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    Good Food

    Date Places in LA

    Lesley Balla is the Los Angeles editor for Tasting Table LA .

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

    Lesley Balla is the Los Angeles editor for Tasting Table LA. She recommends the following places for a first date:

    Angeli Caffe

    7274 Melrose Ave.

    The Mercantile

    6600 Sunset Blvd.

    Drago Centro

    525 South Flower Street

    Osteria La Buca

    5210 Melrose Avenue

    Noir

    40 N Mentor Ave., Pasadena

    Chameau - **Closed for rennovation. Open for catering.

    339 North Fairfax Avenue

    Ortolon

    8338 West 3rd Street>

    Vibratto

    2930 North Beverly Glen Circle

    Lucques

    8474 Melrose Avenue

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    10 of 10
    A Valentine's Love Feast; Tet; Durian; Hearts for Haiti
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:57Hearts for Haiti
    3. 10:21250 Varieties of Fruit
    4. 15:43NY vs. LA Throwdown
    5. 23:36A Valentine's Love Feast
    6. 27:45What We Really Want on Valentine's Day
    7. 32:09Happy New Year!
    8. 37:53Saving the World with Beer
    9. 44:33Koodies
    10. 47:56Date Places in LAYou’re reading this
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