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| | | 10/15/2008 - MIDTOWN LA by Abby Abanes: WELCOME TO MELTING POT TOURS! Having lived in Los Angeles since I was 5, you'd probably think it strange that I'd be happy to see a LA-based food tour company finally make its way here. After all, with me running my dining club, also called Pleasure Palate, for the past few years, I think I have a really good grasp on where to find good eats. Ethnic cuisine, fine dining and everything else in between is no problem. So why the excitement? It's simple really. To me, the fact that a food tour comp ...... | FINALLY! A FOOD TOUR COMPANY IN LA IS BORN!
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| | | 10/01/2008 - DOWNTOWN LA by Abby Abanes: For years, I've heard about the "Black Dahlia", but what or who it was about, I was never quite sure. Of course, I've heard bits and pieces about a bizzare unsolved murder of a woman found in the middle of the fields in the 1940s, but I was never interested enough to find out more. Then one day, I boarded "The Black Dahlia Tour" led by Estouric and I could finally understand the fascination many had with this case. Before I go into the tour itself, I should mention that the name of the victim ...... | THE REAL BLACK DAHLIA
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| | | 06/12/2008 - MIDTOWN LA AT FARMERS MARKET by Abby Abanes: When it comes to dining out, fancy white tablecloths and a trendy ambiance doesn't always mean that there's a great meal to be had. In fact, as many of you may already know about me, I'd rather have exquisitely prepared food and zero ambiance versus a mediocre meal at the swankiest restaurant in town. Well, swanky is definitely not the word to describe Singapore's Banana Leaf. In fact, it's a pretty simple set up. It's basically a food stand at the Farmer's Market where you place your order at ...... | FANCY? NO! FABULOUS? YES TO SINGAPORE'S BANANA LEAF
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| | | 05/02/2008 - SAN GABRIEL VALLEY by Abby Abanes: Unassuming on the outside, I wasn't really expecting much from Flappy Jack's Pancake House in Glendora. All I was hoping for was a good breakfast from a place I have never set foot in before. Imagine my surprise when I got a little or actually a lot of Route 66 along with my omelet and pancakes that morning. Granted, the shape of the restaurant sign should have given me a hint of what was to come, especially since Flappy Jack's is on historic Route 66, but I remained completely clueless until I ...... | A SIDE OF ROUTE 66 WITH MY OMELET
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| | | 04/16/2008 - ARCADIA by Abby Abanes: I'm a carnivore through and through. The smell of grilling meat is like the best French perfume to me; however, I also love my veggies and after my less than successful foray into Raw Cuisine last year, I can definitely say that cooked veggies is the way to go. I've been driving past Bean Sprout Cafe, a vegetarian/vegan restaurant, for a couple of years now and although I've been curious about it, I was never really motivated to check it out. One day, after a heavily-meat based dinner the night ...... | TAIWANESE-VEGGIE GOODNESS AT BEAN SPROUT CAFE
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| | | 02/05/2008 - WHITTIER by Abby Abanes: Awhile back, I saw an episode of Bobby Flay's show, Throwdown, where the episode was a "Puffy Taco" showdown. When the show started and his challenge was first announced, I scratched my head, because I've never heard of a puffy taco before. Of course, once I saw the show, I knew I had to have one, one way or the other. For those of you unfamiliar with this food, it's a part of Tex-Mex cuisine. There's been an ongoing debate where many believe that puffy tacos were invented at Henry's Puffy Taco ...... | PUFFY TACOS IN WHITTIER!
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| | | 01/22/2008 - MIDTOWN LA by Abby Abanes: Last week, I went on a morning job interview in Santa Monica. Unfortunately, it didn't quite go the way I would have liked, but that's how it goes sometimes. Feeling in a contemplative mood, I decided to forgo the usual freeway rush home and decided to take a more leisurely drive along Pico Boulevard, heading East. Having not had breakfast and lunch time near approaching, I decided that if I saw any interesting hole in the wall restaurant along the way, I'd stop for food. It seemed like I was d ...... | WORLD FAMOUS OKI-DOG
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| | | 12/19/2007 - GARDENA by Abby Abanes: When on the lookout for Japanese dining, usually Little Tokyo comes to mind, but unknown to many, the South Bay, primarily the city of Gardena is also home to one of LA's oldest Japanese communities. Presently, it's a city where the population is about one quarter Japanese-American. What differentiates Gardena from Little Tokyo is that it's still a thriving community where Japanese-Americans work, live, play and eat. For example, Gardena has a Japanese cable station, numerous Japanese churches, ...... | JAPANESE-ITALIAN FUSION SPAGHETTI AT SPOON HOUSE!
