so i just got back from listening to a panel moderated by jonathan gold of la weekly and where the panel included michael cimarusti (co-owner and executive chef of providence restaurant), octavio becerra (chef and owner of palate food & wine), and evan kleiman (executive chef of angeli caffe and host of the good food show on KCRW). the topic was: "is there such a thing as la cuisine?"
interestingly, none of them really answered the question directly. all agreed that la cuisine is varied with all the ethnic restaurants dotting the city. all also agreed that la is fortunate to have fresh ingredients nearby. but none could really say, such and such is quintessentially la food.
i can't say that there is such a thing as la cuisine. la's cuisine is varied, is international, is transcendental of the region. no one can really pin point a type of cuisine and say, "yeah, that's la cuisine." and i am fine with that so long as the food i eat in la restaurants are fresh, flavorful and great.
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