A couple of my dear friends are heading to Los Angeles for a food-filled Fourth of July weekend, and I suspect that they'll be joined on the highway by many more hungry Phoenicians in search of some fabulous meals.

So here's a really handy guide to some of that city's best eats, courtesy of my colleague Jonathan Gold. His "99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die" has tons of great picks. And although they're in no particular order (like my 100 Favorite Dishes posts), I gotta say, dude picked a perfect one to start his list:

Fugu at Urasawa.

Yes, please!