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| | | 12/03/2007 - BAJA CALIFORNIA by Abby Abanes: When most people think of the Baja region of Mexico, what usually comes to mind are nights of partying, boozing and jumping from bar to bar by local college kids willing to cross the border to find a good time. Delicious food and culinary finds may not be words you'd associate with cities like Tijuana, Ensenada and other small towns in between. It wasn't until I took a whirlwind one day excursion with Tasty Tours led by Bill Esparza down to Baja, that my eyes were finally opened to many tasty p ...... | A TASTY FOOD & WINE TOUR
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| | | 11/27/2007 - PASADENA by Abby Abanes: Now if you were driving down the street and passed by what looks like a real hole-in-the-wall restaurant that goes by the name Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken, Seafood and Donuts, wouldn't you stop by too to check it out? Well, I certainly did. I walk into a small space with plastic red booths on either side. In front of me, there's definitely a donut case to the right which gives credence to the restaurant name. To the left is the counter where you place an order, which is being taken by the Ch ...... | FRIED GOODNESS AT LOUISIANA FRIED CHICKEN AND DONUTS
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| | | 11/07/2007 - LOS ANGELES by Abby Abanes: Every Thursday through Sunday in Boyle Heights, from 7pm to 10pm, you can feast on Mexican street food at stands that line Breed Street, across from the Big Buy Foods grocery store. You may even encounter some things you won't normally find at regular sit down Mexican restaurants. For example, there's the pambazo, which is a special bread (white bread with a crust) dipped in a red guajillo pepper sauce and filled with something like potatoes and Mexican sausage or refried beans and then is garn ...... | MEXICAN STREET FOOD IN BOYLE HEIGHTS
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| | | 10/31/2007 - ARCADIA by Abby Abanes: Do you ever have that hankering for a Chinese meal, but for the life of you, you have no idea what it is exactly you're craving? Maybe, pork stuffed bitter melon is tugging at your hunger pangs. Perhaps, you're hot for black mushroom and bamboo noodle soup? Whatever it is, you just know you want it. Well, if you happen to be in the Eastside, I suggest you check out the President Square Food Court in Arcadia. Inside there are 7 different food stalls to choose from. If all you're looking for is d ...... | TASTY ASIAN OFFERINGS AT PRESIDENT SQUARE FOOD COURT
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| | | 10/23/2007 - LOS ANGELES by Abby Abanes: My name is Abby and I'm an Ondal 2 Spicy Crab Soup Addict. Don't laugh. I'm serious. Generally, when I re-visit a restaurant, I never order the same thing twice because I like exploring the menu. During my second visit to Ondal 2, I didn't even look at the menu. #2 has been embedded in my brain since my first visit, so #2 for the Spicy Crab Soup was coming my way and not soon enough. So why so much love? Well, even before the soup arrives, our meal starts off first with a salad and then a tasty ...... | SPICY CRAB SOUP ADDICTION AT ONDAL 2
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| | | 10/04/2007 - GLENDORA by Abby Abanes: When it comes to breakfast, I'm a savory kind of gal. Give me eggs, bacon and toast, but pancakes or waffles with syrup and fruit toppings are just not for me. Every once in awhile, I'll want a donut, but not very often. One morning, my sweet tooth monster came out of its cave and demanded satisfaction. Who am I to say no? Since I hadn't made my way to The Donut Man before, I decided to check it out. Considering that I've driven as much as 40 miles to have ramen in Gardena, this will be my firs ...... | THE DONUT MAN!
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| | | 09/19/2007 - DOWNTOWN LA by Abby Abanes: Whenever I visit Little Tokyo, it's for one of two reasons, either to bring out of town guests for sight-seeing or to have a meal. I never really thought that much of the history or even noticed a lot of the public art that is on display; however, a morning taking the LA Conservancy Little Tokyo Tour really opened my eyes. Before I tell you about the actual tour, here's a little bit of history. Little Tokyo has been the center of Los Angeles Japanese American community for almost a century. ...... | LITTLE TOKYO EXPLORATIONS!
