Counter Intelligence: Where to Eat in the Real Los Angeles

Jonathan Gold has eaten it all. Counter Intelligence collects over 200 of Golds best restaurant discoveries--from inexpensive lunch counters you wont find on your own to the perfect undiscovered dish at a beaten-path establishment. He reveals the hidden kitchens where Los Angeles ethnic communities feed their own including the best of cuisine from Argentina Armenia Brazil Burma Canton Colombia Cuba Guatemala India Indonesia Iran Italy Japan Korea Mexico the Middle East Nicaragua Pakistan Peru Thailand Vietnam and more. Not to mention the perfectly prepared hamburger and Los Angeles quintessential hot dog.. Counter Intelligence is the richest and most complete guide to eating in Los Angeles. The listings include where to find it and how much youll pay (in many cases not very much) with appendices that cover food types and feeding by neighborhood.