back in the monochromatic winter of NYC, i thought i’d post some musings on my favorite food things in LA. i don’t know if i’d call LA a “food city”, but it is certainly an incredible place to be a home cook. but there are also some treats that visitors without kitchens the size of manhattan apartments can enjoy. here are some of my favorites:

* ajo ramen at ramenya on olympic blvd. (west LA). ajo means garlic in spanish, and there’s several handfuls of it (whole cloves as well as tasty deep-fried slivers) in this soup, as well as their handmade ramen noodles and a roast-pork broth. this soup is literally better than antibiotics. it’s my health insurance. Read on… »