Review: Smoke.Oil.Salt brings back a paella master

Counter Intelligence: Jonathan Gold reviews Smoke.Oil.Salt, the new restaurant home of paella master Perfecto Rocher.
Jonathan Gold • Los Angeles Times • July 18, 2014
Have you ever tasted real paella? And by “real,” I should specify that I mean not the stuff you eat with sangria down by the beach or even the lovely yellow rice with seafood that you have to order a day in advance at Cuban restaurants, but the...
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