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| | | 09/11/2007 - MONTEREY PARK by Abby Abanes: Usually when I venture into Monterey Park, it's all about the dim sum; however, on the last day of the recent Labor Day holiday weekend, I found myself experiencing a wonderful tasting menu set up by a friend at the newly opened Bollini's Pizzeria Napolitana. Before I talk about the food itself, let me tell you briefly about what makes this pizza joint different from some of the other pie places in town. In the restaurant name, you'll see the words "Pizzeria Napolitana." What that means is tha ...... | THE NEAPOLITAN PIZZA AT BOLLINI'S!
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| | | 08/27/2007 - SAN GABRIEL VALLEY by Abby Abanes: When you walk into Bananas, your eyes immediately go into color over drive. From the bright red, green and orange wooden chairs to the fluffy bright yellow couches in the corner of the room to the multi-colored walls, it feels like several buckets of paint exploded and went every which way. In fact, one of the walls does look like paint splotches were thrown upon it. Once your peepers adjust and you make it to the counter, you'll be able to order any one of several Mexican beverage specialties ...... | GOING BANANAS IN DUARTE!
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| | | 07/17/2007 - PASADENA by Abby Abanes: Did you know that there is a Bunny Museum in Pasadena? Well, now you know and boy, what a museum it is with over 22,000 bunny collectibles with everything from stuffed animals, salt and pepper shakers, kitchenware and so much more that it's mind-boggling. The Bunny Museum is actually the private home of Candace Frazee and Steve Lubanski. So why all the bunnies? Well, it all started when Steve gave his girlfriend at the time, Candace a white, plush bunny (which holds a heart with the banner, "I ...... | HOP TO THE BUNNY MUSEUM!
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| | | 07/12/2007 - SAN GABRIEL VALLEY by Abby Abanes: Having had my share of different kinds of pizza over the years, I finally tried out a unique pizza that makes me even happier that I live in the Eastside. :) So what differentiates the pizza at Zelo in the town of Arcadia from some of the other pizza joints in town? The answer lays in its corn meal crust. Yes, you're reading right. Zelo pizza has corn meal crust. I've been hearing for awhile now about Zelo and finally my curiosity got the best of me, so I stopped by for lunch one day. Steppin ...... | UMMMM CORN PIZZA AT ZELO PIZZERIA
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| | | 06/18/2007 - LOS ANGELES by Abby Abanes: If you love baking and decorating cakes, than you should make a point of visiting Frances Kuyper's Mini Cake Museum at the Hollenbeck Home, where you can not only meet Frances, but also learn some cake decorating history. Known as the Cake Lady, Frances started off in 1950 simply as a self-taught cake decorator and from there evolved into a writer, demonstrator, instructor and consultant for many years in the retail baking industry. She's even appeared in commercials and was even a regular on t ...... | FRANCES KUYPER'S MINI CAKE MUSEUM
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| | | 06/10/2007 - LOS ANGELES by Abby Abanes: Octopus has never been a must try for me and in fact, it's usually a must avoid food for me. The thought of eating tentacles was never that appetizing. So I surprised even myself when I agreed to dinner with friends at My Secret Recipe, a Korean restaurant known for its primarily octopus dishes. Upon our arrival, I was thankful that the friend who offered to take us on this culinary journey, was actually Korean. A Korean only menu and a wait staff who spoke very limited English may have proven ...... | MY SECRET RECIPE: KOREAN OCTOPUS DINNER SHOW
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| | | 05/30/2007 - LOS ANGELES by Abby Abanes: I have been a Casa Bianca lover for over 10 years now and to this day, I think they have one of the best pizzas in town which is definitely deserving of the kudos that I'm giving it. Before I say anymore, I should preface that the praise is really just for the pizza. I've tried their various pasta offerings over the years and have never been wowed by any of them. As for the pizza, there are so many reasons why I love it, that I almost don't know where to start, so I'll just start from the botto ...... | CASA BIANCA: THE PIZZA OF MY DREAMS!
