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Good Food

Great Balls of Fryer

Jonathan Gold rounds up the best fried balls in LA: arancini (rice, mozzarella, and tomato) at Evan Kleiman's Angeli Caffe ; fried pig-foot balls at Osteria Mozza ; falafel at Marouch (Jonathan's favorite Lebanese restaurant); Cantonese fried balls, stuffed with pork and scallions at Elite; k'bbeh (minced meat with bulgar wheat) at Alcazar ;…

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By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Jonathan Gold rounds up the best fried balls in LA: arancini (rice, mozzarella, and tomato) at Evan Kleiman's Angeli Caffe; fried pig-foot balls at Osteria Mozza; falafel at Marouch (Jonathan's favorite Lebanese restaurant); Cantonese fried balls, stuffed with pork and scallions at Elite; k'bbeh (minced meat with bulgar wheat) at Alcazar; and takoyaki, fried octopus balls at GaJa.

Angeli Caffe

7274 Melrose Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90046

323-936-9086

Osteria Mozza

6602 Melrose Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90038

323-297-0100

Marouch

4905 Santa Monica Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90029

323-662-9325

Elite Restaurant

700 S Atlantic Blvd

Monterey Park, CA 91754

626-282-9998

Alcazar

17239 Ventura Blvd

Encino, CA 91316

818-789-0991

GaJa

2383 Lomita Blvd, Suite 102

Lomita, CA 90717

310-534-0153

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    Evan Kleiman

    host 'Good Food'

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    Bob Carlson

    host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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    Jennifer Ferro

    Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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    Thea Chaloner

    Supervising Producer, Good Food

    CultureFood & Drink
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