Nuovo Mundus
paintings by:
Paul Torres
curated by:
Julie Rasmussen
August, 2009
Chango
1559 Echo Park Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90026
www.paul-torres.com
www.myspace.com/changocoffeehouse
Los Angeles has the best pan de muerto scene in the country, from sourdough and vegan variations, to recipes that have been passed down through generations. Here are 12 panaderías around L.A. where you can find the fluffy, gently spiced, sugar-dusted pan dulce that is as delicious as it is crucial to the Dia de Muertos Mexican tradition.
Each ticket to the tasting cost $250 and included coffee and water—no food. Plus, a guided tasting by leading coffee expert, creator, and SEY staffer Lance Hendrick.
You'll breathe in the scent of 15 oak tree species, manzanita, native Toyon, and more than 5,000 plants as you walk the grounds to arrive, too.
If you’re one of the million Californians who depend on federal funding for healthcare and not one of the roughly 250 billionaires living here, you’ve got a hell of a lot more to gain from reading all the way through. You’ll find someone or something that you agree with, or at the very least, someone to vote against. (Today, Monday, October 19, is the last day to register to vote.)
Sunday Taquitos! Art by Pulitzer Prize Finalist Ivan Ehlers.
I already miss the era of gloriously sticky menus, coated with years of grease and who knows what else, and a menu behind the counter with pixelated photos, overexposed plates, low-quality clipart, and typos galore.
