How To LA: Make Your Own LAUSD Coffee Cake (And Other Headlines)

It’s Food Friday! And today, we’re talking about … LAUSD coffee cake, pretzels and vintage diners!

Wait, what is Food Friday? Every Friday, we'll give you ideas on what to eat, where to go and what to cook — plus the people and stories behind the dishes.

Two amateur bakers take on a beloved, almost sacrosanct school treasure

As a former LAUSD student, one of my absolute favorites and something that I randomly think about is the district’s coffee cake. What is that phrase Gen-Z likes to say? IYKYK (If you know, you know). And if you are like me and want to replicate the recipe, or if you’re in a mood for some coffee cake, I have the recipe right here! And yes, my colleague did try the recipe and yes, we did have a taste test with an LAUSD student and got their honest thoughts.

And more food content:

• Old-school cool still reigns in Southern California... except when it's being demolished by developers. Here’s all the charming vintage diners you can still visit.
• What's your favorite way to rip and dip your blistering hot salted pretzels? We’ve got a piping hot list of pretzels and dips in L.A. and SoCal. 
• The simple beauty of Spanish and Portuguese cooking in Los Angeles as told by my colleague, Gab Chabrán.

Even more food content: Visit LAist.com to see all things Food Friday! Or, check out all of our food-related stories right here!

Stay spooky and cool, L.A. There’s more news below — just keep reading.

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(After you stop hitting snooze)

• SoFi Stadium will host its first ever high school football game on Friday. Warren High School and Downey High School will take their long-time rivalry to “LA Bowl Friday Night Lights.”
• Last year, it was the San Diego Padres. This year it was the Arizona Diamondbacks who sent the Los Angeles Dodgers packing just as they stepped into the postseason. And in 17 years, this is the first time that the Dodgers didn’t win a single postseason game. See the fan reactions on social media.
• A new tally released earlier this month lists 57 Orange County criminal cases that were tainted as a result of official misconduct uncovered in the trial against the county's deadliest mass shooter. New revelations of alleged misconduct could affect dozens more.
• In an update to members after midnight on Thursday, SAG-AFTRA negotiators said they were profoundly disappointed to announce that talks had broken down after several days of negotiating with the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
• NASA has shared its first glimpse of the black rocks and dust brought back from an asteroid, but the bulk of the material remains locked inside a sample collection device that researchers need to slowly disassemble.

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Things To Do This Weekend, Plus Pumpkin Spice Basic-ness

The Son Of Monsterpalooza convention returns to the Marriott Burbank Convention Center this weekend.

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It’s Friday the 13th. And what better way to start the weekend than some silly, scary events? Here are some of our picks:

• Son of Monsterpalooza, Burbank: If you’re into SFX for film, TV, and themed entertainment, then this expo is for you. Over 150 vendors, panels and presentations, makeup demos and celebrity guests (Sam Raimi, Cassandra Peterson [Elvira Mistress of the Dark], Linda Blair, Mekhi Phifer and others) throughout the weekend.
• 'Haunted Tropics' at Lily's Bar, Hollywood Hills: Lost Cove Tiki pops up at Lily’s Bar offering its signature tiki cocktails, along with spooky-themed concoctions for the Halloween season.
• Comical Magic, East Hollywood: The duo Pure & Weary (Katherine Biskupic & Leah Frires) pay tribute to the 1998 movie Practical Magic by hosting an evening of comical magic.

See the full list here.

ALSO: Despite me being a spooky Halloween emo girly, I am also a basic autumn girly too. And the How To LA team went out and channeled their inner yoga pants-wearing, UGG boots-sporting basic girl realness by visiting some spooky szn bars and trying the annual favorite: pumpkin-spiced latte. Listen to the episode here.