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There are no burgers at Ace Burger, a tiny restaurant on Valley Boulevard on the same block as Pepe's Finest Mexican Food. But there is a small menu of New Orleans-style chicken burgers and chicken wings. The chicken burger isn't the chicken burger you're probably thinking of. No minced meat is used in the production.…

Crispy and airy or chewy and firm, the consistency of the legendary pizzella depends on your preference and the pizza iron. These flat, round and delicate cookies are particularly traditional for the holidays and add a festive touch to the table when dusted with powdered sugar. Flavored with anise, citrus, or simply vanilla—as Garibaldina Society…

Arguably the MVP of Italian bakery, Pignoli are the nutty, soft, textured cookies found in any Italian cookie spread worth its salt. Named for their pine nut topping, Sicilian Pignoli – also called Amaretti con Pignoli – are made from almond flour or marzipan that creates a chewy, delicious center while a thin, crunchy outer…

One of the most popular creations from Italian bakeries, this tricolor treat consists of three layers of red, green, and white (or light yellow) cake that resembles the Italian flag, then brushes the top with melted chocolate. But before you dive into these gorgeous, colorful cookies, keep in mind that rainbow cookies are a bit…

After dozens of reports of illnesses possibly linked to raw oysters, public health officials across Southern California are warning consumers to ask about the source of the shellfish at their favorite seafood spot. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported more than 150 suspected local cases of gastrointestinal illness linked to eating raw…

Federal labor regulators want to force Starbucks to reopen six Starbucks stores in the Los Angeles area and 17 other locations that closed across the country in 2022, allegedly to stifle union organizing. The complaint, filed by the National Labor Relations Board, accused Starbucks of closing stores where workers participated in union activities and failing…

They covered themselves with protective suits, gloves and masks and put plastic bags over their boots. That's how dangerous the substance was that US Customs and Border Protection officers examined on Wednesday morning. A cadre of agents – veterans who had confiscated fentanyl, heroin and other illegal narcotics in previous raids – dug their hands…

My first introduction to Brunost, a brown cheese popular in Norway, was through my good friend Jo Stougaard in the summer of 2019. She had recently returned from a Viking cruise through Northern Europe. And she couldn't stop raving about the brown cheese. She tried it on waffles during a home visit to Stavanger, Norway,…

In 1985, my mother received a call from a wrong number. When she answered, she had no idea that the man on the other end would be her husband and the father of her two daughters. It was that phone call that led to 33 years of marriage and a household full of culture. The…

A few years ago, Vahe Keushguerian, one of the pioneers of modern Armenian winemaking, had a daring idea – one that involved smuggling native grapes from Iran, making wine in Armenia and presenting it to the world as wine from exile. Despite all the incompatibility, wine always creates a simple but unbreakable connection between people…