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  • An overhead photograph of golden roasted potatoes in a dark rustic ceramic serving bowl with a handle, garnished with fresh green microgreens, sea salt flakes, and coarse black pepper. A large lemon wedge rests on the rim. The bowl sits on a weathered wooden patio table with hammered metal serving spoon and fork.
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    inKind App Review: How We Save at LA’s Best inKind Restaurants

    February 20, 2026 - By Ginger Graham

    How our family eats well in Los Angeles without overspending: exactly how the inKind app works, where we use it and where we skip it, plus the other habits that trim our dining bill.

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  • Red Curry Mussels with grilled bread at Blue Plate Oysterette
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    Blue Plate Oysterette’s Farewell Dinner: Great Oysters, Bad Shrimp

    November 9, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    Oysters: slimy grey rock-boogers we pay luxury prices to slurp — but the ritual is intoxicating, terrifying, and oddly elegant.

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  • Chef torching a tray of nigiri at the counter during our TAIKUN omakase dinner at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel
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    TAIKUN Omakase at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel: My First Omakase at 40

    October 28, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    Our honest review of TAIKUN Omakase at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel: my first omakase for my 40th birthday, the 16-course menu, what it costs, the sake, and tips for first-timers.

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