The Apple Pan, Gjelina Take Away & The Lazy Ox Canteen

I'm terrible at geography (please don't ask me to find Iowa on a map) but I'm wonderful at food geography, especially when I know a city really well. In New York, friends would call me on a regular basis with queries like: "I'm going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and need a place for an afternoon snack before going to a 5 PM chamber music concert at The Frick." (Answer: Cafe Sabarsky.) Here in L.A., though, I'm on shaky ground (earthquakes notwithstanding). I'm new here and when a food geography issue arises, I'm not as quick on my feet. But I'm getting better.

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