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LA County home cooks can start serving meals. What you should know for food safety

As health permitting starts, we break down what you can expect before you walk into a stranger’s home for a bite to eat.

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At this Boyle Heights shop, a little bit of community is baked into every pan de muerto

Instead of the traditional orange flavor, La Sureñita Bakery uses guava and cinnamon, from a recipe offered by a long-time resident.

A man with medium-dark skin and black hair, streaked with gray, is wearing a black short-sleeved polo shirt and a white apron inside a stainless steel bakery. He is holding a large metal baking tray filled with unbaked bun pastries that are a pale dark brown color, featuring an 'X' design on top and sprinkled with tiny white sesame seeds. The tray is partially resting on a wooden baker's bench. In the background, there is a metal baker's rack.

Yes, New Haven has its own style of pizza. And now it’s in LA

Maybe you have heard of it. But if not, you're missing out.

An overhead view shows two pizzas: one topped with white sauce, cheese, and pieces of clam, and the other with red sauce. Both pizzas are placed on circular metal trays lined with checkered parchment paper and are set on a black table surface.

Meet a friend (of a friend) at a new supper club in Mid-Wilshire

This L.A.-based duo is putting a friendlier twist on fine dining — by launching a curated experience at home. Welcome to Friend of a Friend.

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Seven local spots serving grim goodies this Halloween season

Witch’s fingers, monster eyeballs, and tombstones are among the tasty treats.

Bits of green pastry are topped with strawberry jam and an almond, making them look like witches fingers

NY vs LA pizza: which coast is best?

It's Dodgers against the Yankees right now — but which coast is the best coast for pizza?

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Hollywood Farmers' Market needs the public's help to stay afloat

The nonprofit behind the longstanding Hollywood neighborhood staple, and several other farmers' markets in Greater L.A., is launching a fundraiser to keep them open.

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Meet the woman who's tried nearly 40 breakfast burritos to find the best in LA

Casey Shea has been trying breakfast burritos around Los Angeles and documenting her journey on Instagram.

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Sushi chef Yasu Ouchi dreams of locally caught sushi

Ouchi has opened sushi restaurants worldwide, but it wasn’t until he came to Los Angeles that he had the radical idea to start serving locally caught fish.

An overhead view of various white ceramic plates, both square and rectangular, each containing different types of sushi.

Lake Forest is Orange County’s under-the-radar dining destination

Lake Forest, located in South Orange County, boasts many restaurants specializing in international cuisine. We've previewed some for you on your next trip down south.

A table containing different plates of food; towards the back of the table features a sandwich made with a long French-style roll stuffed with various contents; next to it is a plate that contains a dark brown stew with a small pile of cooked white rice and boiled egg on top. Between the two plates is a large brown glass bottle with a white label and pale gold lettering. In the forefront is a large metal tray with a pastry split down the middle filled with little white balls. To the right of it is a plate of tacos with different types of fillings

Special Delivery: 150 lb. tuna flown in from Japan satisfies hungry customers

Sashimi and sushi lovers experience fresh tuna from the renowned Toyosu Market in Japan

An Asian man wearing a light blue dress shirt and red tied looks down at a dark gray bluefin tuna on a table. There's a sign that says "tuna filleting show and sale event" hanging on the front of the table. There's a colorful, mainly blue colored banner in back of the man with Chinese "kanji" characters.

'Historic' Clifton's sign is in a DTLA back alley. But it's not junk, owner says

The story of why a vintage Clifton's neon sign is hung in the restaurant's back alley — and what led to its suspected theft or vandalism this week.

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