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Article: Fantastic ethnic eats. (food in Los Angeles, California) (Great Western Cities) (Cover Story)
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- May 1, 1994
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Los Angeles is not just a melting pot, it's a cultural stew of fresh and flavorful international ingredients
Without a doubt, the best thing about multicultural L.A. is its food. Immigration policy, burgeoning populations, 80-plus languages in the public schools--even issues as weighty as these fall by the wayside in the face of great grub. And Los Angeles, it can safely be said, has lots of great grub.
By ethnic, we don't mean Italian or French. True, the city has places that can do a great osso buco or whip up a solid bearnaise, but carrying the torch of Europe's grand cuisines is the job of other cities. Los Angeles looks to the Pacific Rim, Latin America, ...