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    Where to find great Middle Eastern and Israeli food in Los Angeles

    Middle Eastern food, and specifically Israeli cuisine, are having a moment right now across the U.S. Here in LA, a couple of Mideast-style restaurants landed on local and national “best of” lists last year.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 27, 2018 • 1 min read

    Middle Eastern food, and specifically Israeli cuisine, are having a moment right now across the U.S. Here in LA, a couple of Mideast-style restaurants landed on local and national “best of” lists last year. There are a few more promising spots in the works.

    Aarti Sequeira is author of the cookbook “Aarti Paarti: An American

    Kitchen with an Indian Soul." Photo courtesy of Sequeira.

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