This was such a trip to see--we wanted to get off the train and turn around and ride back again just to see it a second time (despite not giving a hoot about Speed Racer personally). I was totally ta...

tim, your love for chick-fil-a never ceases to amaze or amuse me. despite my shunning of all corporate chain food, i still enjoyed reading your heartfelt comparison....

thank you for the food porn. i now want to get some sweet potato fries (okay, when don't i?) and try those chicken-waffle sliders... mmm!...

I've never been to FO (I know, the shame) but I've heard about the no substitution policy and the no ketchup for a long time now, and I think it is smart of Yoon to do this, because so many people the...

Ah, your shopping consultant beat me to it, as those were the exact two places I had in mind! Agreed that any mall these days is a lame excuse for a tourist destination (oh, except maybe the Mall o...

thanks acee! video now added to the post. ...my, my, do i hear her saying "fuck these people" in there? why yes, yes i do....

Thanks! Glad you like LAistory! We like it, too, and have lots of cool things to share in the coming weeks. hellodarling, we also have some Neighborhood Project posts in the works, and we wish we c...

and the Brady Bunch house. and where Alicia Silverstone got held up in Clueless (Circus Liquor). and the intersection where Erin Brockovitch got in the car accident that led her to the lawyer she wo...

I live in the Valley, and I get why it's cool to live here and do everyday life here, but I agree that it's just not a destination, except for conventions and people who are seduced by the schlocky ch...

that explains it! i wondered what was up in the park--it didn't look like the usual carnival gear. ...

Zach obviously was suffering from vegan "chicken" withdrawals and goofed on the streets in the intro. It is indeed on Vineland between Otsego and Hesby in NoHo Arts. And those pancakes were awesome...

I'd rather have gelato, and in the fro yo wars Pinkberry is low on my list of preferences, but I will staunchly defend LAist's coverage of it....

man, i love crafstman beer, too. but i don't love the idea of driving to culver city right now. sorry dudes... have a couple for me!...

My apologies for the error, Stephanie. I have corrected the text. There is so much to drink in and soak up when looking at this and all the other marvelous gardens and then getting it all assembled ...

Carrie, help me... I don't understand Tumblr. ...

i effing love twitter....

This policy has been on the books for almost a year now... We wrote about it in December when some of the businesses were beginning to feel an impact in terms of loss of business, as well as local w...

Carrie, this is so awesome. I wish we all could go out to eat with great bands and tell it like you did. (Calling all bands, LAist wants go on a foodventure with you!!!) How apropos your favorite a...

I'm not surprised that Lawry's and Gladstone's are the only two LA places on the list, because they seem indicative of what the list represents: Where tourists go to eat and end up spending more mone...

oh man what a great picture you found!...