A so-called destination restaurant is an unfamiliar concept to those of us living in the culinary districts of Los Angeles. The thought of vehicular travel to some distant locale for dinner is a foreign notion, something reserved for chain restaurant-dining suburbanites.

But the fact of the matter is that we all journey to other parts of town to visit friends, attend events or even just to explore. While most people I know don't spend their every weekend in Pasadena, for instance, it's not like they never go. The city has much to offer in the way of culture, sports, shopping and, to some extent, dining.

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