The Korean restaurant On Dal 2 specializes in crab hot pot, a tempting option as the days start to grow cooler. Of course, L.A. was in the throes of an Indian summer heat wave, with temps in the 80s, while I was visiting, but in theory this would be great for fall.
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Last weekend I attended the Bay Area chowhound picnic, a foodie potluck set in Tilden Regional Park, in the hills above Berkeley. It was a shame that, having stayed up late preparing my dish and overslept the next morning, I had to rush past the park’s gorgeous scenery to reach the picnic site.
My contribution was […]

In Korean-heavy L.A., grill-it-yourself bulgogi or kalbi is as much a hometown food as tacos from a truck. So it might seem strange that when my mother, who is Korean and lives in Chicago, would visit me in L.A., she’d say, “Let’s get Korean food! But not barbecue.” Soups and stews are the things she […]