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Re-creating a family tradition one walnut at a time Fifty years ago my great-grandfather Carlo Portolan hauled down from the roof of his Lincoln Heights home a glass jug full of fragrant black booze, warm from 40 days in the sun. He decanted it into smaller bottles, affixed to each a masking tape label inscribed … Read more

Enjoy high tea and watch an abridged one-hour live performance of “The Nutcracker” ballet at the historic Langham Huntington this holiday season. (The Langham Huntington, Pasadena)

A Silver Lake staple since late 2019, restaurant All Day Baby will close Dec. 15 — but not without a few parties and pop-ups first. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) In a year marred by tragedy and continuing financial difficulties, one of L.A.’s most creative neighborhood restaurants is closing. All Day Baby, the innovative … Read more

Close-up of Grimmway Farms logo on a bag of organic carrots. The CDC announced a recall of organic carrots following an E. coli outbreak in November 2024. (Getty Images) One Los Angeles County senior has died amid a national recall on carrots found to be contaminated with E. coli. Two additional local cases are under … Read more

L.A.’s wildest taco pop-up opens its debut restaurant in El Sereno The walls are painted black and decorated with Slayer posters and live concert photos, while a set of faux human skulls hangs over the grill and a five-seat counter. The trompo-cooked meats are rich with black marinades, the fountain on the patio cries “blood” … Read more

The lemon tart from Cafe Oh! No in the Arts District. (Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times) A restaurant can look and feel like an entirely new space bathed in the warm glow of sunlight. The energy shifts when you flood a once-dim dining room with pastries and caffeinated people. Margarita and Walter Manzke have … Read more

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Some L.A. farmers markets thrive, while others struggle. Here are two at risk of shutting down On a Friday afternoon in late October at the Echo Park Farmers Market, activity among multiple vendors in the sparsely populated parking lot just off of Sunset Boulevard is feeling a bit slow. Fall is usually slow, several vendors … Read more