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LA's battered restaurant community shakes off uncertainty to help fire victims

LA's battered restaurant community shakes off uncertainty to help fire victims
15.01.2025 4

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Karen Palmer

'Deny,' 'defend' and 'depose': Ammo used in CEO’s killing had writing on it

NEW YORK (AP) — The masked gunman who stalked and killed the leader of one of the largest U.S. health insurance companies outside a Manhattan...

05.12.2024 6

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'Crying' woman found tied to tree on Pebble Beach trail, officials say

A woman was discovered tied to a tree on a Pebble Beach hiking trail on Dec. 4, 2024. A hunt was launched Wednesday after passersby came upon a...

05.12.2024 7

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This 79-year-old Calif. restaurant serves more than 21 tons of spaghetti a month

“There’s no freakin’ way we could make our own spaghetti,” says Franki Cuccia, one of the third-generation co-owners of Vince’s Spaghetti....

05.12.2024 10

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Kyle Shanahan really liked Bosa's Trump dance

Nick Bosa of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after a sack during an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium...

16.11.2024 20

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Biotech giant lays off 104 from Bay Area HQ, including slew of execs

Gilead Sciences’ sign is seen at the company’s Foster City, Calif., headquarters on April 30, 2020. Gilead Sciences, the Bay Area biotech giant...

16.11.2024 10

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This Calif. neighborhood was named one of the coolest in the world. But is it?

No matter its context, coolness is always somewhat arbitrary. So take with the appropriate grain of salt: Time Out magazine says there’s just one...

05.10.2024 3

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Karen Palmer

Secret menu hacks this Calif. dad learned eating at 350 In-N-Outs

In-N-Out fans abound in California and beyond. But the fast food chain’s most devoted fan might be Templeton resident and Arroyo High School...

03.10.2024 3

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The California man who's been to every single In-N-Out in the country

In-N-Out fans abound in California and beyond. But the fast food chain’s most devoted fan might be Templeton resident and Arroyo High School...

03.10.2024 8

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Every celebrity imaginable has eaten at this iconic Calif. steakhouse

So many suits have slid into the deep burgundy booths at the Smoke House, the leather has been rubbed to a deep shine. There are too many famous...

26.09.2024 8

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How a tiny Calif. beach stand became America's go-to hot dog destination

It’s a tale as old as time: Put food on a stick, and suddenly it’s just more fun. And perhaps no business represents that truism as well as iconic...

20.09.2024 4

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The Calif. megastore where many people go just to have lunch

Given the city’s signature sprawl, large plots of available land and its millions of residents, Los Angeles is fortunate to have many a superstore...

18.09.2024 4

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Comedian Kevin Hart's Calif. fast food chain shutters out of nowhere

Hart House, Kevin Hart’s fast food restaurant featuring a 100 percent plant-based menu, on Aug. 16, 2024, in Hollywood, Calif. Restaurant...

12.09.2024 3

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A decades-old restaurant is revitalizing some of Calif.'s messiest coastline

Most people don’t hit the Venice Beach Boardwalk for a great meal. Some come to soak in the gritty artist and musician counterculture that’s been...

11.09.2024 2

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The famous late-night food that finally jumped from NYC to California

One of the great pleasures of living in New York City is the constant proximity to a cheap, greasy bacon, egg and melty cheese sandwich wrapped in...

04.09.2024 20

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Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris loves these cheesy Calif. enchiladas

“Working with her team and the Secret Service is one of the cooler things I’ve ever done at the restaurant. For about nine days leading up to...

30.08.2024 2

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Calif.'s most charming new pizzeria is hidden in an enchanted garden

Pizza is served in some pretty unexpected places in Los Angeles. In a Venice church parking lot. Behind a social club in Glendale. From a truck...

27.08.2024 2

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Karen Palmer