tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15763453364217960042024-10-24T07:06:28.711-07:00the chronicles of cuisine with cultural commentaryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1576345336421796004.post-66744910492931971602008-05-05T08:18:00.000-07:002008-05-05T09:05:51.566-07:00

posted by jonathan liljebladName: Bhan Kanom ThaiLocation: 5271 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. 90027Food: Thai, but just dessertService: PleasantAmbience: Just take out, with seating sacrificed for delicaciesPrice: Cheap ($3-6 per dessert pack)Most Westerners are oblivious to Thai desserts. Tell them about Thai food, and the first image in their head is usually of pad thai or pad kee ew or

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posted by jonathan liljebladName: Reun PairLocation: 5257 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. 90027Food: Thai, on the more authentic sideService: PleasantAmbience: Ample, friendly, casualPrice: Moderate ($10-20 per person)Arguably the most central figure in modern Thai society is the King. Known as Bhumibol Adulyadej Rama IX, His Majesty (hereinafter HM) looms large politically, culturally, and

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posted by jonathan liljebladName: Scoops Ice CreamLocation: 714 North Heliotrope Dr., Los Angeles, CA. 90029Food: Ice cream, of the indie aficionado kindService: Not bad, not good (just bored trendy indie bums)Ambience: Light, spare, to the pointPrice: Moderate ($2-4 for scoops)I originally heard about Scoops via word-of-mouth, in the vein of a whispered rumor spoken with hushed tones normally

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posted by jonathan liljebladName: Rosalind's Ethiopian RestaurantLocation: 1044 South Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA. 90019Food: Good (but very rich and very heavy)Service: Fair (tinge of motherly condescension)Ambience: Dark, relaxedPrice: Moderate ($10-15 per person per dinner entree)It's a little known curiousity that the histories of Rastafarianism (i.e., Bob Marley's religion, and the source

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