Los Angeles city guide: Embrace your inner LA (with an egg-white omelette)

LOS ANGELES CITY GUIDE: EMBRACE YOUR INNER LA (WITH AN EGG-WHITE OMELETTE) | meltingbutter.com

I was certain I’d hate LA with its sprawling suburbs, endless driving and plastic people. And maybe I’d still hate to live there but as a New Yorker for the last almost-year without a proper holiday, a long weekend in LA was the perfect way to de-stress and re-energise. Sure, there are those LA cliché’s […]

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LA Restaurant Find: Sunny Spot

LA HOTSPOT FIND: SUNNY SPOT | meltingbutter.com

SUNNY SPOT, VENICE A sweet roadside-cook-shop-style Caribbean restaurant with an even sweeter outdoor section (where you can really make use of that sunny spot) Best Bit: Jerk Chicken baby! http://sunnyspotvenice.com/ 822 W Washington Blvd, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 (310) 448-8884  

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LA Restaurant Find: Gjelina

LA HOTSPOT FIND: GJELINA | meltingbutter.com

GJELINA, VENICE For well-made small sharing plates of fresh modern Mediterranean food and for a little bit of celebrity spotting. Best Bit: Butterscotch pot de crème with salted caramel and crème fraiche. It’s to die for. http://www.gjelina.com/ 1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291 (310) 450-1429 

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LA Shopping Find: Tortoise

LA HOTSPOT FIND: TORTOISE | meltingbutter.com

If you’re a lover of the Japanese interior aesthetic you will love this store Best Bit: My indigo night carafe from Sugahara 🙂 http://www.tortoisegeneralstore.com/ 1208 1/2 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, CA 90291 (310) 396-7335  

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LA Restaurant Find: Flake

LA HOTSPOT FIND: FLAKE | meltingbutter.com

FLAKE, VENICE I didn’t want to go anywhere else for breakfast the whole time I was in LA. When you’re onto a good thing, stick to it, hey? 🙂 Flake makes simple delicious breakfasts that remind me of Australia (in-the-know breakfast lovers will know exactly what I mean by this comparison!) Best Bit: RAD MUFFIN! […]

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