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Mission Bay
Here are five quaint amusements in Southern California where you can recapture that charm of the Victorian Era and get plenty of vintage thrills — with a few modern touches to boot.
Sweet treats at FrankieLucy | Danny Jensen
FrankieLucy's desserts incorporate traditional Filipino ingredients, including ube and pandan to create inventive spins on classic American, European and Filipino desserts.
wildcat
Just across from the Golden Gate Bridge, Marin County beckons every city dweller north to its open spaces, pristine beaches, and scenic drives.
Di Stefano Cheese
It’s hard to think of a time before burrata but, before Mimmo and Stefano Bruno immigrated to Los Angeles, "nobody knew what it was." 
Queso de Bola and classic-flavored ensaymada | Courtesy of Ensaymada Project
Ensaymadas are a decadent, handmade Filipino brioche bread made from yeast, butter, sugar and grated cheese. Now, the Ensaymada Project has made some modern flavor tweaks to the Filipino recipe, topping it with unusual, globally-inspired flavors.
Drinking chocolate and pan dulce at Guelaguetza | Courtesy of Guelaguetza
Judging by the sheer quantities and varieties of use, drinking chocolate might be the most significant beverage of mission-era California and the beverage continues to have a presence at various L.A. restaurants. 
Coffeehall Chinatown | Aldo Lihiang
Coffee, community and endless ping-pong — that’s what CoffeeHall Chinatown offers to visitors and locals.
Victor Jaramillo Soriano Bee Keeping | Oliver Wang
Victor Jaramillo Soriano started raising bees in El Sereno in 1948 but his honey business has a family legacy that goes back hundreds of years. 
Rosemary and olive pretzel challah | Courtesy Got Kosher?
Thanks to creative, internationally-inspired twists on kosher cuisine, a small cafe on Pico Blvd. has developed a loyal following far beyond its neighboring Jewish community.
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
Here are five of the best performance spaces in Southern California, where you can get cultured in the great outdoors … catch a performance with a picnic … and see a show under the stars.
Preston Brewing | Fernando Salazar
SoCal Cerveceros is one of the region’s newest homebrew clubs and the only one exclusively dedicated to supporting up-and-coming Latino brewers.
Saddleback Butte State Park
Here are six great state parks where you can hoof your way through history — whether your interest lies in prehistoric rock, 19th century transportation or mid-century civil engineering failures.
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