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We know. While we love living in SoCal, it can take quite a toll out of your pocket book, time and energy. That’s why we created Cheap Fast Eats — to give you a friend-in-the-know shortcut to finding tasty food you can grab quickly for $10-$15.We’ve been scouting out places for a couple of years now, and have gone as far afield as Santa Ana and the Valley, from Culver City to Pico Union. So check out our new fall edition — a curated list of places we think you’ll like for cool temps.
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Down south, a group of bagel makers is quietly generating excitement in the bagel-verse.Listen 0:49 -
L.A.'s multicultural dining scene is redefining Thanksgiving with offerings that reflect how the city actually eats.Listen 0:46 -
Koreatown's Jook Hyang is currently serving a specific mushroom that's highly sought after in Korean cuisineListen 0:49
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The beloved public radio show about food and cooking comes to LA for a live taping.
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The L.A. Dodgers will face the Chicago Cubs in a historic matchup at the Tokyo Dome, live at 3 a.m. on Tuesday morning. What should be on your opening day menu?
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These LA-area restaurants could also receive a Bib Gourmand affordable dining award or even a star at the awards event in August.
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The future of food is on display at the Expo West trade show in Anaheim.
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Richard Williams, co-owner of Atwater's Village Bakery and Cafe, says the recent billion-dollar bird flu package won’t help quickly enough.
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Feeling beachy, even if you're not near the ocean? Maybe a quality fish taco could hit the spot.
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As steep as your checks have gotten, restaurants are closing a-plenty. The math just doesn't work. What's going on?
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Hundreds of Angelenos line up for one last comfort meal. Barring a miracle, The Pantry is set to close today.
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Egg prices have been going through the roof.
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The restaurant is one of a few surviving structures on its block of Fair Oaks Avenue and is serving displaced residents and first responders in the parking lot.
It's the brainchild of El Sereno's favorite punk rock taco spot, Evil Cooks.
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Few desserts are as satisfying as a tres leches cake. Thankfully, SoCal has tons of great ones.
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We eat burritos for breakfast. Why not hamburgers?
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It's hard to argue against a massive tub of pulled pork, a jar of sauce and a fork.
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These soft, fluffy waffles are shaped like fish and can be served solo or stuffed with fillings like red bean paste, Nutella and soft-serve ice cream.
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Put down the sourdough starter and learn to be your own chef with these Los Angeles cookbooks. They also make great gifts.
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Directed by Alice Gu, "The Donut King" chronicles Ngoy's thrill-of-victory/agony-of-defeat rollercoaster ride through the American Dream.
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Old-school cool still reigns in Southern California... except when it's being demolished by developers.
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Crunchy on the outside, moist and fluffy on the inside, falafel is a simple food prepared with exceptional technique.
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One of our colleagues asked if she should take avocados from her neighbor's tree. We decided to ask all of Los Angeles for the answer.
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For 56 years, this unassuming pizzeria has been serving delicious, ultra thin pies and their trademark shredded pepperoni.
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L.A.'s most densely developed neighborhood has a good drinks, good food and good deal$. You just have to know where to look.
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We love skeleton-shaped cakes and pumpkin-spiced lattes as much as the next basic witch, but there is more to fall food.
