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We know. While we love living in SoCal, it can take quite a toll out of your pocket book, time and energy. That’s why we created Cheap Fast Eats — to give you a friend-in-the-know shortcut to finding tasty food you can grab quickly for $10-$15.We’ve been scouting out places for a couple of years now, and have gone as far afield as Santa Ana and the Valley, from Culver City to Pico Union. So check out our new fall edition — a curated list of places we think you’ll like for cool temps.
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Down south, a group of bagel makers is quietly generating excitement in the bagel-verse.Listen 0:49 -
L.A.'s multicultural dining scene is redefining Thanksgiving with offerings that reflect how the city actually eats.Listen 0:46 -
Koreatown's Jook Hyang is currently serving a specific mushroom that's highly sought after in Korean cuisineListen 0:49
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With several locations across LA, fans love Win-Dow’s tasty smashburgers — closely followed by their great prices.
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The 88-member Los Angeles County Brewers Guild has twice been awarded top honors in the state's competition.
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It’s the cheeseburger event of the summer this weekend at Smorgasburg LA.
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Greenbar Distillery wants to make your home cocktail a breeze.
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Miến gà, a chicken and glass noodle soup, is comfort in a bowl for many in the Vietnamese diaspora.
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Both businesses and customers say they're generally supportive of the law.
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The fair attracts over 1 million visitors a year and many days sell out, so plan accordingly if you have your heart set on a particular day.
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The restaurant, which claims to have invented the French dip sandwich, is closing on Aug. 3 after “numerous attempts at last-ditch efforts.”
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Fat and Flour founder Nicole Rucker shares her subversive brownie recipe that shouldn’t work, but somehow does.
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The most well-known hidden restaurant in L.A. offers a deal on a prix fixe menu.
It's the brainchild of El Sereno's favorite punk rock taco spot, Evil Cooks.
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From tortas to tuna melts, all sandwiches tell a unique story as they celebrate Los Angeles' diverse tapestry of flavors with each bite.
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Food and labor costs, pandemic pressures, and strike impacts slashed revenue for L.A. restaurants last year. Many of them closed shop.
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The restaurant is being evicted after more than 50 years in the neighborhood.
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How will the world of food change in L.A. in 2024? We're making some forecasts.
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The days leading to Jan. 6 are the busiest for Bernardo Cortez and his family, owners of La Sureñita Bakery in Boyle Heights
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The bakery’s announcement came after another beloved L.A. institution, Milk Jar Cookies, announced its closure on social media.
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The restaurant shipped a taxi — an entire taxi — from Hong Kong for display.
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I spent 2023 eating my way across L.A. Now, I am looking back at some of the best bites I had this year, from pizza to mariscos — and more.
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A signature cocktail for New Year's just got easier. How? We turned to the Trader Joe's Queen, Anna Lisa, for advice: Look no further than the fizzy drink aisle at your supermarket and build from there.
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At one Dim Sum restaurant in Alhambra, families were prepared to wait hours for a table on Christmas Day.
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Too many choices, not enough time - here's our shortcut guide to selecting your holiday meal wine
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How good are these hot chocolates? You'd happily sit in bumper-to-bumper traffic for a sip.
