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Patricia Escárcega accepts a challenge at Hawkins House of Burgers
LA Times restaurant critic Patricia Escárcega recently found herself in Watts at Hawkins House of Burgers, a walk-up counter that’s been slinging hefty backyard-style burgers since 1982.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readLA Times restaurant critic Patricia Escárcega recently found herself in Watts at Hawkins House of Burgers, a walk-up counter that’s been slinging hefty backyard-style burgers since 1982. She decided to tackle the “Leaning Tower of Watts,” which features three hamburger patties, melted cheese, onions, lettuce, tomato, onion rings, pastrami, a chicken wing, and two fried eggs—and lived to write about it in the LA Times Food Newsletter.
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The full episode
3 of 62019 Gift Guide: Books and Beyond- 0:00Remembering Bangkok Market, America’s first Thai market
- 13:04The history of Thai food in LA
- 24:03Patricia Escárcega accepts a challenge at Hawkins House of BurgersYou’re reading this
- 28:202019: A year of great cookbooks
- 43:11Gift recommendations from LA’s cookbook store Now Serving
- 48:28Market Report: Chicories