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Day of the Dead is truly a holiday for food lovers For me it’s when the sun starts setting lower. Once the sun starts merging closer to the southern horizon, I finally get that cozy fall feeling. I know that my favorite harvests are underway as shadows grow longer and a tad chillier. It also … Read more

Michael Mina’s Orla in Santa Monica serves Egyptian and Mediterranean flavors such as a large-format kebab platter of steak, lamb kofta, chicken-stuffed dolmas, halloumi, tangerine labneh, smoked eggplant, saffron basmati rice and pita. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Times) Orla At Michael Mina’s newest restaurant the meal begins with a wooden box, wherein nine spices … Read more

The Heffernans have long sought justice for their son Anthony, who was killed in a confrontation with police in a Super 8 hotel room in 2015 Anthony Heffernan, 27, was fatally shot by a Calgary police officer in a Super 8 hotel room during a wellness check on March 16, 2015.Family photo The parents of … Read more

Writer Paola Briseño-Gonzalez wraps marinated chicken and butternut squash in packets of parchment paper before steaming them to make the traditional dish mixiote. (Ron De Angelis / For The Times) Newsletter You are reading our Cooking newsletter Sign up to get a taste of Los Angeles — and the world — in your own home … Read more

Hey Yankees fans, think you got the better food city? L.A. says, Hold my smoothie. It’s taken our beloved Dodgers reaching the World Series against the Yankees today for me to finally write these words: When it comes to old rivalries in America, Los Angeles has always been the better food city than New York. … Read more

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Dopamine fasting background. Life without social media, gadget and food detox concept. Red and white signal ribbon covering junk food and digital devices. Getty Images/iStockphotoPhoto by happy_lark /Getty Images/iStockphoto Sometimes, I’m just not motivated. Despite eating relatively healthy, regular exercise and consistent sleep, I waste time. I’ll pretend I need a snack to re-energize. Other … Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris, center, with Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego, right, running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, far right, and the owner of Cocina Adamex in Phoenix discuss what to order at the Mexican restaurant in August. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) We judge presidential candidates on so many extraneous criteria: the style and color … Read more

Ozzy’s Apizza serves New Haven-style clam pies with a “charred not burnt” crust in North Hollywood. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Times) The dough is barely blistered, the bubbles just-singed. The pizzas crunch with each bite, especially the chewy-interiored crust. There’s pop-punk blaring out of the speakers, there’s clam on the pizzas, and there may … Read more

Council voted 13-2 in favour of next year’s deputy mayor roster, which will see Chu serve in the role in February 2025 Calgary Ward 4 Coun. Sean Chu speaks during a council meeting in the Council Chamber at City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.Brent Calver/Postmedia For the first time this term, Ward 4 Coun. … Read more