Tagliarini Nero at The Tasting Kitchen, $22
Squid-ink pasta just might be the number one sultry rock star when it comes to the carb game. These ebony noodles are gorgeous; the flavors in this dish feel like they’ve been extracted straight out of a Malibu sea breeze mist, and visions of Bond Girls emerging from the ocean may or may not flash through your mind while taking it all in. It’s the complete package. Just be sure to check your teeth for any natural stain-action before leaving the table. It happens.
The Tasting Kitchen, 1633 Abbot Kinney Boulevard (near Venice Boulevard); 310-392-6644.

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