The bone-in New York strip from Mastro’s Ocean Club in Malibu. | Matthew Kang I live for a great steakhouse. Growing up, my late father, a lover of steak, took me to Cask ’n Cleaver in LA’s Inland Empire at the ripe age of 6, where I ordered filet with my best “Medium well, please.” Today, my favorite restaurant in Los Angeles is the classic Argentine steakhouse Carlitos Gardel, where I regularly partake in provoletas, empanadas, parrilladas, dulce de leche meringue cake, and a postprandial cigar. Sign up for Kang Town This post originally appeared in my Kang Town newsletter, where I cover all…

