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Food Friday
L.A., we know you love food. So do we. From the best fried chicken to internet-breaking arguments, come to us to find out what's happening where across our beloved city (and beyond).
Why saying 'chai tea' is redundant — and how one SoCal cafe is preserving the drink's identity
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From Japadillas to monkfish karaage, the Long Beach izakaya doing it differently
A man with a medium-dark skin tone, long gray hair in a ponytail, and a long gray goatee leans over his work at the counter, his tattooed arms visible as he prepares a dish.
The Arts District restaurant making Japanese food you've never tasted before
Skewered meats propped upright around a glowing bed of embers and charcoal.
Cheap Fast Eats Artesia: get spicy for $15
A tall strip mall sign on Pioneer Boulevard listing Bollywood Dance, European Tailor, Moon Girl Nails, Tacos Birria, a dentist, optometry, a sign shop with Korean text, Nilly's Burgers, and Koseli Mart Nepali and Indian Grocery, with palm trees and blue sky in the background.
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A woman with blonde hair, sunglasses and red earrings stands outdoors on a sunny day with a drink and a basket of loaded disco fries from Tony's Darts Away and a Lockheed jet aircraft on display in a park behind her.
3 spots in Burbank you must try! | Ask a Local
A person with glasses and brown hair eats dry egg noodles with chopsticks at a restaurant table. In front of them are three bowls, including a plate of dumplings in sauce and a small bowl of broth.
Cheap Fast Eats: How far can $15 get you in Little Saigon?
A Kogi marinade and sauce bottle held up in front of a restaurant called Sam Woo BBQ.
Why the Kogi x Sam Woo collab this weekend is a love letter to the SGV
Sauce is drizzled over a burrito being held with two hands.
The lomo saltado burrito that broke the internet
A person dancing in a grocery store aisle with food overlayed on top of the image. A cast iron skillet with chopped up bits of pork, onions, peppers and calamansi on the left. On the right, a cardboard basket with lumpia cheese and longaniza on top.
Seafood City Late Night Madness: What you need to know
A woman's image superimposed on a photo of a building with a big blue fin on top are images of plates with meals on them overlayed, chicken and fish.
Must-try food in Mar Vista | Ask a Local
Two men stand next to each other in front of a menu that reads Mario's Peruvian Restaurant.
Is Mario’s Peruvian in LA worth the wait?
Pasties displayed on some wooden treys with light peeking through.
Trying the viral bagels from Miopane
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