San Gabriel

Half & Half Tea Express Opens a New Location in Arcadia

The coffee culture in Los Angeles may be stronger than ever, but over in the San Gabriel Valley, teahouses are clearly dominating the caffeine scene. Taiwanese boba joint Half & Half Tea Express, a popular hotspot known for their milky teas, has opened another location in Arcadia on Foothill Boul ... More >>

5 Restaurant Picks From Red Medicine's Jordan Kahn

Where The Chefs Eat is an ongoing series in which we ask a local chef to give us his or her favorite dining options. This week, we check in with Red Medicine's chef, Jordan Kahn. Jordan Kahn says he hasn't taken a regular day off since October. And since his restaurant is open until 2 a.m., that m ... More >>

Holiday DUI Checkpoint Cheat Sheet: Massive Drunk Driving Crackdown Starts Friday

'Tis the season to be jolly, yes, but try not to do your fa-la-la-la-laing in a jail cell. Not fun. The L.A. County Sheriff's Department this week previewed the anti-DUI can of whoopass it's unveiling for the holidays, starting this weekend. It's massive:

Taiwanese Pork Chop Rice 3 Places In The SGV To Get It

In April, Squid Ink published a list of 10 Classic Taiwanese Dishes. Controversy immediately ensued over the exclusion of another traditional Taiwanese dish: pork chop rice (pai gu fan). Comments flew from some noted food bloggers, some expressing their incredulity over what they felt was a glaring ... More >>

Nha Trang: Onward and Pho-ward

When San Gabriel's Nha Trang opened a larger shop in nearby Monterey Park earlier this year, it was cause for excitement. While the original location was celebrated for its deeply flavored, complex versions of Central Vietnamese soups, it measured about the size of a doctor's waiting room, could sea ... More >>

DUI Checkpoint in Hollywood Tonight; Drunk Driver Crackdown Across L.A.

The dog days of summer are here, the 4th of July is way back in the rear view, and the season is winding down. But, for whatever reason, authorities across L.A. county are turning up the heat on drunk drivers with a "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign August 17 to September 3. Not only that ... More >>

D.A. Will Not File Charges in John Bryson Hit and Runs

Just weeks after John Bryson quietly tendered his resignation from Obama's cabinet, the Los Angeles district attorney has declined to press charges against the ex-commerce secretary. "The District Attorney's Office has declined to file a case against former Secretary of Commerce John Bryon," Sand ... More >>

The World in Dumplings: Or, Not Living By XLB Alone

Dear Mr. Gold: I'd like to do a tour of the world's cuisines through dumplings. Xiao long bao [Chinese soup dumplings] may be my favorite food on Earth, but one does not live by XLB alone. So far I've got momo, gyoza, shui jiao, samosa and piroshki on the list, even though the latter two are perhaps ... More >>

Chinese Dinner for Christmas

Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​Dear Mr. Gold: My husband and I, originally from Connecticut, are fairly new to L.A., and have had a hard time finding good Chinese food. This is our first year as a married couple and we're looking for a nice restaurant in which to restart our trad ... More >>

Central Vietnamese in the O.C. ... or Echo Park

Anne Fishbeinthe invisible restaurant critic​Dear Mr. Gold: What's your favorite place to eat Hue/Central Vietnam food in Los Angeles? Also, do you ever venture down to the O.C. for some eats? --Brian Tran, via Facebook

Green Tea Shaved Snow Food Fight: Salju Dessert vs. Fluff Ice

Jim ThurmanMatcha green tea shaved snow with red bean & mochi at Salju Dessert​ Taiwanese shaved ice has been featured before at Squid Ink, and with good reason. It's perhaps the perfect summer dessert. However, as good as shaved ice is, it's just so 2010. This year, it's all about the next le ... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews Mon Land

Johnny V. Pham, SGV Teen, Arrested After He Blows Stop Sign And Cops Allegedly Find 8,000 Ecstasy Pills in His Ride

Arcadia PoliceThese Es are in name-brand bags, so you know they're good.​Among the lessons we've learned over the years from drug dealers: Utilize a ride that looks like your mom's car. Don't dress like a pimp. And, paramount among these, obey all traffic laws. Looks like eighteen-year-old Jo ... More >>

