Tender coffee rubbed roast beef sliced thinly with Challerhocker Swiss, Creole mustard spread; served with a coffee jus to plunge before each and every bite – which I could had alternately bathed in if I wasn’t in public.

Anything but a boar, Le Pig Mac from Cochon Butcher is a suid upgrade from Mickey D’s classic.

Come with a party--preferably a group of early to mid-30s, out-of-work actors who dress and act the part of hipsters per request from Central Casting…

East Coast transplants like myself … are always on an unending, if not, unnerving quest for comfort that can only be brought on by good greasy spoon Chinese or the perfect slice of pizza. More on the former at another time, but for now let’s talk about a little gem of a place called Gracie’s Pizza.

Tucked away in the Melrose Hill section of East Hollywood is Marinate, Marinate; a health conscious, fast-food eatery for the slow-food movement offering gluten-free and vegan options.

Located in the Byzantine-Latino Quarter (sounds romantic, doesn’t it? It’s not, but should be), Dino's Chicken and Burgers is an LA institution amongst locals. An unassuming counter-serve option that calls attention to itself via a heady and inviting aroma of char-grilled smoke; leisurely billowing out over the parking lot as you enter. This is a taste buds yes moment.