Not a very descriptive article (posted today) but he does like the food in Los Angeles.
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On one hand, “dynastic family” and “legendary los angeles” deli screams Langers, but how could the man go there and NOT order pastrami?
Friday, September 9
On the way back from a hard training, I felt a sudden urge for nourishment. So I stopped at a legendary Los Angeles deli, looking for carbs and comfort, and instead found myself on what my friends Fred and Dave have referred to as the “Scavenger Hunt of Sadness.” I ordered lox and eggs with an onion bagel and some coffee. The service could not have been nicer. The décor was perfect. Then the owner — a member, I gather, of the dynastic family that has run the place for generations — sat down at my table and, in rapid succession, filled me in, unsolicited, on the plans for their multi-unit expansion to Vegas, the restaurant’s impressive weekly gross, number of seats, and number of employees, while addressing me repeatedly as ”buddy-buddy.“ Then he comped my meal.
oh wait, there’s more:
I appreciated his generosity — and his many expressions of admiration for my work. I really did. But, dude … brown your onions! They’re watery and flavorless. The lox, too, was boil-in-a bag pink and bland. And the bagels? Feh! Like you’d expect to find on an airplane. Doughy and suboptimal in every way a bagel can be. Represent our proud and glorious tribe, our traditions of deliciousness, my brother! This ain’t the way. Really. Show a little pride.
okay maybe he IS talking about Langer’s - dude, you can’t order anything but the pastrami there!
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i was thinking canter’s
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looks like you may be right
makes sense, as it IS a lot closer to his hotel than Langer’s
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Some enviably solid eating there except for going to the wrong place for smoked fish and bagels.
There are a lot of great restaurants here, and some really spectacular ones—the sort of fine dining that I actually enjoy, rather than 22 punishing courses of self-absorbed, self-important food.
Nice to hear they’ve got another Rome show coming up.
IIRC, the last Rome show was great, the one with a lot of back and white photography and seafood in Ostia…
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I loved that last Rome episode as well! 
Canter’s… feh!
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I keep trying to tell yall Canter’s is shit. I’ve lived in this area for 11 years and haven’t gone back once.
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He mentions they are doing another Parts Unknown episode in the Los Angeles area.
I hope he makes it out to the SGV for a certain um… hainan chicken LOL.
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I don’t know if anyone on this board or CH ever said that Canter’s was good… 
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crap, you’re right… thought i was still on reddit
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i’m sure he’ll be going to chengdu taste if he’s in sgv