Why chef Daniel Patterson turned his home into a supper club. Plus, the return of Ray Garcia’s Broken Spanish, mole-inspired Thanksgiving turkey, a cocktailian spirit revival, cheesy recipes for fall, the endurance of pumpkin spice season and a robot wok taste test. I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with Tasting Notes.

Not quite home cooking

A woman waiting for a friend outside an elegant Hancock Park duplex was the only sign that we might be at the right place. Then we spotted an open door and made our way up a winding staircase where we were warmly greeted by Sarah Lewitinn , one of two hosts for our evening at Jaca Social Club .

We had made a reservation and pre-paid for our dinners on Resy, as you might for many other restaurants. But Jaca is not a restaurant

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