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The terrace at Venice's Cinque Terre West is small but cozy, with a handful of tables and counter chairs offering a prime view of the busy kitchen. Located on a busy stretch of Rose Avenue, it feels smaller and even livelier than the original Cinque Terre West, a local favorite in the Gardens at Palisades…

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Chefs prepare meals at Betsy's central wood fire pit. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Neighborhood customers are drawn to Betsy's string lights and cozy dining room. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Park along Betsy's block on a dark winter night, walk past the sobering, charred brick shell that housed…

The line at the counter at the Original Saugus Café stretched down the block Sunday morning as dozens of patrons arrived to get one last glimpse of the restaurant. Open for 139 years, it was the longest-operating cafe in Los Angeles County. The restaurant announced its planned closure in late December with a notice on…

Sip & Sonder, one of Los Angeles' top cafes that has launched a renaissance of similar Black-owned cafes throughout the region, will permanently close its flagship location in downtown Inglewood on Wednesday. Founded in 2018 by Amanda-Jane Thomas and Shanita Nicholas, the spacious, sun-filled coffeehouse has become an essential community gathering spot, serving house-roasted espresso…

In Chinese culture, dumplings are a symbol of wealth, prosperity and family unity. Cross your arms over each other to grab the wrappers and spoon in the filling, causing the dumplings to multiply per second. They are versatile and vary in preparation methods and filling types. No matter how they're prepared or what they're filled…

Chic grocer Erewhon will return to Pacific Palisades in a completely remodeled store, while the neighborhood's luxury mall, owned by developer Rick Caruso, is being renovated for reopening next August. Palisades Village has been closed since the Jan. 7 wildfire destroyed much of the neighborhood. The outdoor mall survived the fire but needed renovations to…

My grandmother ran a pseudo-daycare center in the McDonald's dining room in the early 1990s. She and her friends drank coffee and nibbled hash browns while chatting in Cantonese. My sister and I ran back and forth between the tables. When we got hungry, we were only allowed to order the Filet-O-Fish sandwich. My grandmother…

Wait times for rides at Disneyland parks are notoriously long during the holiday season. But the line with the longest waits this year isn't for a thrill ride, but for a cookie. Park visitors looking to get their hands on a gingerbread cookie shaped like Disney's iconic rodent – described by fans as buttery, perfectly…

Andrea Potischman says she's “a bit of a cookie fanatic,” although as a former chef she likes savory foods more than sweet ones. “I love classic cookies reimagined,” she says, and this is a modern take on a classic nut chocolate chip cookie that gives bakers the opportunity to play around with ingredients, flavors and…

This is a creative apple-ginger take on chewy molasses cookies. Chopped ginger and dried apples cover each cookie in a mosaic pattern, along with Demerara sugar for a touch of crunch. They're almost savory with a bit of miso and a pinch of salt to complement bold blackstrap molasses. Baker Sharon Brenner achieves a juicy…