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Last year, The Halal Guys launched its first brick-and-mortar in Southern California. It meant that West Coasters no longer had to travel to New York to get a taste of the Middle-Eastern dish slathered in the restaurant's famous “white sauce.”
Whether chronicling the history of some of L.A.’s most iconic restaurants or sharing the immigrant journeys of the city's rising chefs, these top stories of 2016 remind us that the City of Angels has a diverse cultural landscape worth maintaining.
El Segundo was officially incorporated nearly six years after the arrival of Big Oil, on January 18, 1917 – making this coming January the city’s official centennial. Here are five of this oil town’s greatest contributions to the Southland.
When TiGeorges’ Chicken closed earlier this year, it was a big loss to the culinary landscape of L.A. For nearly 15 years, the owner not only spitfire-grilled some of the best rotisserie chicken in town, but also served up a taste of Haitian culture.
The Los Angeles International Airport has become more than just means to an end. In many ways, LAX has become its own destination – with the best of the best L.A. cuisine, mid-century architecture, artwork, and a good dose of aviation history.
It’s a bit rare to find a mom-and-pop shop still making hard-shell tacos but the family behind Tito’s Tacos has been doling out the crunchy “gringo” shells and a side of their famous red salsa for nearly 60 years to perennial long lines of customers.
If you have been dying to take a road trip across the U.S. but don’t know where to start, don’t worry. Dr. Randy Olson, a Senior Data Scientist at the University of Pennsylvania, has already mapped your whole trip for you.
The owners of Guelaguetza are like mole royalty in Los Angeles. But for them, mole isn’t just a sauce, it’s a way of preserving their Oaxacan culture through tried-and-true recipes that have been passed down for generations.
True Christmas spirit comes from within – but if you’re having a little trouble appreciating how wonderful this time of year is, here are six great places in Southern California to get you into the holiday spirit.
Native people found treatments for many common ailments in the plants with which they shared the landscape.
As a hungover college student, vacation-goer, or long-haul trucker, who among us hasn’t eaten at Denny’s? But many people don’t realize that Denny’s was founded right here in Southern California, by a man whose dreams changed the food industry forever.
Here are five great places in Southern California to go for the brass ring. These carousels are all such amazing works of art that once you’ve taken a spin around, you may just have to pick a different animal to mount and ride again.