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    Patricia Escárcega visits the NoMad Hotel in DTLA

    In early 2018, the NoMad Hotel   opened its doors in downtown Los Angeles to much fanfare. The luxury hotel is the product of a famed partnership between chef Daniel Humm and restaurateur Will Guidara.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Feb 15, 2019 • 1 min read

    In early 2018, the NoMad Hotelopened its doors in downtown Los Angeles to much fanfare. The luxury hotel is the product of a famed partnership between chef Daniel Humm and restaurateur Will Guidara. LA Times restaurant critic Patricia Escarcegarecentlyreviewed the NoMad’s restaurant, and she stopped by to talk about her experience with Evan.

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    Viet cooking made simple, Ritz & Escoffier, and goat cheese
    1. 0:00Vietnamese cooking expert Andrea Nguyen goes simple
    2. 14:30Food creates common ground
    3. 27:04Ritz, Escoffier, and the rise of the luxury hotel
    4. 39:44Patricia Escárcega visits the NoMad Hotel in DTLAYou’re reading this
    5. 47:42Market Report: Goat Cheese
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      Evan Kleiman

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Viet cooking made simple, Ritz & Escoffier, and goat cheese
    1. 0:00Vietnamese cooking expert Andrea Nguyen goes simple
    2. 14:30Food creates common ground
    3. 27:04Ritz, Escoffier, and the rise of the luxury hotel
    4. 39:44Patricia Escárcega visits the NoMad Hotel in DTLAYou’re reading this
    5. 47:42Market Report: Goat Cheese
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