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5 coffee shops in Boyle Heights with must-try hidden gems

As the coffee shop scene grows in the neighborhood, we sipped our way through to find you the best spots to kick back and relax.

Two medium skinned men stand in a commercial kitchen. One is wearing a black baseball cap, a maroon T shirt and a black apron; he's pouring hot water through a coffee filter into a glass jug below. The other has glasses and a beard and is looking down as he rearranges something on the metal counter.

3 exciting Thai restaurants in LA to try when you’re in a rush

Los Angeles has a long history of notable Thai restaurants. Here are some favorites to try right now.

A black plastic to-go tray with three different compartments, each filled with varying types of food. On the left is a bed of cooked white rice containing chunks of an orange squash-like vegetable in a yellow sauce towards the bottom of the tray. On top of the rice are two hard-boiled eggs with a light reddish-brown sauce. The right side has two smaller sections. The top section is filled with large chunks of sliced fish in a dark red sauce, while the bottom section contains large chunks of brown cooked meat and small quail eggs in a light brown liquid sauce.

If you could only eat at 3 SoCal restaurants for the rest of your life, what would they be?

You can do it, we believe in you.

A large taco made with a white flour tortilla with horizontal brown grill marks across it sits against a light wood surface. The taco contains meat, shredded green cabbage, and red salsa. It sits on a folded yellow to-go paper on a light blue plastic plate with slices of red radish and two wedges of lime. In the upper right-hand corner are two small plastic containers of red and green salsa.

Rosh Hashanah traditions — how the holiday table evolves

From pineapple-shaped chopped liver to vegan matzo ball soup, we look at traditions old and new.

An overhead image of a table set with the variety of dishes commonly served as part of the Rosh Hashanah

Come with us on a tasting tour of Cambodia Town in Long Beach

Where to enjoy the cuisine’s bold, intense flavors.

A man with a medium-dark skin tone squeezes a lime over a white bowl of soup topped with white bean sprouts and crushed peanuts. Only the bottom part of his face is visible. He is holding a clear blue plastic water cup next to the bowl, and next to the bowl is a golden yellow piece of fried bread.

As LA restaurants are squeezed, Pasta Sisters is beating the odds

The popular Westside destination features quality food, affordable prices and a happy staff. What have they figured out that has befuddled so many others?

A white rectangular sign with black lettering reading "Pasta Sisters" is attached to a building. In between the black lettering, there is a yellow neon sign resembling a noodle with an arrow at the bottom pointing inside the restaurant. Behind the sign is a clear blue sky with a set of string lights hung below, next to the partially shown top of a tree.

What we lose when we lose our dive bars

For all those times you do not want a fancy $20 cocktail at one of those fancy places, there's your reliable neighborhood dive. Here are three timeless dives along a stretch of 4 miles in the San Gabriel Valley, from San Gabriel to South Pasadena.

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Has your favorite restaurant closed recently? We asked three chefs why it’s so hard out there

The post-pandemic restaurant landscape in L.A. isn’t for the faint of heart

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Where to find the best — and quintessentially LA — hot dogs in the city

Other cities have long hot dog histories steeped in mustard and ketchup, but L.A. has its own hot dog culture. You simply need to know where to look.

A hot dog sits inside of two white pieces of thin to-go paper, topped with cooked white onion and drizzled with bright red shinny ketchup, yellow mustard and white mayo with a bright green jalapeño with char marks. Directly above the jalapeño, a pair of metal tongs hold the pepper in place.

The sweet, bitter, smooth pleasure of a good Negroni: 5 bars in LA that get it right

Whether it’s a classic or a creative variation (Darjeeling tea and cardamom anyone?), head to these spots for the perfect after-work or thru-the-weekend sip.

A glass holding a dark orange liquid is on the right side of the frame, with ice and a few coffee beans. Next to it on a marble countertop are a few other coffee beans. On the left is a round beer mat which says Another Negroni?

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