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    Eating Lunch on the Sawtelle Strip

    Zach Brooks is the face behind Midtown Lunch LA and the co-host of the podcast, Food Is the New Rock . He says Sawtelle, often dubbed "Little Osaka," has become his favorite lunch destination in Los Angeles. He recommends: Tsujita Tsujita Annex Seoul Sausage Vietnamese, Nong La Bun Bo Hueh Pho Bun Rock Star Dumplings

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

    Zach Brooks is the face behind Midtown Lunch LA and the co-host of the podcast, Food Is the New Rock. He says Sawtelle, often dubbed "Little Osaka," has become his favorite lunch destination in Los Angeles. He recommends:

    Tsujita

    Tsujita Annex

    Seoul Sausage

    Vietnamese, Nong La

    Bun Bo Hueh

    Pho

    Bun

    Rock Star Dumplings

    The full episode

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    3. 0:00The Art of Eating Vegetables and Throwing Parties
    4. 0:003-D Printed Chocolate
    5. 0:00Market Report
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    The full episode

    8 of 8
    A Dosa Hunt; 3-D Printed Food; Jonathan Gold on Chego
    1. 0:00Chego: It's More than Just a Rice Bowl
    2. 0:00Dirt Candy: A Vegetable Restaurant
    3. 0:00The Art of Eating Vegetables and Throwing Parties
    4. 0:003-D Printed Chocolate
    5. 0:00Market Report
    6. 0:00Roy Choi Talks about the Chinatown Debut of Chego
    7. 0:00Dosa Hunt
    8. 0:00Eating Lunch on the Sawtelle StripYou’re reading this
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