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That Service Fee Restaurant Owners Are Pushing is Leaving Diners Confused and Frustrated

  Dining out is a major part of the quintessential Los Angeles experience. The convening of the city’s disparate cultures are mirrored in flavor combinations you won’t find anywhere else. You can discover culinary wonders to perk up palates from fine dining establishments to corner food trucks. But chasing that foodie fix is becoming more tough on the bank account. Now, ...

Treat Yourself to the Richly Unique Experience of Ethiopian Food Los Angeles Offers

With so many cultures meshing together in Los Angeles, we have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to exotic cuisine. Sushi and ramen dominate Little Tokyo. Thai Town offers a veritable wealth of traditional and fusion dishes. And all across the city, you can find French, Italian, and Mediterranean eateries to rival any in the U.S., not to mention the best Mexican food short of Me...

  • calendar_month July 13, 2023
  • category Food
  • post Family
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Looking for the Best Japanese Garden Los Angeles Has to Offer? Here Are 8!

  You may not associate Los Angeles with the same kind of hustle culture as cities like New York and Chicago, but it’s still a major city. So, it pays to know where you can escape when the long hours at the office and traffic jams are chipping away at your serenity. And rare is the place that can deliver Zen quite like a Japanese garden Los Angeles hides like a jewel amongst i...

Los Angeles Palm Trees, the Ultimate Transplants, Could Be Moving On

For those not born in LA, the first moments of arriving in the city typically result in some cognitive dissonance. Especially the closer you get to Hollywood. Yes, the tourist hub of the city is a bit more in-your-face and raw than the silver screen leads you to believe. But you can’t fault anyone for false advertising when it comes to those precariously swaying Los Angeles palm trees...

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The Best LA Restaurants for Authentic Cultural Food

Los Angeles serves as a nexus point for so many different cultures that we have a veritable wealth of exotic cuisine readily accessible to us. However, the beautiful blending of cultures has a potential setback: it can be difficult to find authentic cultural food. In a city like LA, tradition is often forsaken for something unique. So while chefs are innovating and infusing with taste bud-b...

  • calendar_month July 31, 2023
  • category Misc
  • post Food
10 Must-See Los Angeles Concerts in August

Los Angeles is arguable one of the biggest entertainment hubs of the world, and our city is in no shortage of fun events coming up including these must-see concerts in August. Mark your calendars, and prepare your sing-along voices for these must-see Los Angeles concerts. 1) Drake and 21 Savage at The Kia Forum Photo Credit: Edmond Sadaka/SIPA/REX/Shutterstock via TimeOut.com ...

  • calendar_month July 31, 2023
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Absorption Rate Analysis: July 2023 is Dropping It Like It’s Hot… Because It Is

    Leave it to the hottest month on record to deliver a breath of fresh air to Southern California homebuyers. While it’s not exactly unanimous, 10 of the 12 neighborhoods we monitor dropped closer to a buyer’s favor. And we’re not talking about minor drops in most cases. One neighborhood even sank a surprising 18 percentage points! Of course, we...

Los Angeles Comedy Shows this Month: Legends Only

  Los Angeles, CA is arguably the comedy capital of the world. The home of entertainment boasts many comedy shows every single night, but sometimes it’s hard to weed through the noise of seasoned comedians versus… well, utter crap. So, here’s a list of headliner comedians with years of experience, comedy specials, and jokes galore. If you’re looking to belly...

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With Million Dollar Homes as the Standard in LA, Angelenos Want Solutions

    At the turn of the millennium, a gameshow started to dominate pop culture in the U.S. due to its lofty promises of wild riches. Today, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire could easily be retitled Who Wants to Own a Home in Los Angeles. Sure, it’s not as catchy. But it pretty much equates to the same thing. The Los Angeles Times summed it up as mu...

Waking Up Just Got Easier with New Burbank Coffee Shop Three Sisters Coffee

  There’s a lot to be said about fairy tale endings. But you don’t often hear about happy beginnings. That’s the promise at the heart of a new Burbank coffee shop opening its doors on a caffeine-deprived stretch of Magnolia Boulevard. Christened Three Sisters Coffee, it even sounds like something from the minds of the Brothers Grimm. But while there are occasi...