République is the L.A. restaurant our food critic recommends more than any other

Critic Bill Addison reviews breakfast, lunch and dinner at Walter and Margarita Manzke's La Brea restaurant, Republique.
Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • September 19, 2019
A tall, tiered metal rack stands inconspicuously in the pearly light of République’s castle-like dining room during the day. Rows of peaches — some pale, some blushing, a few so ready to be devoured they’ve turned reddish-gray — line its top...
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