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    Good Food

    Armenia via Beirut

    Jonathan Gold writes the Counter Intelligence column for the LA Weekly, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize.  He recommends Mantee Cafe in Studio City for Armenian food (via Lebanon).

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

    Jonathan Gold writes the Counter Intelligence column for the LA Weekly, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. He recommends Mantee Cafe in Studio City for Armenian food (via Lebanon).

    Jonathan likes soujuk, the mantee, and their fattouch, among others.

    Mantee Cafe

    10962 Ventura Blvd

    Studio City, CA 91604-3340

    (818) 761-6565

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    5. 28:00Acid Alkaline Diet
    6. 35:00Living History
    7. 41:00The Perfect Meat Loaf
    8. 48:00The Great American Pound Cake
    9. 54:00Free Food
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    3 of 9
    Haitian Food; Thomas Keller; Pound Cake; Rutabagas
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:00LA's Only Haitian Restaurant
    3. 14:00Armenia via BeirutYou’re reading this
    4. 20:00Thomas Keller ad hoc
    5. 28:00Acid Alkaline Diet
    6. 35:00Living History
    7. 41:00The Perfect Meat Loaf
    8. 48:00The Great American Pound Cake
    9. 54:00Free Food
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