The bubble tea craze has been going on for a long time, evidently with a bubble tea amusement park that opened this month and bubble tea-inspired merch appearing everywhere. The frenzy has spilled into other types of food around the world, and while tapioca pearls are mouth-watering in drink form, the jury is still out […]
The Best Pastrami Is Made Here in Los Angeles
For the throngs of tourists that file into Katz’s Delicatessen on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, visiting the 131-year-old Kosher deli is a kind of pastrami pilgrimage. This summer, Katz’s pastrami has been on a pilgrimage of its own, popping up in Miami, Chicago, Boston, and, this weekend, Los Angeles, thanks to a partnership […]
5 Long Beach Restaurants You Need to Try Right Now
While summer may officially be winding down, we all know that if you’re from Southern California—warm and sunny days are still ahead of us. And what better place to spend your sunny summer (and fall, maybe winter) days than in Long Beach? The coastal city, home to the Queen Mary and the Aquarium of the […]
A Popeyes Chicken Sandwich and a Tactic to Set Off a Twitter Roar
“Look at how much attention they’re getting — it’s impressive,” the executive editor of a trade magazine said. Source: NYT > Business – David Yaffe-Bellany
What Makes the Perfect Taco?
Guerrilla Tacos / Photo Credit: Christina Champlin The late Jonathan Gold once said that “A taco, it could be argued, is the basic unit of consumption in Southern California, the parcel of corn and spice and animal whose masters line our boulevards, a food whose reach extends from the meanest barrio streets to the heart […]
Momofuku’s Secret Sauce: A 30-Year-Old C.E.O.
Marguerite Zabar Mariscal, who started as an intern in 2011, is a guiding force with David Chang as they expand a restaurant empire. Source: NYT > Business – Elizabeth G. Dunn