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Bakery Los Angeles

Los Angeles Flatbreads Worth Seeking from the Middle East and Caucasus

My family moved next to Glendale in early 2020. Not a great year, but this did bring me closer to L.A.’s highest flatbread concentration. I’ve enjoyed these flatbreads for over 20 years, but started...
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Cookies Los Angeles

Los Angeles Cookies Worth Seeking

Los Angeles cookies appear in all sorts of shapes and sizes and incorporate may different ingredients. Regardless of their composition or texture, these cookies all satisfy. Cookies appear in alphabetical order and are subject...
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Car Dealership San Fernando Valley

San Fernando Valley Coffee Worth Seeking

The San Fernando Valley was more or less a specialty coffee desert for my first two decades in L.A. Sure, a smattering of roasters managed to build a local following. For instance, Barclays Coffee...
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House Pasadena

San Gabriel Valley Coffee Worth Seeking

Alhambra, Monterey Park and Pasadena are just the tip of the iceberg for the San Gabriel Valley. This sprawling region spans approximately 385 square miles, which is over eight times larger than San Francisco,...
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Theme Park Orange County

Orange County Coffee Worth Seeking

On Orange County visits in the aughts, I drove out of my way to drink coffee at Kéan Coffee in Newport Beach. Kéan co-founder Martin Diedrich has a family connection to coffee that now...
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Chicken Los Angeles

Los Angeles Fried Chicken Worth Seeking

Fried chicken is a global phenomenon. I’m a longtime believer in deep-fried birds, which are beautiful canvases for different batters, spices, marinades, and dreams. In my past life, I produced three fried chicken festivals...
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