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Category: Food

Tea and Chicken Feet: Dim Sum 101 and a First Taste

The 626 Night Market explained the main rules of dim sum on YouTube last week. Nasrin Aboulhosn tried dim sum two years ago for the first time.
categories Arts & CultureFoodNeighborhoodsRace/Ethnic Relations

Paninis and Pasta: Salad Farm and Caffè Italiano Open on Main Street

Salad Farm, which specializes in salads, paninis, and baked potatoes, celebrated its grand opening on Tuesday. Caffee Italiano, specializing in cuisine from Sardinia, opened in March.
categories Arts & CultureFoodNeighborhoods

A=Americanized, B=Better, C=Chinese: the ABCs of Chinese Restaurants in the SGV

Chinese American and Alhambra resident Joe Soong came up with a list two years ago of unconventional advice on how to find authentic Chinese food in the San Gabriel Valley.
categories Arts & CultureFoodNeighborhoods

Heavy Grocery Bags Relieve Burden of Needy Seniors

About three hundred or so seniors turned out for the Food Bank distribution held this month in the senior center’s parking lot. Some arrived in cars, others brought their personal grocery baskets and still others shared a grocery cart to haul away the bags made heavy primarily by canned foods.
categories City AffairsFamily/Inter-generational NewsFoodNeighborhoods

Farmworkers Feed Nation, But Few Have Health Care

Three-quarters of hired U.S. farmworkers lack health insurance, says a new Kresge Foundation report, raising concerns about the health of the food system.
categories FoodHealthImmigrationPolitics

Bell Gardens Delays Start of State Homemade Food Act

City says it needs more time to rework zoning codes for at-home food businesses.
categories BusinessCity AffairsFoodNeighborhoodsPolitics

Spotted: The Elusive Alhambra Taco

Contrary to popular belief, Alhambra is not just noodles and dumplings. Amidst Palm Avenue's industrial buildings and warehouses you will find La Cafeina Cafe & Taqueria.
categories Arts & CultureFoodNeighborhoods

JayDee Cafe: Serving Alhambra Burgers and Beers for Nearly 70 Years

The Alhambra institution has been part of the community for generations. Serving up burgers and a rack of pool, kitchen manager Stephanie Wilkins takes us inside JayDee's history.
categories Arts & CultureFoodNeighborhoods

Field Poll: Ethnic Voters Support Soda Tax, Obesity Prevention

Ethnic voters in California are more likely to support a soda tax if the revenue is invested in fighting childhood obesity.
categories BusinessFoodHealthPolitics

Gone: Famed Co-Owner of El Tepeyac Succumbs to Cancer

The popular co-owner of famed Boyle Heights eatery El Tepeyac lost his battle with cancer and died Tuesday at White Memorial Medical Center. He was 79.
categories BusinessFamily/Inter-generational NewsFoodNeighborhoods
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