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The L.A. churro and the evolution of pan dulce. Plus more Dodgers-themed food and drink for the World Series, the new Hollywood Distillery in a former mortuary, spiced hot chocolate …

Halloween is shaping up to be a test for the chocolate industry, as high cocoa costs threaten to accelerate a consumer shift toward cheaper and trendier sweets such as sour …

Sometimes, the best place you can go is a dead end. Especially when that dead end is surrounded by crashing surf on empty beaches, dramatic cliffs and lonely trails through …

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Dodgers fans Aiden Mashaka and his dad, Akida Mashaka. (Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times) How long have you been a Dodgers fan? Akida: What are you talking …

Nissin Foods, the Japanese giant that brought the world instant ramen, is testing a new kind of noodle in Los Angeles. Its sprawling, old factory and corporate office in Gardena …

Vogue World, a now annual extravaganza that the magazine has hosted in major cities around the world, descended in Los Angeles on Sunday. The runway show took place on the …

Before the fire, Lucy’s Place would come alive in the morning. Gardeners and day laborers would come by for a morning pastry or breakfast burrito and coffee served up by …

The sidewalk sign outside of the Gym Venice was promising: “Your 40+ Comeback Starts Here.” “Well, how about an 80s-plus comeback,” my mom quipped, as we headed inside. She’d just …

For many Californians, crab bakes, crab cakes and crab feeds are traditional holiday fare. But the need to protect humpback whales in California’s coastal waters combined with widespread domoic acid …

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