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Food Friday
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The Arts District near downtown L.A. has many taco styles to try, all representing different regional tastes. Here are a few of our favorites. -
It's a food that connects LAist food editor Gab Chabran with memories of his mom and wife, who also cherish this dish. -
You need an excuse to unplug. And how does a freshly baked scone served with jam and cream sound? Here are some of our favorite places to enjoy a relaxing afternoon tea in L.A. and O.C. What's your go to for afternoon tea?
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Day-drinking, dogs, mimosas and eggs Benedict. Your weekend just got better.
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We've got the scoop on where to find $5 craft beers, discounted classic cocktails, half-price bar bites and bottomless rosé.
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Elk salami. Shrimp sandwiches. Smörgåsbord. Glögi. Here's your Nordic eats guide for Southern California.
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Mushroom tarts piled high with peas. Fresh mango danishes. Ricotta toast topped with blood oranges and salted pistachios. You can thank Margarita Manzke, who has now won a 2023 James Beard award.
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Tijuana-style tacos are like pornography — easy to recognize but tough to define and extremely popular on the internet.
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From Isaan pork sausages to face-melting southern curries, here's where to get it.
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From pastrami and pickles to matzoh balls and egg creams, a roundup of L.A.'s best traditional deli fare.
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Valentine's Day is sneaking up on us. You can go big, or you can go home alone. (Or sleep on the couch.) Here's our guide to finding something sweet and special for your someone sweet and special. Even if that someone is you!
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Black-eyed peas. Mochi. Donuts. Lentils. Grapes. Nosh your way to prosperity in 2024.
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It's a deceptively simple dish. You need only six ingredients. The trick is in how they come together.
These restaurants are bringing tacos, pupusas and plant-based eats to the desert.
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Spacious patios, food, and good beer are key ingredients.
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App-based delivery is creating a new type of eatery: more food, fewer staff, tighter margins.
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The ultimate winners will be announced in June.
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Easter is coming up on Sunday, April 5, which means you’d better hop to it if you’re hoping to snag some reservations in Los Angeles.
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More than 1,000 chocolate products in one packed-to-the-gills store.
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Paris Rezaie ships her specialty cookies all over the U.S. and Canada for the traditional Persian springtime celebration.
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We discuss breakfast, lunch and dinner in this often overlooked Westside neighborhood.
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Seafood City's Late Night Madness transforms a Filipino grocery store into a dance party and street food experience.
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Newly opened Caféina in West L.A., operated by the Women’s March Foundation, is offering drinks like the Gloria Steinem Latte.Listen 3:52
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The pantry was previously stationed outside of Ramirez Meat Market and now has a new home in Boyle Heights.
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From European restaurants serving pasta to Korean restaurants inscribing menus on gourds, food can provide a lens to see Koreatown’s development over time.Listen 5:45
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Our friends at KCRW are bringing together a lot of pie-makers for their annual PieFest & Contest. It’s all going down this weekend in Griffith Park.
