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Free Lunch
The idea of Free Lunch is pretty simple: once a week we treat one of our kcet.org commenters to lunch at a reasonably-priced restaurant in the Los Angeles area and we document their experience.
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Free Lunch
Free Lunch
The King Eddy Saloon: A Historic Haunt
Tom "TK" Nagano takes Free Lunch to the quintessential Los Angeles dive bar. Meet a colorful cast of characters in this one time speakeasy and haunt of Charles Bukowski.
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Free Lunch
Free Lunch
Artisan Cheese Gallery: Bacon, Sage and Cheddar
Becca Weber told Free Lunch she dreams about the sandwiches at Artisan Cheese Gallery. That's a pretty strong endorsement, so we went with her to check out the store and restaurant.
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Free Lunch
Free Lunch
Charles Phoenix: Total Pann's Fan
Charles Phoenix takes Free Lunch to his favorite restaurant in all of Los Angeles, Pann's. "Homespun and family run since 1958!"
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Free Lunch
Free Lunch
Elite Restaurant: Dim Sum College Reunion
Old college friends Ben and Leah reunite over dim sum at Elite Restaurant in Monterey Park.
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Free Lunch
Free Lunch
Eatalian Cafe: Pizza, Pasta, Pastries & Gelato
Free Lunch takes you to an Italian cafe, bakery, pizzeria, restaurant and factory all in one. Eatalian Cafe was started in Gardena three years ago by Antonio Pellini and Eugenia Catellani, a couple from Italy's gastro-fabulous Emilia-Romagna region.
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Clips & Segments
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When John Musante's father owned a grocery store in Pennsylvania, the garlic and onions had to be hid behind the counter, so as not to offend any local sensibilities.
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Free Lunch
Restaurateur Eugenia Catellani recalls when McDonald's first came to her small town in Northern Italy - and the changes the chain had to quickly make.
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Free Lunch
Comedian and barista Randy Liedtke breaks down foodie versus fooder versus food idiot. Guess which one he is?
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D.J. Waldie chose a Lebanese restaurant for his Free Lunch, and that's a long way from what he grew up. Here he explains that his mother was the best cook in the neighborhood, by virtue of not burning everything.
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