The 21 Best Dishes Eater LA Editors Ate in 2021, Mapped | Eater LA

"Giddy doesn’t even begin to describe how it felt to dine-in at Capital Seafood for dim sum earlier this year. After months of only ordering takeout, I’d missed the timeless routine of pencilling in my dim sum order on the paper form, mixing the tableside chile oil and soy sauce into a pitch-perfect condiment, and receiving efficient but very indifferent service. It was the little things that made this a meal to remember. That, and the tremendous flavors captured in every steamer. None of the 10 dishes ordered was a snoozer — from the expertly seared radish cakes to the delicate shrimp-filled dumplings and the wonderfully plush salted egg yolk custard buns. I considered dim sum to be a fine tradition before the pandemic, but after a year in lockdown I am convinced that it’s the greatest dining ritual of all time. —Cathy Chaplin" - Eater Staff