Sunday, November 1, 2026, 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM · Lemon Poppy Kitchen, Glassell Park, Los Angeles
California Doodle Rescue brings adoptable doodles to Lemon Poppy Kitchen for a Día de los Doodles meet-and-greet with the rescue team. Adoptions will not take place on site, but visitors can meet the dogs and enjoy food from the kitchen.
The mămăligă alone justifies the trip, a Romanian cornmeal dish with sour cream sharing menu space with chilaquiles verdes and Turkish eggs topped with seared salmon. Planchitas arrive stuffed with feta and dill or bacon and cheddar, and the pastry case makes leaving quickly nearly impossible.
Eggs poached in spiced tomato with dill yogurt and house flatbread — a sleeper hit
Housemade flatbreads stuffed with feta and dill or bacon and cheddar, baked to order
Romanian-style cornmeal porridge with sour cream and toppings, the must-order