Fun fact: If you type “fast food desert” into the Google image search bar, an image of Figueroa Street pops up. The three-block stretch of Figueroa close to USC contains virtually every fast food chain imaginable. We live in a fast food desert: healthy dining is hard to find, and it is often very far [...]
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Rising juice trend quenches thirst
Juicing, a verb that not only describes the process of making juice but also the act of dieting on it, is the first big food trend of 2012. Juice bars have had an impressive presence in Los Angeles for a few years. Now many people take it upon themselves to produce homemade creations. Celebrities preparing [...]
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New restaurant Post & Beam uses fresh ingredients and a soothing environment, updating the dining experience in Baldwin Hills.
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For years, the restaurant industry has trended toward wholesome dining: locally sourced foods with rustic presentations. The effect is meant to comfort the diner through “organic” eating, a reminder of a simpler era of literal farm-to-table meals that most diners have probably not experienced. And nothing gets much more wholesome, or comforting, than a true [...]
Read the rest of this article »Small things can help change your food life
We’re in the midst of food crisis in America. No, not our lack of legislation to protect small, independent farmers, not the growth of fast food and obesity and not the factory farms and slaughterhouses in this country that look more like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre than somewhere we get food. These are all problems, [...]
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The Director of Hospitality said the university received many emails from upset students.
Read the rest of this article »Berlin Currywurst adds spice to current Los Angeles’ food scene
The German snack bar located in Silver Lake brings the heat with its spicy German dishes.
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The Southeast Asian selection offers everything from short rib rendang to a garlic pork belly.
Read the rest of this article »Go Burger plays with original recipes
The restaurant reinvents the classic burger and even offers alcoholic milkshakes.
Read the rest of this article »Freebirds gives you freedom of choice
The restaurant allows you to build your own burrito with anything from cheddar to rice.
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