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Food Friday
L.A., we know you love food. So do we. From the best fried chicken to internet-breaking arguments, come to us to find out what's happening where across our beloved city (and beyond).
Brentwood’s Perse takes Persian food beyond the kabob house
Two pieces of crisp, golden duck confit over a dark walnut and pomegranate stew, topped with chopped walnuts, pomegranate seeds, dabs of sauce and sprigs of cilantro in a wide cream bowl.
LA’s home restaurants get their own Restaurant Week
A medium skinned woman with dark hair is smiling at the camera. She's wearing an apron, holding a blue tray which contains four white bowls with food and plantains standing upright.
The return of Cole’s French Dip
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A sun-drenched downtown L.A. street scene with the iconic vintage neon sign of Cole’s—"Originators of the French Dipped Sandwiches Since 1908"—glowing proudly above the sidewalk.
The former pro rollerblader behind Banger Lumpia’s Filipino smash burgers
A smash burger, half-wrapped in brown paper, sits on a white paper plate, its patty edged with crispy, griddled cheese and drizzled with garlic mayo. A blue paper boat of lumpia and a small cup of dipping sauce are blurred in the background.
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A woman with blonde hair, sunglasses and red earrings stands outdoors on a sunny day with a drink and a basket of loaded disco fries from Tony's Darts Away and a Lockheed jet aircraft on display in a park behind her.
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A person with glasses and brown hair eats dry egg noodles with chopsticks at a restaurant table. In front of them are three bowls, including a plate of dumplings in sauce and a small bowl of broth.
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A Kogi marinade and sauce bottle held up in front of a restaurant called Sam Woo BBQ.
Why the Kogi x Sam Woo collab this weekend is a love letter to the SGV
Sauce is drizzled over a burrito being held with two hands.
The lomo saltado burrito that broke the internet
A person dancing in a grocery store aisle with food overlayed on top of the image. A cast iron skillet with chopped up bits of pork, onions, peppers and calamansi on the left. On the right, a cardboard basket with lumpia cheese and longaniza on top.
Seafood City Late Night Madness: What you need to know
A woman's image superimposed on a photo of a building with a big blue fin on top are images of plates with meals on them overlayed, chicken and fish.
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Two men stand next to each other in front of a menu that reads Mario's Peruvian Restaurant.
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Pasties displayed on some wooden treys with light peeking through.
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