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| | | 05/03/2007 - LOS ANGELES by Abby Abanes: TOXIC TOURS BY COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT Taking the Toxic Tour is definitely not a touristy thing to do, but it's certainly a tour that is quite eye-opening. Led by the Communities for a Better Environment organization, the Toxic Tour is designed to show the effects of pollution on marginalized communities in the county. The tour starts inside the CBE office where we get information showing the relation of people of color to Toxic Release Facilities in Los Angeles County and let me t ...... | TOXIC TOURS BY COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT
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| | | 04/28/2007 - PICO RIVERA by Abby Abanes: 50S TIME WARP AT DAL RAE STEAKHOUSE Did you know that the 1950s never left Dal Rae in Pico Rivera? In fact, as I was driving up Washington Blvd, I already knew I was going somewhere special. From a few streets away, I could already see the tall beautiful neon sign with the restaurant name in blazing red lights. No cheesy backlit plastic for Dal Rae. It was class all the way. Upon entering the lobby, I was greeted by live music in the bar and two hostesses, who with their almost bouffant hair-do ...... | 50S TIME WARP AT DAL RAE STEAKHOUSE
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| | | 04/05/2007 - SAN GABRIEL VALLEY by Abby Abanes: For those who are aficionados of Shanghai Cuisine, the word "Xiao Long Bao" may be a familiar term, but for many of you where a visit to a Chinese restaurant usually finds you ordering old stand-bys like Orange Chicken and Egg Foo Young, the word "Xiao Long Bao" may evoke something mysterious and maybe, even just a little bit scary. It's now time to let the mystery unfold. So what exactly is a "Xiao Long Bao?" To start, the literal translation for xiao long bao is "little basket bun." Since XLB ...... | XIA LONG BAOS: WON TONS IN REVERSE!
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| | | 03/28/2007 - LOMITA by Abby Abanes: When my friend first mentioned the word "okonomiyaki" to me, I have to admit to giving her a blank stare. "What in the world is that?" I asked. So then she started talking about Japanese pancakes and cooking it at the restaurant and that shed some light, but it still was a bit confusing to me. I think what threw me off was just the notion of Japanese pancakes in general. Like a lot of people, pancakes for me brought up a vision of a stack of sweet bready goodness topped with pats of butter and ...... | OKONOMIYAKI (JAPANESE PANCAKES) AT GAJA
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| | | 03/19/2007 - CULVER CITY by Abby Abanes: Having heard off and on about Johnnie's Pastrami for awhile now, I decided to check it out for lunch one day. In the past, I've definitely heard mixed reviews about Johnnie's pastrami sandwich, everything from "tasteless", "gristly", "cold" to "lean", "juicy" and "tasty." There didn't seem to be a middle ground, but than that can be said about how we all tend to view food in general. We either like something or we don't. Even before looking at the menu, I liked the feeling of Johnnie's as I wal ...... | JOHNNIE'S PASTRAMI IN CULVER CITY
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| | | 03/13/2007 - SAN GABRIEL VALLEY by Abby Abanes: CANADIAN CAFE OR MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH POUTINE I'm in love with Poutine. Sounds almost risque, huh? But damn, I really am in love, in lust, in everything that is downright delectable about the food known as Poutine that I discovered one day at the Canadian Cafe in Monrovia. So you may be asking, what has me so hot and bothered? Simply, poutine is a French-Canadian food that consists of brown gravy poured over French fries and white cheddar cheese curds. No processed cheese or cheese sauce here! Y ...... | CANADIAN CAFE OR MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH POUTINE
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| | | 02/26/2007 - SAN FERNANDO VALLEY by Abby Abanes: Last month, I set up a pastry tasting where we got to sample a total of 8 different pastries. 3 were savory and 5 were sweet. Before I even talk about the pastries we sampled, I have to say that when first walking into Natas Pastries, a Portuguese bakery in Sherman Oaks, it was like I was at "Pastry Disneyland". When you looked at the display case, the pastries were so beautifully presented, that you'd think that they were fake and when you saw that prices were between $2 to $3 for even the pre ...... | NATAS PASTRIES IN SHERMAN OAKS
