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Chocolate Morning Muffins Recipe – Los Angeles Times
I love it when people crave chocolate for breakfast. It's a defiant move that contradicts our Puritan prejudice against early morning indulgence. And you have to ask yourself: Is chocolate so bad? I've hung out with enough marathon runners to know the answer is no. Finally, cacao is a powerful superfood that pairs naturally with…
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La Copine Lemon Polenta Cake Recipe
This is the cake that preceded and inspired our Chocolate Almond Cake. It's bright, citrusy and reminiscent of a moist lemon cake mixed with a hint of cornbread. The almond flour and cornmeal provide amazing tenderness and moisture with a lovely toasted corn polenta flavor. We add lemon zest to the cake batter and make…
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Colossus Harbor Restaurant Review – Los Angeles Times
Over the past five years, Los Angeles has become a mecca of flour, water and salt. In most neighborhoods, it's impossible to get around without stumbling upon a scoop of sourdough or a better-than-average croissant. Especially in Pasadena, I happily drown in a golden sea of laminated dough. But I put more miles on my…
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Why Grocery Outlet is closing some stores in California
During these difficult times, some discount chains have thrived, but California Grocery Outlet has closed its stores to ease the hangover of over-expansion. The Emeryville-based company announced plans to close 36 underperforming stores nationwide earlier this month Overstretching until the end of the year. Nine of them will be in California. Grocery Outlet did not…
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What's it like running LA's half marathon through the bakery? The sweetest thing isn't the pastries
It was 6:20 a.m., and the Chaumont Bakery & Cafe in Santa Monica was already bustling with lo-fi music and the chatter of dozens of people wearing bibs — not for eating (though that's exactly what they did), but the kind you'd wear to a race. In this case, the LA Bakery Walk Half Marathon.…
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Noma's $1,500 dinner is the opposite of LA
Ulises Menchaca was sitting in his pickup truck on a steep street in Silver Lake, late for work. Ahead of him, activists stepped off a tour bus to gather in front of the historic Paramour Estate. Menchaca, a landscape gardener, had found himself in the middle of a traffic jam caused by Los Angeles' recent…
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High-end pop-up Noma LA will remain open despite restaurant abuse controversy
Resurfaced abuse allegations and an expected protest won't stop Noma's sold-out pop-up store in Los Angeles, set to begin Wednesday evening. A spokesman for the world-famous Copenhagen restaurant told the Times on Monday that plans for Noma's 16-week run at Silver Lake, where seats cost $1,500 per guest, are proceeding as planned. The pop-up, the…
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Noma Koch responds to abuse investigation ahead of expensive LA pop-up
The celebrity chef at Noma, one of the world's most influential restaurants, responded Saturday to harassment that resurfaced ahead of the opening of his sold-out pop-up in Los Angeles, sparking discussions about working conditions and exploitation in the high-end restaurant industry. Former employees and interns have detailed Danish chef René Redzepi's lawsuit for physical and…
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Trader Joe's and Ralphs recall Asian foods due to potential glass
Trader Joe's, Ralphs and others have recalled some frozen food products over concerns they may be contaminated with glass. The recalls come weeks after Monrovia-based Trader Joe's recalled batches of its private label chicken rice with expiration dates between September 8 and November 17 due to glass. Trader Joe's on Tuesday expanded the recalls to…
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Grand Central Market's legendary Roast to Go is closing, but an Oaxacan stand is popping up in its place
Vendors come and go at the historic Grand Central Market — but when the oldest stall quietly closed up shop, it sent shockwaves through food and historic preservation communities. Roast to Go served its last gordita in late 2025, ending nearly 75 years of meat and Mexican antojitos. And while the legendary meat emporium is…