Je Blague: LOS ANGELES: Local Restaurant

I will start by saying that, sometimes, living in this massive urban sprawl of highways and Midwest transplants (a city which I coincidentally happen to adore), you get a little tired of "hip", and begin to simply long for "good". Somewhat justifiably, New Yorkers make fun of us Los Angelenos' attraction to the words "organic", "locally sourced", and "humanely raised".

NYers get off...

NYers get off on beautiful, locally sourced ingredients from farms that care about the crop or animal they are producing, whether it be a foie gras liver from Hudson Valley, lamb from Elysian Fields Farm, or brussel sprouts from Suter Farms. We inhabitants of opposite coasts are alike in our appreciation for fine ingredients that do not have an adverse affect on our planet. It's just that NYers are less concerned about making it known that this or that ingredient is organic or locally-sourced, and more concerned about how that affects the overall quality of the food which they serve. As a native Los Angeleno, I am highly annoyed with the plethora of LA restaurants that are more concerned with making their patrons aware that the little birdie they are about to eat was treated kindly 20 miles away from here than serving them an affordably priced, excellent meal.

L.A. Anomaly...

But then there are those joints that transcend the borders of both "organic", "sustainable", and "good". Local restaurant in Silverlake is one of these LA anomalies. Pay no mind to the American Apparel clad 20-somethings hidden behind their wayfarers and bangs that frequent this Silverlake restaurant, and instead focus on the menu items. They all sound delectable and there is not an egg white tempeh scramble in sight. The place has ample outdoor seating where you can soak in the LA sunshine and feel proud to be in this environmentally-conscious, organic-obsessed, but more importantly, gastronomically blessed city.