Soul Food · $$

M'Dears Bakery & Bistro

7717 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA

A family-run soul food bakery and bistro on Western Avenue in South LA since 2002, known for its sweet potato pies, breakfasts and Southern suppers, and featured on Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back. Cobie Durant learned its Southern-style cooking for the Rams' Friday Lunches series.

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