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LAist Elina Shatkin 12/14/21 LAist Elina Shatkin 12/14/21 How Chinese Restaurants Conquered Christmas What started as a Jewish American practice has become a holiday tradition for all sorts of people. Read More
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LAist Elina Shatkin 11/2/21 LAist Elina Shatkin 11/2/21 How Kakigori, The Sweet Japanese Shaved Ice, Quietly Took Over LA The dessert made fluffy shaved ice sweetened with syrups and topped with cream is here to stay. Here's where to get it. Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 2/11/21 LAist Elina Shatkin 2/11/21 The Pandemic Pushed Home Cooks To Up Their Game — And It's Changing LA's Food Scene The law hasn't stopped culinary entrepreneurs from trying to make ends meet. Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 8/14/20 LAist Elina Shatkin 8/14/20 With BCD Tofu House, Hee Sook Lee Built More Than A Restaurant Empire — She Created A Cultural Phenomenon "She has a very gentle smile but behind that, she has nerves of steel," her son Eddie says. Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 2/4/20 LAist Elina Shatkin 2/4/20 Crimes Against Hummus-manity: Or Why Most Hummus In LA Is So Terrible In a world of bastardized, barely edible supermarket hummus, what is truth? Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 1/14/20 LAist Elina Shatkin 1/14/20 The Best Café De Olla In Los Angeles — And Why You Need To Drink It At its most basic, café de olla is an old timey way of making instant coffee. It's also a ritual that nourishes the soul. Read More
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LAist Elina Shatkin 5/3/19 LAist Elina Shatkin 5/3/19 How Chinese Restaurants Shaped Tiki Culture In LA Here, in a paper-thin egg roll wrapper, is the tension at the heart of culture, cuisine and commerce in the U.S. Read More