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| | | 02/06/2007 - SAN GABRIEL VALLEY by Abby Abanes: After reading Jonathan Gold's LA Weekly review about Dino's in LA, the chicken mentioned in the article piqued my interest. When I heard that Dino's was opening a second restaurant in Azusa, which is practically around the corner from me, I booked on over the first chance I got to see what this chicken was really all about. When I walked into the place, the chicken wasn't even on the menu yet. I had to ask the counter person specifically about how I could order Dino's chicken. For my order, I g ...... | DINO'S CHICKEN: ALL FIRED UP in Azusa
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| | | 01/29/2007 - SAN GABRIEL VALLEY by Abby Abanes: GREEN VILLAGE - Tasty Shanghai Travels After hearing all the raves about Green Village, I finally made it out to dinner there last month. The "fanciness" of the restaurant interior with its gold and orange color scheme lost some of the elegant feel with the addition of flat screen TVs on the walls. What is it with flat screen TVs at Asian restaurants? Shouldn't the experience be about enjoying the food and the company as opposed to watching various Asian variety shows? Oh well, I digress; let's ...... | GREEN VILLAGE - Tasty Shanghai Travels
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| | | 01/17/2007 - PASADENA by Abby Abanes: For those of you who have never been to the Scarlet Tea Room in Pasadena, I encourage you to make a visit. Just standing in front of the entrance, you already get a sense of something unique when you're faced with a red shimmery door. Once you enter, you're transported to an elegant space with a gold and cream color scheme and when you look up, you'll see beautiful crystal chandeliers. Once you're seated, owner, Karen, comes out to tell you what to expect with the Scarlet Tea Ceremony. Her desc ...... | TEA AT THE SCARLET TEA ROOM in Pasadena
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| | | 01/10/2007 - SAN GABRIEL VALLEY by Abby Abanes: I've been going to Teri & Yaki in the city of Monrovia off and on for a couple of years now, but after having lunch there this past Saturday, I finally decided to give it a review and share some photos of the food. Normally, I'm not much of a teriyaki person. Whenever I've ordered any kind of teriyaki dish, I've always found the sauce to be overly sweet, so I pretty much gave up on teriyaki sauce as a whole. However, when I first tried the chicken teriyaki at Teri & Yaki awhile back, I finally ...... | TERI & YAKI - The Teriyaki Sauce of My Dreams.
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| | | 01/01/2007 - SAN GABRIEL VALLEY by Abby Abanes: Having never partaken of a Chinese Hot Pot, I visited Mon Land Hot Pot City in San Gabriel with members of my dining group to check it out. Before talking about the food, first, a brief introduction to the Hot Pot experience. Enjoying a Chinese hot pot is similar to Shabu-Shabu. You have the soup in front of you that is being heated. Along with the soup, you get different meats and veggies to dip into the soup. The heat of the soup will cook those items. From there, you can go a variety of rou ...... | MON LAND HOT POT CITY – Warming you inside and out!
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| | | 12/15/2006 - BELL by Abby Abanes: Nevera Fruit Creations – Raspados, Licuados, Frescas and More
Whenever I visited Hispanic marketplaces and saw signs of various beverages for sale like raspados, licuados, frescas, etc., I always felt a bit overwhelmed. I wasn't quite sure what the difference was between all the drinks, so I decided to find out more and I did so by setting up a Mexican beverage tasting at Nevera in Bell, CA. First on the tasting menu was a Licuado, which is equivalent to a smoothie, a blend of fresh fruits, ju ...... | NEVERA FRUIT CREATIONS – Raspados, Licuados, Frescas and More
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| | | 12/06/2006 - LOS ANGELES by Abby Abanes: Golden Triangle – Truly Worth Its Weight in Gold Recently, I set up a sampler dinner at Golden Triangle for my dining group, where we got to experience 14 different Burmese dishes. Wow, what an evening of culinary delight. Out of the 14 dishes, I've had six of them before and of course, that includes Golden Triangle's signature dish, their Ginger Salad. For those of you who have never had this salad before, believe me, it's worth the drive to Whittier just to try it. The Ginger Salad consists ...... | GOLDEN TRIANGLE – Truly Worth Its Weight in Gold
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| | | 11/30/2006 - LOS ANGELES by Abby Abanes: Being Filipino, I'm very picky about Filipino food. At every Filipino restaurant I go to, the litmus test for me is that after having eaten there, I ask myself, is the food there as good as Mom's cooking. It doesn't even matter to me whether it's a particular dish that my Mom has made or not. It's more about the food matching up to my Mom's high standard of cooking. Recently, I went with my dining group, Pleasure Palate, for the first time to check out Alejandro's in the Glassell Park area and ...... | ALEJANDRO'S - JUST LIKE MOM'S COOKING!
