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Food Friday
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San Diego content creator Nisha Vora has a monster new cookbook out — Big Vegan Flavor — that will transform your relationship with vegetables and plant-based eating. -
Hangaburs owners Alicia Lopez and Cecilia Ledezma took the top prize in the LAist Tournament of Cheeseburgers earlier this summer. We checked in with them since being named L.A.’s favorite burger. -
We said Whittier had the best tacos. You weighed in with your favorites.
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The Pasadena restaurateur and candy maker, known for her sea salt caramels and community spirit, has died.Listen 0:37
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Witness rhythmic rice, pounding taiko drums and fresh mochi-making.
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From diasporic cuisines to smaller portions, here's what's bubbling up.
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Starting in 2026, California tortillas will contain folic acid to help prevent birth defects—a change aimed at closing a gap for Latina mothers.
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The James Beard winner discussed his memories of his mom's food, earning respect from the tías, and restaurant pricing myths.
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LAist food and culture writer Gab Chabran looks back on a year of eating.
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Some of the best chefs and eateries in Los Angeles are elevating the portable masa meal to Michelin levels.
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Walk past that bottle of Josh and stock up on one from L.A. winemakers who love the region as much as you do.
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An LAist correspondent's recipe for the simmered, holiday fruit punch from Mexico and Central America — and the meaning behind it.
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A Jersey breakfast icon lands in Hermosa Beach.
The pantry was previously stationed outside of Ramirez Meat Market and now has a new home in Boyle Heights.
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From Nick’s Cafe in Chinatown to patio brunch on the Sunset Strip, here’s where to grab breakfast and still catch the runners on the “Stadium to the Stars” course.
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I had plenty of food in my two freezers. So why did my credit card bill point to so much takeout? I had to make a change.
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Chilaquiles parlors, creative pancake houses and damn good bagels hit the spot in the San Fernando ValleyListen 3:46
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All profits will go toward Hope the Mission’s shelters and services.Listen 1:28
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The supper club and live music venue is victim to a tough economy that thinned event budgets and has fewer people are heading out to live venues, say Intercrew’s owners.
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The breakfast and lunch spot on Centinela Avenue is one of six winners of the award, an honor the foundation says goes to “timeless” local institutions.
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From a 26-year-old family legacy in Pasadena to the vibrant stalls of South LA, these are the city’s most essential Oaxacan tortas.
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Every year, Kansha Creamery's flavor contest gives kids the opportunity to turn their ideas into sweet, sweet frozen reality.Listen 4:12
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The indigenous hands behind California’s food industry finally have a seat at the table.
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Follow the smell of aji amarillo — you'll know when you've arrived.
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The diner is the brainchild of TV personality Phil Rosenthal and is being run by his daughter and son-in-law.
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The nonprofit Food Forward is helping fight food insecurity in L.A. County by saving fruits and vegetables from the landfill.Listen 0:45
