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Those 3, 5 and 20% fees at the bottom of your menu could be here to stay. With little time to spare, a new law will allow restaurants and bars to continue charging service fees, healthcare costs and other surcharges when listed clearly for diners to see. The practice was set to be outlawed on
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Growing up in Los Angeles, I passed the 10-gallon Arby’s hat on Sunset Boulevard frequently. I always viewed the fast food chain, known for its roast beef and cheddar sandwiches, with mild curiosity, but never quite enough to actually venture inside. Arby’s came up in conversation over the years with my good friend Jo Stougaard,
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There is no nail-biting stress for Liza Colón-Zayas in this restaurant. On a balmy June afternoon, she enters the homey, brightly colored space of Mofongos, a family-run North Hollywood Puerto Rican eatery, and instinctively begins moving her hips to the beat of Ángel Canales’ ”Sabor, los Rumberos Nuevos,” which slaps the eardrums upon entering. In
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Licorice root, reishi mushrooms and vitamin B-6 are often among the ingredients listed in various adaptogenic drinks. (Rebecca Peloquin / For The Times) It’s not enough for a drink just to taste good anymore. Most specialty grocery or liquor stores now offer colorful cans and bottles that advertise so-called adaptogens, ingredients that beverage companies claim
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Some of the region’s best ice cream recently expanded to Larchmont with a new location and a rainbow of flavors — just in time for L.A.’s current heatwave. Dayglow coffee’s Tohm Ifergan and chef Zen Ong (formerly of Inda and E.P. & L.P.) debuted Awan in West Hollywood in 2021, and the plant-based ice cream
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McDonald’s had high hopes for its signature plant-based burger when it rolled out in California and Texas two years ago, but it turns out customers just weren’t lovin’ it. Joe Erlinger, the president of McDonald’s USA, said during this week’s Wall Street Journal Global Food Forum that the meatless burger had fizzled rather than sizzled.
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Roscoe’s House of Chicken ’n Waffles in Pasadena closed its doors Sunday, thanking customers for their three decades of support. But there may still be a future for the iconic soul food restaurant in the city. ”We are searching for another upgraded Pasadena Location. Stay tuned and follow us on Facebook and Instagram,” read a
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California restaurateurs are counting the days to July 1, when a statewide law is set to ban restaurants, bars, hotels, concert venues and other businesses from charging service fees — sending the hospitality industry into a tailspin. But a new emergency measure unanimously approved by the state Assembly on Tuesday could exempt restaurants and bars
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It’s hard to miss the giant meatball. Anyone on their way to ordering at the counter inside Azizam, while passing through its patio along Sunset Boulevard in Silver Lake, might instinctively sweep their gaze over the tables already full of Persian dishes. Colors parade on platters as if in competition: pickled cauliflower radiating golden turmeric,
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A Disney-themed bar and restaurant in Hollywood that has been open for nearly 80 years appears to have fallen into a death-like sleep. Only this time, there may be no handsome prince coming to save it. Snow White Cafe, at 6769 Hollywood Blvd., was first opened in 1946 by a friend of Walt Disney’s, whose
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