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| | | 06/29/2006 - HOLLYWOOD by Abby Abanes: Just recently, I went on a private docent-led tour of the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. This tour started in the theater courtyard and eventually took us into the theater itself followed by a visit to the old dressing rooms and finally ended at their state-of-the-art projection booth. Along the way, we learned a lot of history about this Sid Grauman creation that came long before his more well known Graumans Chinese theater down the street. In 1922 Sid Grauman tried to shift the entertainment ...... | EGYPTIAN THEATRE TOUR IN HOLLYWOOD
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| | | 06/12/2006 - DOWNTOWN LA by Abby Abanes: It started off a little gray, but soon sunshine came our way for what was a very informative walking tour. On this particular day, I went on the LA Conservancy Art Deco Walking Tour. For 2-1/2 hours, we explored a lot of the beautiful Art Deco architecture that Los Angeles had to offer. Before I talk about the tour itself, first, let me tell you a little about Art Deco. For one thing, "Art Deco" is actually a relatively new term that was coined in 1968 by Bevis Hillier. The words "Art Deco" cam ...... | LA CONSERVANCY ART DECO WALKING TOUR
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| | | 06/07/2006 - LUCERNE VALLEY by Abby Abanes: Just recently, I got to do something that not very many people can claim to have done. I petted wolves. It was a very interesting 2 hour experience and it happened at Wolf Mountain Sanctuary in the Lucerne Valley. The founder, Tonya Littlewolf, who refers to herself as a half-breed, had been raised primarily at an Apache reservation and has been around wolves since she was two. She actually refers to herself as the Alpha Wolf, which means that all the other wolves look to her as the leader. Bef ...... | WOLF MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY - Lucerne Valley
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| | | 05/25/2006 - PASADENA by Abby Abanes: On April 30, I went with a friend on the Bungalow Heaven Home Tour in Pasadena. Bungalow Heaven is actually a Landmark District in the City of Pasadena and what makes it so special is that in that area, there are over 800 bungalows built during the 1900s through the 1930s. So what exactly is a bungalow you may ask? Definition wise, the word bungalow derives from the Hindi word bangla which literally means a house "in the Bengal style." Such houses were traditionally small, one story h ...... | URBAN EXPLORER - Bungalow Heaven Home Tour
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| | | 05/05/2006 - LOS ANGELES by Abby Abanes: On a gray day in April, I embarked on the McDonald's History Tour led by McHistorian Chris Nichols. For many, the McDonalds were thought to be fictional characters and that Ray Kroc was considered to be the founder of McDonald's. In actuality, Richard (Dick) and Maurice (Mac) McDonald were real people and they truly started the McDonald's legacy. This tour tells some of their story. The day started with over 50 of us meeting at the McDonald's in Downey, which is currently the oldest working Mc ...... | URBAN EXPLORER - MCDONALD'S HISTORY TOUR
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| | | 04/06/2006 - DOWNTOWN LA by Abby Abanes: I really enjoy exploring the various nooks and crannies that make up Los Angeles and one of the ways I do that is to take the various walking tours that the LA Conservancy offers on weekends. On April Fool's Day, of all days, I was on the Historic Core Walking tour. We had just came out of the lobby of the Subway Terminal Building and were standing on the corner behind the building listening to our docent talk about the former Broadway Department store. The Subway Terminal Building, by the way, ...... | ROADSIDE L.A. - April Fool's Trick on Me!
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| | | 04/06/2006 - DOWNTOWN LA by Abby Abanes: Tales of an L.A. Addict! I'm constantly amazed that with all that Los Angeles has to offer, so few people rarely try to discover and experience all of its riches. A few years ago, I decided to break out of my same old routine and made it my mission to explore as much of Los Angeles' architectural, cultural, historical and food landscape as possible. Through my explorations, I discovered how much I really am addicted to all that is fun, quirky, dramatic, sad, delicious and even not-so-delicious ...... | URBAN EXPLORER - ADDICTED TO L.A.
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