Plugs — Amanda Lanza

L.A. food, drink, and leisure recs from a culinary anthropologist + LINKS

Before we get into this week’s Plugs, I have an exciting announcement: on this coming Tuesday, March 18th, The Angel is co-hosting a party at Here’s Looking At You as part of Regarding HER’s Women’s History Month Festival. So come on down! I’ll make it easy for you: the theme is pizza and cocktails. HLAY will unveil their spring drink menu (they famously have a full liquor license and a killer bar team) while Carolina and Brandon Conaway of Eagle Rock’s forthcoming Wallflour Pizza will be firing off pies outdoors. The other kind of pie will be up for grabs too, courtesy of HLAY’s pastry team. Sounds pretty good, right? More details below.

3/18, 5–9 p.m.

Walk-ins only.

If you can’t stick around, Wallfour pizzas will also be available to go!

I’ll be there from 5 to 7 p.m., so come early to hang with me. :)

Flyer by Alyssa Zack.

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Plugs is The Angel’s recs column. Every week, you’ll get six picks—a restaurant, a bar, a shop, an ingredient, a person, and a treat—from someone in Los Angeles who knows what they’re talking about, plus a selection of Angel-curated links. (Plugs are for paid subscribers of The Angel only; upgrade your subscription to receive all six!)

#72 is Amanda Lanza, an Italian-American chef and culinary anthropologist. Amanda does a lot. She offers full-service events catering for parties of 2 to 200. She’s the youngest president on record at the Garibaldina Society, an Italian social benefit organization in Highland Park. As an anthropologist, she serves as the Grocery Goblin’s official Italian correspondent, lending her expertise to decode L.A.’s Italian grocers. And later this year, she’s launching “The Pecorino Project,” playing host on culinary retreats to Sardegna and Siciliy in the fall. All that to say, if you’re looking to learn more about Italian food, Amanda is your girl. Here she is with her L.A. Plugs.

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Restaurant — Dolan’s Uyghur Cuisine

My reverence for Chinese regional cuisines guides my dining. Dolan’s Uyghur Cuisine is my winter comfort. The flavors are nuanced and represent years of cultural exchange. Their noodles have bounce, the cucumber offers balance, and I love their whole roasted lamb for a birthday dinner. Dolan’s challenges the status quo regarding contemporary Chinese gastronationalism. Google Uyghur.

Photos by Amanda Lanza.