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A comprehensive listing of OC’s food halls to use when Mercado Gonzalez is too crowded (or at any time, really). -
The restaurant Flavors From Afar started an 8-week group program after training aspiring chefs one-on-one for the last few years. -
Del Taco’s birria ramen is back on the menu due to popular demand, but only for a limited time. Food editor Gab Chabrán and LAist Senior Editor George Kiriyama finally got to try it.
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A new California law, penned by a Fresno Assembly member, mandates folic acid in corn tortillas to curb birth defects in Latina women.
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New bakery Miopane brings stuffed, pillowy bagels filled with things like matcha and chocolate hazelnut to Old Town.
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The $2.8 million program will provide more than 280 vending carts and help vendors navigate permits.
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Sweetlovers, your time has come as L.A. hits peak pastry.
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The 535-pound giant was purchased in Tokyo as part of an annual tradition. About 30 pounds of it was flown to L.A. It was sold out in two days.Listen 1:00
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The annual reopening marks a fresh chapter for the downtown market.
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The Palisades Fire destroyed and disrupted restaurants up and down the coast. A year later, here's which are open and which remain closed.
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Some have reopened since the January 2025 fire, but restaurants whose structures were destroyed face challenges around costs, logistics and building requirements.
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A legal battle has erupted between the family that operated the business for nearly 30 years and the property owners.
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The Pasadena restaurateur and candy maker, known for her sea salt caramels and community spirit, has died.Listen 0:37
Witness rhythmic rice, pounding taiko drums and fresh mochi-making.
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Sometimes you tweet, and real angels deliver.
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Baby Yoda cocktails. Boozy Dole Whips. Volcanic tiki drinks. If you can dream it, they're probably mixing it somewhere on property.
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At the intersection of doughy dreams and chocolate-glazed wishes, we've found a few of the finest specimens.
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Few desserts are as satisfying as a tres leches cake. Thankfully, SoCal has tons of great ones.
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We eat burritos for breakfast. Why not hamburgers?
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It's hard to argue against a massive tub of pulled pork, a jar of sauce and a fork.
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These soft, fluffy waffles are shaped like fish and can be served solo or stuffed with fillings like red bean paste, Nutella and soft-serve ice cream.
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Put down the sourdough starter and learn to be your own chef with these Los Angeles cookbooks. They also make great gifts.
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Directed by Alice Gu, "The Donut King" chronicles Ngoy's thrill-of-victory/agony-of-defeat rollercoaster ride through the American Dream.
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Old-school cool still reigns in Southern California... except when it's being demolished by developers.
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Crunchy on the outside, moist and fluffy on the inside, falafel is a simple food prepared with exceptional technique.
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One of our colleagues asked if she should take avocados from her neighbor's tree. We decided to ask all of Los Angeles for the answer.
