
Santa Monica
Italian Deli / Bakery
ANA MARIA’S
Grand Central Market
317 S Broadway, Suite C 9-10, Los Angeles, CA 90013
T: 213.620.0477
For the tongue gordita.
Downtown
Mexican
LOLLICUP
For great fried chicken.
Arcadia
Fast Food / Chinese
LAZY OX CANTEEN
I love small plates, because I like to share dishes. They have a ton of interesting things like pork belly, chicken livers, and tongue. They are putting interesting items together, but then they also have great vegetarian things.
Downtown / Little Tokyo
New American
BRENTWOOD
148 S. Barrington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90049
T: 310.476.3511 (make a reservation)
It’s open late at night and it’s very simple and it’s near my house. They do a great organic vegetable plate from the farmers market, they do a penne pasta with all organic tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella, that is made locally.
Brentwood
American
MOZZA
I like the small plates and the mixture of food they are doing there.
Hollywood
Italian
SARITA’S PUPUSERIA
Grand Central Market
317 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013
T: 213.626.6320
They do the most amazing loroco pupusa. It’s a fantastic lunch.
Downtown
El Salvadoran
PEPPONE RISTORANTE
www.peppone.com
11628 Barrington Court, Los Angeles, CA 90049
T: 310.476.7379
It’s an old Italian place, very old school. It reminds me of growing up in Toledo, Ohio. I’m not even wild about the food, but they do this great steamed artichoke in a broth, that I don’t think I’ve eaten anywhere else! It’s like a soup with a whole steamed artichoke in it.
Brentwood
Italian
GOLDEN BULL
It’s an old gay hangout, owned by the same guy for the last 30 years, Don, who is totally cool. They have great dirty martinis and everything is a little tacky, but it’s small and everyone knows you there. I order a steak sandwich with no bread and grilled onions and a salad with blue cheese dressing and a dirty martini.
Santa Monica
Steakhouse
CORKBAR
Corkbar downtown has a really cool, clean and modern feel, as well as a massive selection of amazing wines. And the sommelier, Natalie, is the best ever. Not only does she always recommend the best wines, but she remembers you, your tastes and what you ordered every time you come in.
Downtown
Wine Bar
Drinks - Los Angeles, CA
BIGFOOT LODGE
As you can probably tell from the name, an old-timey lodge/cabin feel which is really great. They’ve got all these weird animals all around. Plus, they play super eclectic, great music.
Atwater Village
Bar / Lounge
HARVARD AND STONE
Really cool vibe and how can you not love a place that has spontaneous bursts of burlesque every night?
Hollywood / Thai Town
Bar / Cocktail Lounge
THE THIRSTY CROW
It’s great because it's this speakeasy vibe and all the specialty drinks are made from scratch. Plus, they have an awesome seasonal drink menu!
Silver Lake
Bar
WOOD AND VINE
Hollywood
Bar
VILLAINS TAVERN
Downtown
Bar
GRAND CENTRAL MARKET
We go there quite a bit for dried chilies.
Downtown
Market
Markets - Los Angeles, CA
BANKOK MARKET
4757 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029
T: 323.662.9705
It’s great Thai ingredients-- dried shrimp, palm sugar, coconut milk, lime leaves, and you can get all different types of curry pastes.
Wilshire Center
Thai
SAMOSA HOUSE
I always go there for chai when I’m shopping. They have Indian food to eat that is pretty good, but they also have every kind of dried spice available, all different types of Indian brown sugars, mustard oil, chick pea flour, etc.
Culver City
Indian Groceries / Indian Food
MERKATO ETHIOPIAN MARKET
1036 1/2 S Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90019
T: 323.935.1775
We get the berbere chile and sometimes, we get bread there.
Mid-Wilshire / Hancock Park
Ethiopian
ARCADIA SUPERMARKET
645 W. Duarte Road, Arcadia, CA 91007
T: 626.447.6282
It’s right next door to Lollicup and they have great dried foods and nuts and lotus root, it’s a stand with really interesting products.
Arcadia
Market
BUN BO HUE
17 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hue, Vietnam
Hue
Vietnamese Soup
Restaurants - Hue, Vietnam
BA DO
71 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, Hue, Vietnam
T: +84/(0)54.354.11.82
Hue
Vietnamese
Restaurants - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
PHO HOA
260C Pasteur Street, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
T: +84/(0)8.829.7943
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese Pho
Markets - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
BINH TAY MARKET
Hau Giang Street, Cholon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Cholon
Farmers Market
August 23, 2011
Street & Border Grill - Los Angeles, CA
Cookbooks
- Cantina: The Best of Casual Mexican Cooking (Casual Cuisines of the World) [buy it]
- City Cuisine [buy it]
- Mexican Cooking for Dummies [buy it]
- Cooking with Too Hot Tamales: Recipes & Tips From TV Food's Spiciest Cooking Duo [buy it]
Recommendations
Susan Feniger’s recommendations for where to eat, drink and shop in Los Angeles and Vietnam.