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Los Angeles, CA
Joined January 2009
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Sidewalk guava tree season, loquat season, jacaranda season, firecracker season
Awards season, strawberry donuts at Donut Man season, Dodgers in the playoffs season, people setting off fireworks during daylight season, getting your catalytic converter stolen season
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Katsuya Uechi, the famed master sushi chef behind Los Angeles' Katsuya restaurants, has died. He was 67. His restaurant group announced his death in an Instagram post late Thursday, but no cause was given. Read more at abc7ne.ws/VtMxOv
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My suspicions that I’ve had for months about World Famous Oki-Dog have been confirmed! Punk Rock Nancy Drew Ace Reporter over and out! #okidog
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'Mr. Tempo' caught heat back in 2022 when L.A. preservationists came after him for gutting the 94-year-old Hollywood legend Pig ‘N Whistle restaurant without permits. The full story: lataco.com/mr-tempo-mocks-pi… By Hadley Tomicki
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I wrote a poem. It's called, "LA Restaurants with Four Letter Names" Alma Alta Etra Dune Yala Ryla Orla Woon Anzu Nobu Maru Gwen Dama Noma Noya Shin Sora Sogo Soko Shor Capo Kato Little Door
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HUGE congratulations to @minakimes who just won a million dollars for @selahnhc on @Jeopardy !!!
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SCOOP: Los Angeles just fired its chief heat officer ahead of the hot summer months. Also LA's climate office is down to one staffer. Total silence from Mayor Karen Bass, who's up for reelection and already had a mediocre climate record. My story: climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/…
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Rodeo Mexican Grill + Combo A are launching a collab featuring a short film, fundraiser merch supporting street vendors affected by ICE activity, and possible fusion menu items like an orange chicken burrito. buff.ly/CniIOap
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RT @LAeats: Have had many great lunches the commissary
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Since people are kvetching about local government not stepping in to save the character of this city - this place is now a grocery store.
‘Old Hollywood’ & ‘New Hollywood’ meet over lunch at Chasen's in Los Angeles in 1972 in the form of Jimmy Stewart, Peter Bogdanovich and Cybill Shepherd.
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So good to hear! If you have leftovers from a big event or shoot in LA, you can call @every_dayaction or @HollywoodFoodCo
The Hilton donated the ~2600 dinners that went unserved at WHCD. They freeze dried the steak and lobster for longer shelf life before giving them to 2 shelters for abused women and children. HUGE thank you to the staff that worked through the night under terrible circumstances.
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NEW: Los Angeles chef, cookbook author and restaurateur Nancy Silverton, who brought sourdough into the mainstream in the US and was the founding pastry chef at Spago, will receive this year's James Beard Lifetime Achievement award in Chicago. More ... latimes.com/food/story/2026-…
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One destination, countless tacos. 🌮 From street-style classics to creative twists, explore the taco trail that locals love: bit.ly/4oc3GN5
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Reflecting on this 1977 clip of Warren Zevon from the Dutch documentary Wonderland, where he visits Burrito King in Echo Park and orders machaca burritos.
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