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The Michelin Guide Just Recommended 5 New Places To Dine In LA And OC

A new crop of restaurants in L.A. and O.C. just earned the "recommended" nod from the biggest name in food and dining — the Michelin Guide.

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LAist Is On The Hunt For SoCal's Best Cheeseburger: Nominate Your Fave Now

Do you have a favorite cheeseburger in Southern California? Don't keep it to yourself. Nominate your favorite cheeseburger in the LAist Tournament of Cheeseburgers, happening right now.

The Goat Birria Recipe That's Been Handed Down For Generations At East LA's Birrieria Chalio

The family-operated establishment on 1st Street has been serving up the Mexican dish of birria since the 1980s.

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I've Been Buying Carne Asada From This Street Vendor For A Year. Now I Understand His Hustle

For Tacos 5 y 10 co-owner Daniel Martinez, serving food and community is about more than just money — it connects him back home.

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What's Your Favorite Cheeseburger? LAist Wants To Crown The Best

We’re gearing up to crown L.A.’s favorite cheeseburger. But we need your help. What’s your favorite burger joint in Southern California?

If You Love LA Pizza, Then We Have A Festival For You This Weekend

L.A. Pizza City Fest, now in its second year in Los Angeles, celebrates everything that makes pizza great in L.A. Here's what you need to know about getting tickets.

A collage of two logos side-by-side with a dark green-blue background that reads "Pizza City Fest, Los Angeles" in white letters. One of the logos contains a clip art of a slice of pepperoni pizza, a clapper board, and a palm tree. Underneath the logos, it reads "L.A. Live, April 27th-28th 2024" in the same white lettering as above. The second image is a pizza containing different toppings inside a cardboard pizza box on a bright yellow surface. A light-colored hand lifts a slice of the pizza by the crust, including pepperonis.

I'm A Devoted Craft Beer Drinker. And This Beer Is More Important To Me Than Any Other Beer I've Had

Gab Chabrán's daughter is autistic with limited speech. So when he heard about Golden Road Brewery's Get on Board Hazy IPA, a craft beer made by autistic adults who are non-speaking, he knew he had to learn more.

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I Tip 20% On Takeout. Yes, On Takeout. Here's Why I Think You Should Too

Are you left wondering about tipping when you order takeout? We get it. Tipping fatigue is real. Here is one argument for tipping 20%, even on takeout.

Restaurant Billing Tray with Letter "Thank You"

5 Delicious Reasons To Grab Your Bike And Head To Venice Beach Sunday

We've rounded up a few of our favorite Venice-adjacent bites just in time for this weekend's CicLAvia, including square pan pizzas to Oaxacan tlayudas and even ceviche by the beach.

An illustration of a blue map and a long street that has numbers 1-5. Each number along the street has a yellow bubble with a corresponding food item: A pizza, a tlayuda, empanadas, ceviche, and fish and chips. There's a key at the bottom right of frame with numbers 1-5 and the name of the restaurants on the map: 1. El Huarique 2. The Wee Chippy 3. Quiadaiyn 4. Empanadas Place 5. Little Dynamite

Passover’s here and so is matzah. But what is it again, exactly?

Everything you always wanted to know about the unleavened bread but were afraid to ask.

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Why Tortillas Sold In California May Be Forced To Add A New Ingredient

Folic acid reduces the risk of birth defects and the FDA requires that bakers include it in enriched bread. California could extend the mandate to tortillas and foods made with corn masa flour.

In a supermarket, stacks of red and yellow tortilla packages sit on a large table.

Two LA Businesses Tried To Honor Selena With A Beer. They Got A 'Cease And Desist' Letter From Selena's Family

“It was a downer,” said Agustin Ruelas, the co-owner at Brewjeria, the Latino and POC-owned craft brewery in Pico Rivera. “We just wanted to honor Selena.”

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