Plugs — Hillary Dixler Canavan

L.A. food, drink, and leisure recs from a veteran restaurant editor + LINKS

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!)

#94 is 

Hillary Dixler Canavan

, a writer, editor, and food world consultant. Hillary runs the family food-focused newsletter

The New Family Table

, which publishes parent-tested tips and tricks and original recipes from contributing chefs and food writers. Before going freelance, Hillary spent a decade on staff at Eater, where, as restaurant editor, she covered national dining trends, led the annual Best New Restaurants list, and launched the publication’s expansion into home cooking content. She’s the author of Eater: 100 Essential Restaurant Recipes From the Authority on Where to Eat and Why It Matters, and an alum of restaurants like Momofuku and The Breslin. Here’s Hillary with her Plugs — including a particularly generous ingredient pick.

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Restaurant — Cannonball

I am *thrilled* that Hippo’s Matt Molina decided to open his next restaurant in South Pasadena instead of Highland Park. We need this: A date night spot where the quality truly matches the price; where there’s ambition that’s backed up in execution; where there’s some well-deserved buzz and good lighting and it feels like just a little bit of scene. Especially after Bar Chelou’s closure, I’m just really rooting for Cannonball. Hopefully it proves that this kind of restaurant can succeed here. Get the burger, get the celery salad, get the biscuits, get other operators to consider Old Town and South Pasadena.

Photos by Hillary Dixler Canavan.