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  • Do you like your Grilled Cheese a little naughty? (Photo from last year's Grilled Cheese Invitational by Tales of an L.A. Addict via LAist Featured Photos) Trust us on this one: April is National Grilled Cheese Month. Just like last year, and the year before that, LAist thinks this is just about the ooey-gooeyest most delicious thing since--or involving--sliced bread. So how does one go about partaking in the celebration? Well, your options are...
  • Tacos Tumbras Y Tomas at Grand Central Market It's not unemployment, it's funemployment, right? Sure! But try telling that to the newly created legions of recession victims who spend their days trolling the internet for job leads and nervously rechecking their bank account balance. When you're out of work and trying to save money, it's hard to get out and have fun -- gym memberships, drinks with friends, movies, and restaurant dinners all have...
  • Cartoonist B. Kliban once advised, "Never eat anything bigger than your head." But what did he know? He also thought cats should play banjos. The Hat has been serving up deliciously greasy pastrami sandwiches since 1951. They are so old-school, they only recently started accepting credit cards. Although pastrami dips are the main attraction, locals know to go there for the chili fries. The massive mound of junk food is a sight to behold,...
  • Inspired by street foods from around the world, Susan Feniger's Street in Hollywood will serve you up such items as Malaysian black pepper clams, Egyptian style baked fish and Cuban stuffed potato cakes. "The food pushes people a bit," Feniger told the LA Times earlier this month. "The idea is to experience something new without having it be risky. . . . I love to have people learn about things that they've never eaten...
  • Check your fridges, citizens -- those eggs you fried up for breakfast might be toxic! Yep, it's another major salmonella recall, this time for Costco's Kirkland brand organic brand eggs. Information on the recall and plant codes can be found here. And while you're in there, you might want to toss the hamburgers and steaks as well: those of you who consume more than 4 ounces of red meat a day are at a...
  • Ultra convenience store Famima!! has big plans this year. In total, they have a goal of opening 20 storefronts throughout the Los Angeles region by the end of this year. Locally, those locations include West LA, Pasadena and two downtown. One of those downtown locations opened earlier this month at 700 Wilshire. One whole block away inside the Downtown Roosevelt on the 700 block of 7th Street, the company opens yet another store today....