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THE LAYOVER - LOS ANGELES

Tony hit town via LAX airport, although he did acknowledge that Long Beach and Burbank airports can be more convenient (he didn't say it but only if you are flying in from else where in California). He mentioned that LA has 469 square miles and was very car-oriented. No mass transit may apply here! He tried to visit many ethnic neighborhoods, but how much can you do in 36 hours. He visited Atwater, Downtown, Skid Row, Koreatown, Little Tokyo, and a little bit of Hollywood (in LA) and Beverly Hills (an enclave legally separate from but totally within LA).

There is only one place worthy of Tony staying there. That is the Chateau Marmont, which is considerable privacy, large suites, pools, kitchens, etc.

Food trucks are important and all over. Two major brands are Ludo's chicken run by Ludovic Levebre and his photogenic wife and Roy Chu's Korean BBQ and kimchi run by Roy Chu. Each of those also took Tony out to sample the eating and drinking establishments that they knew best. Tony went to:

Little Tokyo - Senor Fish
Koreatown - Han Jo Bok BBQ
Koreatown - Dim Sang Sg - fermented rice drink
Koreatown - Glu Chan noodle soup with cold broth
Atwater - Villa Carmosa for Mexican tacos and breakfast burritos
Little Tokyo - Ku Ku Kikko
Beverly Hills - Red Medicine
Downtown - The Varnish bar

In addition, Tony recommends in the Mexican sections purchase of one of the $5 bags of cut fresh fruit.

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This series has earned a net set of episodes from The Travel Channel.

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