If Flatiron were a brick-and-mortar restaurant, it would be a pleasant, middle-of-the-road café. Instead, it's a better than average truck, peddling farm-to-s
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Need a visual aid for your print edition? Jonathan Gold visits Beijing Duck House in San Gabriel. (“But you’re here for the Beijing duck, which you remember
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A rich guy trying to build a mega-mansion in a neighborhood of just-regular mansions?
How dare he! What sucks about having a Hearst Castle-sized home go up next to y
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Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, is one of the last Republicans you'd expect to play a constructive role in the stalemated budget talks. He's a Tea Pa
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We still haven’t the vaguest idea how a piano works. Well, we know how it works, literally. You press a key and a little hammer plunks down on a wire and the wire
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In a lot of ways, Gregg Gillis, a.k.a. mash-up artist Girl Talk, isn't as reckless as he used to be. You wouldn't guess that from the toilet paper hurricane
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[Missed an installment? Catch up with 30 Burgers in 30 Days in our meaty archive.]
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When you've been eating
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Japanese Americans rallied over the weekend in Little Tokyo for victims of Japan's devastating 8.9 earthquake. People set up collection boxes in shopping areas,
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If you've been waiting expectantly, nachos in-hand, for the NFL's much-teased return to L.A., you might want to get comfortable, because this could take a wh
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Drink from noon until night in the Egyptian's outdoor courtyard, Maui & Sons Bar & Grill, and the Pig 'n Whistle. First drink is on the house! Plus
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“Try as they will, and try as they might, who steals me gold won't live through the night!” With those fateful words, a maniacal Irish elf embarked o
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Update: Hands down, these two L.A. DWP reform measures are the huge winners tonight. As of 12:20 a.m. Wed., Measure I had 77.35 percent yes, and Measure J had 81.27
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