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These ‘Bring Your Own Meat’ Grilling Parties From L.A.’s DIY Punk Community Are Raising Thousands of Dollars for Palestine
"Punks for Palestine" has raised more than $15,000 for Palestinian families so far. The benefit's organizer, Kristine Nevrose, who also has her own punk band, hopes to continue throwing these communal grilling-and-punk-based benefit shows. "I have the privilege of cooking, and food is the best thing to give." The next show is this Sunday.
Watch Evil Cooks and Estrano ‘Make Noise’ and Set Shit on Fire In This New Show On Indie L.A. Chefs
What do a pyromaniac heavy metal taquero, a power-violence-fueled gonzo chef, and a Zapotec master of backyard Oaxacan cuisine have in common? We're glad you asked.
L.A.’s Best All-Day Turkish Breakfast Is Built For Lingering For Hours at Mid-City’s Alchemist Cafe
The spot currently serves the best Turkish breakfast spread we’ve seen in Los Angeles, Tuesdays through Sundays, regardless of the hour, like an Ottoman Norm’s. The spread includes Tulum cheese, muhammara, homemade 'nutella,' fresh bread, and potent black tea.
Meet One of the Organizers Behind The Dodgers’ Salvadoran Heritage Night and Their Nonprofit Bringing Futbol Supplies to Central America
AFJA, Academia de Fútbol Juvenil Amatense, is an L.A.-based nonprofit that donates sporting goods to Central American youth and places an emphasis on athletic excellence. They've co-hosted Salvadoran heritage nights with The Dodgers, Angels, and Galaxy.
‘Microdosed’ Mushroom Yoga Has Arrived In Los Angeles. Here’s How to Take a Cosmic Class
Corpse pose hits differently on a gram of shrooms.
What To Eat This Weekend In L.A.: A Palestinian Woman-Owned Knafeh Cart in DTLA, Crimean Dumplings, and Guatemalan Revolcado
Plus a cultural festival in Watts with bubble waffles, chile relleno tortas, fried chicken, and ribs. And a spot to try a banh mi egg roll!
This Pioneering Mexican Restaurant Was One of the First in L.A. to Reject ‘Combination Plates’ In 1985. Now, They Are Struggling to Stay Open
Jose and Aurora Rodriguez founded La Serenata on 1st Street in 1985. Their menu full of "complex sauces that blew everyone's minds," as Jonathan Gold once wrote, drew people from all over the city to Boyle Heights. But like many other restaurants at the moment, Jose's only son, Marco, is struggling to keep their last-standing West L.A. location open amid rising costs and declining sales.
The Chilean Empanadas At This Van Nuys Street Stand Are So Good, They Sell Out By Sunset
Freshly baked empanadas, steak sandwiches named for a former Chilean president, and vintage sodas and snacks are sold at seven-month-old Donde Cristian from a busy intersection off Sepulveda Boulevard.
Five Ways L.A. Locals Knew Right Away That the Olympics Closing Ceremony Was Filmed in Long Beach, Not Venice
No, the words Long Beach and Venice Beach are not interchangeable.
Huge L.A. County Government Reform Will Be on Your Fall Ballot. How Will You Vote?
L.A. County voters will decide whether to expand the Board of Supervisors, and add a new elected countywide executive officer.
