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Isn’t it so gratifying to find a kindred spirit? When Jessica of Thread and Bones reached out to me for an impromptu brunch while she was in LA, I had just the spot in mind — Gjelina in Venice, the much-hyped, reservationless spot on Abbot Kinney that’s held the food scene in thrall for years.

Over coffees, cocktails, and the clickety-clack of our cameras, under the wary eyes of the desperately hip front-of-house staff, we discussed our paths and passions and Paris — we had both been in the city at the same time and somehow managed not to meet, despite having similar haunts.

To ground the ephemerality of a friendship in its first flutterings of being formed, we had earthy Moroccan baked eggs and sturdy polenta studded with kale and bacon. And cocktails to loosen tongues, bien sur, not that we ended up needing them. We needed another hour or two of meandering through the Venice shops to try to talk ourselves out, and we were still yet unsuccessful. To be continued.

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MEAT. Hot, glistening, enormous MEAT.

That’s probably all I need to say about chi SPACCA, but here’s some more:

A ton of salumi. Our server informed us that there is a literal ton of smoked and cured meats hanging behind the kitchen.

I mean, you have to respect anyone who has whipped lard on a menu in LA.

Plus, they have found a way to combine my love of pot pie, boeuf bourguignon, and bone marrow all in the same dish, except even more decadent than that description makes it sound.

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