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At Jordan Kahn’s all-day cafe in the Hayden Tract neighborhood of Culver City, the strawberry French toast comes with a bowl of whipped crème fraîche surrounded by a perfect circle of sliced strawberries garnished with candied hibiscus.

“One of my most iconic dishes is the Maple Bacon & Eggs: soft farm eggs, candied bacon and robiola fonduta,” Lewis continued.

Fine said Pacific Dining Car was a “legacy business” on the level of Musso & Frank Grill in Hollywood or Dan Tana’s in West Hollywood, serving steaks and other rich fare — think the wedge of iceberg lettuce with candied bacon — into the night.

If you're not, though, then lean into some of the lighter moments of this sort of interplay: Maybe a citrus-tinged whipped butter, a peach or apricot-laced BBQ sauce on grilled chicken breasts, a cheese platter with your favorite jam, pickled watermelon rind and candied orange peel, or a slightly spicy chocolate dessert, incorporating the bite and heat of chili with the lush sweetness of the familiarity of chocolate.

Melding the heavy riffs of the Who with the candied harmonies of the Beach Boys, “Go All the Way” created the blueprint for the style that became known as power pop: the sweet melodies were given heft by the crunching guitars.