Introducing South Baked: My Latest Cookie and Small Business Obsession
Introducing South Baked: My Latest Cookie and Small Business Obsession
To say that I’ve been eating heavily in the time that the world has drastically changed would be an understatement. Am I eating inside restaurants like I used to? Absolutely not. Am I discovering delicious food like I did prior to the pandemic? Absolutely yes. In the days and months where everything around us has
There’s a Food Truck Outside an Auto Repair Shop That’s Sure to Be Your Go-To Pasadena Burger Spot
What does it take for a restaurant to become your go-to spot? It probably has to meet a certain criterion from ease of location, taste, price, and more. Whatever it may require, when you finally find the location that checks all of the boxes, it’s natural to hit them up on a regular basis. You
See the Woman of Color Owned Bodega in LA Selling Affordable Organic Food and More
A few years ago a cousin from the east coast came to visit family here in Los Angeles. In between finding things to do in LA and creating new familial memories, she raised a question that would eventually become a debate. Her: You gotta have bodegas in Los Angeles. It’s a major city. Me: We
Find the Best Cookies in Los Angeles from this Black Owned Bakery in Pasadena
I was standing in the frame of my door looking at Devonna wanting a straight answer. You would have thought I was auditioning for a crime show with the conviction in my voice as I asked her the question for the second time: “These cookies are too good, what do you put in them?” She
This Black Owned Coffee Shop in LA is the Best Alternative to Starbucks
There’s a beautiful happiness that you get when you find something better than what you had before. Maybe that something is big, small, or even a pleasant combination of the two. It can be finding love, landing a career, or if you’re like me it’s those things and discovering a new restaurant. Regardless of what
This is LA’s Khao Soi You Should Eat Year-Round
My family is Jamaican and there’s a joke that we will make soup year-round. Fall? Soup. Wintertime? You better believe a soup is being made. Is it 106 degrees on an August day in Los Angeles? There’s a soup for that. Soup, or anything with a broth (thick or not), is almost customary to be
Stay Hydrated and Help the Planet with NAYAD
Today is day 57. As much as I’ve been discussing the coronavirus, that’s not what I’m referring to. It’s also not the number of days since I’ve last had my hair done, or the amount of time that I spent covering up this zombie bite and my inevitable transition. Instead it’s the number of days
Giorgia Sinatra of Pasta Sisters Talks Affordable Italian Food in LA, the Buzzfeed Effect, and Joining The Taste by LA Times
This may sound like an exaggeration, but at least once a week I hear about Pasta Sisters. I may hear the name in passing, read about them in an article, or come across someone posting about the restaurant on Instagram. Whatever way the restaurant enters my day, the point is that they do it. Recently,
Feel Good Foods Brings Delicious Gluten-Free Meals to Stores Nationwide + More
I’ve never been the type of person to concern myself much with what food is gluten free and what food isn’t. Instead, I’ve always found interest in the things that taste like something I would enjoy eating again. Whether it’s a salad or a burger, if it tastes good then I want it. Knowing that,
Reality TV Star and Lifestyle Influencer Apryl Jones Showcases Her New Wine Line
Remember when reality TV seemed, dare I say it: real? Not so much at its conception in the 1940’s with shows like Candid Camera, but more at the turn into the 21st century. It was when shows depicted the lives of ordinary people in various situations that appeared much like our own, or maybe so
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