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Mmmmm. Fried food! Here's 2 recipes for fall. Fried stuffed Zucchini Blossoms and fried baby Artichokes. Fried Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms: Late summer/early fall is the only time to get Zucchini blossoms, a versatile little treat you can find at the farmer's market. The Hollywood Farmer's Market has them right now. The stand is on Ivar, just north of Selma on the west side of the block. Last Sunday the blossoms caught my eye and... more ›

Everything has pretty much gone Christmukkah-tastic for the weekend, and dining options are slim or extra-special, since most folks will be roasting their own chestnuts over their own open fires at home for the next few days. This time of year is also about tradition, whether it be the Chinese food feast as avoidance strategy on Christmas Eve or Day, spiked Egg Nogs after Midnight Mass, baking cookies for Santa, hoarding the chocolate coin winnings after a rousing game of dreidel spinning, or only-in-LA twists on the holidays that owe a lot to warmer climate and cultural diversity. Shhh...don't tell, but this LAist is summing this weekend up long-distance; our own holiday traditions are family (ergo, chaos) centered, way up yonder in Vancouver, B.C. This weekend we've got cocktails (Bloody Caesars, Lemon Drops, and Dirty martinis) and appetizers on Christmas Eve, baked goodies like Panforte and Stollen (either homemade or smuggled up North from Trader Joe's), shortbread and Christmas cookies along with a leisurely Christmas morning breakfast, turkey with all the trimmings not once, but twice, thanks to Boxing Day on Monday. Whew! more ›

Oswald-Burrell's colorful designs are eye-catching and fun. You can order items from the line from the website or visit the "all kids can fly" booth at the Hollywood Farmer's Market on Ivar on Sundays. more ›