Rae Mandel
Southern California
Writer and food lover from New Jersey, now living in southern California. She and her partner, along with their two dogs, love to seek out new food adventures on road trips both local and long distance. Rachel is passionate about sharing her love for food, particularly soups, which she claims is the key to humanity.
Contributions
I recently stopped at Lettuce Toss It, a funky and cozy spot in Chino Hills, CA that features vegetables as the lead in most of their dishes. Many restaurants forget that a salad can be a star. A standout salad needs to be complex, with varied textures and flavors playing on one another, but unified … Continue reading Lettuce Toss It: Fresh Vegetarian Delights
I stopped by Señor Big Ed’s Restaurant in Cypress, California because I have been craving some good, authentic Puerto Rican food. They have a two part menu, one featuring Mexican staples and the other Puerto Rican. Since moving across the country to the west coast I have missed some of my favorite cuisines that are … Continue reading Señor Big Ed
I cannot think of a better duo than coffee and ice cream. I adore each one on their own, but together, they create a myriad of counterbalances: sweet and bitter, hot and cold, laid-back and energetic. They are opposites in many ways, but that makes them perfect complements to each other. I stopped by Deep … Continue reading Deep Barrel Roaster & Creamery
Talk to any local of Southern California and ask where they can find the best pastrami and they will all tell you that The Hat is where you need to go. A staple of the area since 1951, The Hat grew from a single shop in East Los Angeles to a mini-chain of eleven locations … Continue reading The Hat