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We know that SoCal living isn’t easy on your budget. That's why we created Cheap Fast Eats — a friend-in-the-know shortcut to tasty food for $10 - $15. Dig in and enjoy!
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Food Friday
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The New York export specializing in smash burgers and crinkle-cut fries closes stores in Bunker Hill, downtown Culver City, Silver Lake, Koreatown, and Canoga Park. -
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An LAist reader asked us why it seemed there were so few seafood options in the San Gabriel Valley. So we went looking.
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Inglewood is up to lots of good these days for excellent eats, ranging from regional Mexican dishes to bare-bones Jamaican takeout and, of course, hot wings to call home about.
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Drag events throughout Los Angeles take on many forms, ranging from Juan Gabriel-themed nights to performances at craft breweries. Meet three local performers who bring their own spin with sequins galore and over-the-top makeup.
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From Long Beach to Pasadena, we’ve selected a few of our favorite Cheap Fast Eats to fuel you on your travels.
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As extra pandemic benefits end, food banks say that they’re becoming long-term supermarkets for Californians facing food insecurity. Several bills to boost CalFresh are before the Legislature, but the state budget deficit may get in the way.
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While Ecuadorian restaurants aren’t too common in L.A., Denisse Sandoval brings the country’s street food to the San Fernando Valley.
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A Washington, D.C. chef won the outstanding category. The Chicago ceremony was hosted by chefs Eric Adjepong, Esther Choi, Andrew Zimmern and Top Chef judge Gail Simmons.
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Immigrants have long been the backbone of restaurant kitchens. Now they're dominating the industry's top awards for chefs, with a majority of nominations going to immigrants or children of immigrants.
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Two California cases probe who is pocketing those extra fees tacked onto your restaurant tab.
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Some post-Soviet émigrés who once blanketed West Hollywood, Little Armenia, Glendale, and North Hollywood in the ‘90s have migrated farther north to the San Fernando Valley. A handful of Russian-speaking banquet halls are cherished, serving heaping helpings of home.
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WILD co-host Megan Tan explores the Hainan chicken scene of Los Angeles to get closer to her Chinese-Singaporean family.
Newly opened Caféina in West L.A., operated by the Women’s March Foundation, is offering drinks like the Gloria Steinem Latte.
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A new location is set to open on the Westside later this year.Listen 7:10
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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.
