Darshan Bakery Almond Croissant
Most of the action in Encinitas, a seaside town in North County San Diego, takes place right along South Coast Highway. You’ll pass by a seemingly endless stream of breakfast spots, gastropubs, and surf...
Quang An Duong Chinese Herb Store Sugar Cane Juice
For years, I always thought I had to go to Little Saigon to score fresh-pressed, Vietnamese-style sugar cane juice. A petite woman named Huong has run Quang An Duong Chinese Herb Store in Rosemead’s...
Bigmista’s Barbecue & Sammich Shop Spare Ribs [CLOSED]
It feels like farmers market graduates Neil Strawder and wife Phyllis are attempting to smoke out Long Beach. They’re not doing it in a Snoop Dogg way, though the legendary LBC rapper no doubt...
Szechuan Place Spicy Diced Chicken [CLOSED]
Danny Zhou has grown Szechuan Place into a fierce restaurant group in the San Fernando Valley. Agoura Hills and Newbury Park branches have both thrived. Northridge is his third and nicest location yet. The...
Chai Bar by David Rio Cub Chai
Spoiler alert: there is no David Rio. Instead, a company called David Rio dates to 1996, when Rio Miura and Scott Lowe debuted a company inspired by India’s chai wallahs, who bolster black tea...
Interview: Anya Fernald (Belcampo Meat Co. + Home Cooked)
In the past decade, Anya Fernald has become a force for sustainability in California. Starting in 2006, she was Slow Food Nation executive director, working alongside Alice Waters to celebrate “slow food,” an effort...
