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If you are from Los Angeles, then you know who Big Boy is. Big Boy is the famed radio host of many popular radio stations in the city. I would say Power 106 is the most notable, and longest run (but don't quote me on that). Additionally, you know that Big Boy had weight loss surgery. Well, in 2016, he, his brother, and Food Network Star contestant Kevin Roberts have opened a healthy food cafe in North Hollywood. It is basically right up the street from Universal Studios on Lankershim.
On today's episode of The Burger Crawl, I sit down with Chef Roberts, and my friend and copy editor, Tatyanna Wilkinson, of the local blog I Heart NoHo (http://www.iheartnoho.com/).
Chef Kevin made me the Big Boy, named after his business partner: a grass-fed beef patty on a gluten-free bun with bacon, guacamole and hydroponic butter lettuce they keep alive in water. The menu is paleo, with fresh, clean proteins: grass-fed beef, salmon, organic turkey and Mary’s organic chicken. It’s normal food with a healthy twist.
The bacon is nitrate-free and crispy without me asking, perfection. A lot of places serve flimsy bacon. This crunches. The bun is light and airy because it’s made with starch instead of gluten, so you don’t get that heavy, bloated feeling afterward. The fries came with house-made organic ketchup, no high fructose corn syrup.
Tatyanna found them at the vegan street fair, where they served Brussels sprouts, mushrooms and cumin carrots. She compared the food to Like Water for Chocolate: you can feel the passion that goes into it. Gluten-free isn’t going to become my thing, but I’m trying to get on a path to losing some weight.
Tatyanna's blog post on the Vegan Fair – http://www.iheartnoho.com/vegan-street-fair-brings-twice-the-deliciousness-this-year/
Food Network Star's Kevin Roberts – http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/food-network-star/contestants/kevin-roberts/bio.html
Some meals here are on me, some are hosted. Either way, it is disclosed and the score is mine. If this helped you decide where to eat, a coffee helps keep it going.
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