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Joshua Lurie

Joshua Lurie

Joshua Lurie founded FoodGPS in 2005. Read about him here.

Bridge Los Angeles

Los Angeles Restaurant Community Portraits

People are the driving force behind restaurants. Whenever I visit restaurants and bakeries, I like to photograph chefs, bakers, and other contributors, and not just plates or pastries. Below, you’ll find some of my...
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Chicken Los Angeles

Los Angeles Chicken and Rice Plates Worth Seeking

“Years ago, Break of Dawn chef-owner Dee Nguyen posted on Facebook: “Our ultimate dying meal if we have to pick one: chicken and rice.” That post stuck with me. I’m not ready for the...
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Chicken Statue

Los Angeles Chicken Dishes Worth Seeking

Chefs can braise, charbroil, grill, poach, roast, smoke or steam chickens. Any way they choose to cook the birds, I’ll devour them down to the bone. Sure, heritage breed, ethically raised chickens from a...
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Matcha

Los Angeles Matcha Drinks Worth Seeking

The Buddhist monks who first started harvesting and preparing matcha after bringing the Chinese green tea back to Japan would no doubt find current matcha offerings mystifying. Even a basic matcha latte would now...
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Bakery Los Angeles

Los Angeles Flatbreads Worth Seeking from the Middle East and Caucasus

My family moved next to Glendale in early 2020. Not a great year, but this did bring me closer to L.A.’s highest flatbread concentration. I’ve enjoyed these flatbreads for over 20 years, but started...
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Cookies Los Angeles

Los Angeles Cookies Worth Seeking

Los Angeles cookies appear in all sorts of shapes and sizes and incorporate may different ingredients. Regardless of their composition or texture, these cookies all satisfy. Cookies appear in alphabetical order and are subject...
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