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Food

Slice of Life LA: Killin' the Bacon

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Remember when Drew Carey went around Los Angeles talking about how all those bacon wrapped hot dog carts are illegal for the most part (unless they are permitted, which most aren't)? At Hollywood and Highland last Friday night, police cracked down on the little ladies with the cars selling those street favorites. All the food and all their equipment were confiscated and trashed. Here's what happened witnessed by LAist Photographer Tom Andrews...

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