The 15 Best Oaxacan Restaurants In LA - Los Angeles - The Infatuation

"Carnal serves food on the level of fine dining: fatty tuna tlayudas sprinkled with chile-dusted grasshoppers, vegan mushroom ceviche negro that jolts your mouth, and pink-in-the-middle duck breast that a server douses in smoky mole negro. But your meal at this small Highland Park restaurant from the chef behind Simón still feels casual, like an easy brunch or dinner with friends. Most people sit at a communal table, underneath about 500 dangling dried corn cobs. And by the time the bill comes, the chef’s cousin might offer you a humble café de olla in a ceramic mug because it’s good for digestion. Take them up on it." - sylvio martins