Plugs — Rachel Karten
L.A. food, drink, and leisure recs from the social media maven behind Link in Bio + 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!)
#79 is , an in-demand social media consultant and the author of the highly regarded on Substack. Rachel has worked in social media for over a decade. Before moving into consulting on brands like CAVA and west elm and launching her newsletter, she led social media at Bon Appétit and Epicurious during the glory days of the Condé Nast food publications. Today, Link in Bio is ranked as the 5th top business newsletter on Substack, with just under 100,000 subscribers. Major. Rachel is also a born and bred Angeleno, with excellent taste in food and bev. Here she is with her Plugs!
Restaurant — Yabu
Yabu is a neighborhood Japanese restaurant that I grew up going to. It’s been around since 1990 and continues to be so consistently good. I always get the sweet shrimp with salty, crispy fried heads. Sweet miso eggplant. The deluxe chirashi bowl, which is packed with sashimi. I’ll then add anything that looks tempting from their handwritten specials menu. I’ve been going for over 20 years, and can’t wait to go for 20 more.
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