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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.

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

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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