Tasty fusion spots in the city, SAG-AFTRA shares Halloween dos and don’ts and a pop-up art exhibit with a message. Plus, we recreate the LAUSD coffee cake.
Top Story: Today, it’s all about fusion. But first, a history lesson: fusion cooking isn’t a new trend. It’s been around forever, from the infamous Thanksgiving feast to the ‘80s and ‘90s fusion restaurant boom with Wolfgang Puck combining French cooking with Asian influences.
Restaurants are quietly reinventing food that intertwines different culinary heritages.
A pop-up art exhibit traces the Inland Empire’s complex evolution from citrus groves to military base to vast rows of warehouses, showing their damaging impact on pollution and health.
Folks, it’s another Food Friday. I already know you’ll have an appetite for this one.
Today, it’s all about fusion.
The chefs keeping fusion food fun
First, a little history lesson: fusion cooking isn’t some new trend. It’s been around forever, from the infamous Thanksgiving feast to the ‘80s and ‘90s fusion restaurant boom with Wolfgang Puck combining French cooking with Asian influences.
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Merging foods from distinct cuisines is still attracting chefs today, inspired by the limitless creativity it allows.
Restaurants are quietly reinventing food that intertwines different cooking heritages. Diana Ruzova brings you four in L.A. that are worth visiting right now. Check it out here.
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Arraignment for Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the suspect charged with murdering Tupac Shakur, has been delayed again.
In a surprise move for many watching California’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race, recently-appointed Sen. Laphonza Butler said Thursday she will not run for a full term in 2024.
SAG-AFTRA put out the dos and don’ts for members who want todress up without breaking strike rules.Ubiquitous figures like ghosts, zombies and spiders are OK, as are characters from non-struck work like animated TV. But the union wants to scare members off from giving the struck studios any free publicity.
A pop-up art exhibit traces the Inland Empire’s complex evolution from citrus groves to military base to vast rows of warehouses, showing their damaging impact on pollution and health.
A cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows makes a cozy autumn treat.
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As someone who denied my inner basic girl for a long time (and often still does), I can speak with confidence on this topic.
Folks: sometimes, it’s okay to be a little basic. Especially when it’s fall.
Ok, so maybe you’re asking yourself, what even is a basic girl?
They’re a gal (of any gender) who loves a themed event, coordinated outfits, a good charcuterie board and, in the fall, pumpkin spice lattes, cute pictures at the pumpkin patch for Insta, and the movie Practical Magic.
Check out some of their favorite picks here, or listen to the podcastepisode.
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