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Weekend Eats: Austin’s Favorite Oyster Bar Grows Off PCH

Plus, the rising popularity of a certain pastrami banh mi, and perfect arancine in the Arts District.

November 21, 2025

This Lincoln Heights Pop-Up Is Changing the Face of Salvadoran Cooking

Chef Agua is part of a new wave of Salvadoran cooks whose offerings go beyond the typical found at most pupuserias and Salvadoran restaurants, joining the likes of Walking Spanish and L.A. Pupusa. 

September 10, 2025

Opinion: Salvadoreños In L.A. Need to Boycott the Dodgers’ Salvadoran Heritage Night

"When you have a business venture promoting ‘heritage’, you don't get history, you end up with a [money-making] scheme," says Victor Interiano.

L.A.’s First ‘Salvi Breakfast Burrito’ Arrives, With Yuca Frita, Chicharrón, and Curtido In A Flour Tortilla

This breakfast burrito is genuinely “very L.A.” It reflects the time and place well, with Salvadoran cooks and a Japanese-Jewish co-creator taking on a Mexican favorite that was originally an amalgamation of Mexican and North American cuisine itself.

November 25, 2024

Arlington Heights’s 11-Year-Old Salvadoran Panadería Serves Crispy Shrimp Pupusas, ‘Slutty’ Semitas, and Chocolate Rats

The couple credits their bakery’s success to high standards. Whereas many Central American bakeries may lean on more obtainable, cheaper cream cheese for their quesadillas, the family imports the unique type of hard cheese traditionally used in El Salvador.

November 14, 2024

Update: Everything We Know About LAUSD Serving Pupusas For Lunch

LA Salvis are truly having a moment. And now LAUSD is serving its students bean-and-cheese pupusas.

Spot Check! A Transylvanian Feast In Glassell Park, Tori Amos Burgers In Los Feliz, Tacos and Motorcycles In El Monte, And Juneteenth In Watts

Sounds like Transylvania should be better known for its casserole layered with spiced lamb, beef, smoked pork belly, rice, and sauerkraut more than its aristocratic vampires.

June 15, 2023