Every Friday, LAist is taking you on a trip down to Orange County to uncover the unique dining experiences that await adventurous eaters willing to explore beyond the county line. Everybody has one fatal weakness. For Superman, it’s kryptonite. For R. Kelly, it’s teenage girls. For me, it’s pie. It can be any type of pie, really, it doesn’t matter. The American classic apple. The Southern special sweet potato. The light and fluffy lemon meringue.......

Cesar & Ruben The poster boy for the environment, Ed Begley Jr., wrote and directed this musical based on the life of poster boy activist César Chávez. NoHo Arts Center. 11136 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, 818-508-7101. Tickets are $35. Opens Friday at 8 pm. Runs Thursdays to Sundays at 8 pm with a Sunday matinee at 3 pm until Sept. 9 The City That Never Sleeps Who knew that insomnia could be so funny?......

Maybe it will be your New Year's resolution: see more live theatre. Maybe you can get a head start with some free theatre during Weeks 6 through 8 in the 52-week festival: Week 6: Greenway Arts Alliance December 24 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Outside the Greenway Court Theatre at the Melrose Trading Post (8391 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048) www.greenwayarts.org Week 7: The Chance Theater Tuesday, December 26 at......

Ever buy the New York Times in New York City? If you have, you know that the best section in the whole paper is actually the locals-only City Section. Its where the masters of 43rd Street put their youngest, hippest and usually most-talented writers. The City Section is the pitch perfect read for a New Yorker, because it practically defines the city. So what about for us in Los Angeles? Well, for one, we......