Scott Svonkin, Candidate for Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, Gets Gift: Frontiers Forgets to Fact Check

Kyle T. WebsterScott Svonkin going off. Nothing new.​Scott Svonkin, San Gabriel Unified School District Board member, is running for the powerful L. A. Community College District Board. Thanks to major Democratic backing and union campaign contributions, Svonkin is the strong favorite. In r ... More >>

Whittier Narrows 'Discovery Center' Sees Legal Appeal to Stop Development at San Gabriel River

Ted SoquiLet's build right here.​Opponents of a water museum on the Whittier Narrows nature area have filed an appeal to block the project, they announced Monday. The museum would essentially tear out a beautiful area along the rivers (the San Gabriel and Rio Hondo diverge here) to install a ... More >>

Car-Free Eating

Nondrivers should look to downtown

San Gabriel Valley Comings and Goings in 2010

Jim ThurmanShu Feng Yuan (a.k.a. Shu Feng Garden) closed its San Gabriel location in 2010.​The restaurant scene in the San Gabriel Valley is something that is in perpetual flux, and that was no different in 2010. Some restaurants added locations -- a few to the point of becoming burgeoning loc ... More >>

Series Of Storms Set To Pound L.A: See, We Really Do Get 'Weather'

Calla CakesRain over Hollywood.​It was only Monday that we were boasting about L.A.'s unseasonable, record-high temperatures in the 80s. Records fell at UCLA, Long Beach, Burbank Airport and San Gabriel. And this weekend? Rain. So much of it that the National Weather Service issued a "specia ... More >>

Former San Gabriel Mayor Albert Huang Won't Face Charges In 'Great Dumpling Incident Of 2010'

Albert Huang was slapped with dumplings, but not with charges.​Unless the purported victim turns up dead or on vacation on a Caribbean isle, it looks like the Great Dumpling Incident of 2010 is officially over. The Los Angeles County District Attorney will not file felony robbery and battery ... More >>

Citizens Redistricting Commission Chosen by Lottery, Eight Make History In California

These jerks are out. Normal citizens are in charge.​The new California Citizens Redistricting Commission's first eight members are Democrats Jeanne Raya of San Gabriel, Elaine Kuo of Mountain View, Cynthia Dai of San Francisco; Republicans Jodie Filkins Webber of Norco, Peter Yao of Claremont ... More >>

[Updated, Again] San Gabriel Mayor Arrested: Or, More Fun With Xiao Long Bao

Flickr user Gary Soupxiao long bao​ Update: Do we have breaking news on the infamous soup-dumpling incident? I'm afraid to say, we do not. The vinegar has been long mopped from the floor, San Gabriel mayor Albert Y.M. Huang's resignation is yesterday's news, and the lawyers still huddle in th ... More >>

Ask Mr. Gold: Lasagna to Go? Try the "Cupcakes" from Heirloom L.A.

Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menu​Dear Mr. Gold: This weekend, we're having some fellow parents over for a playdate with our 2-year-olds, and then dinner. With all that 2-year-old energy going on, I'm thinking it might be a good idea to buy a lasagna, so I don't have to slave away in th ... More >>

Ask Mr. Gold: Eating the Obvious, or Chinese in Downtown

Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menu​Dear Mr. Gold: I have a dear friend who spends a lot of time in Beijing and loves Chinese food. Is there a place downtown or in Chinatown that has excellent cuisine from that region? I want him to have a good meal! --B., Echo Park Dear B.: There are fe ... More >>

'Excessive Heat Watch' Issued For L.A. This Week: Record Temps Expected

​An "excessive heat watch" has been issued by the National Weather Service for much of Los Angeles Tuesday and Wednesday, with "dangerous heat possible" and even record temperatures for the San Fernando Valley, the San Gabriel Valley, and the Santa Monica Mountains. A high-pressure system is ... More >>

Fear and Bravery at New Capital Seafood

Ben CalderwoodOne appendage demands another​ The parapets of New Capital Seafood pierce the haze over San Gabriel, visible for a good distance along Valley Boulevard and Del Mar Avenue. The 11.5 acre shopping bazaar in which it sits may be anchored by 99 Ranch and Focus Department Store, but t ... More >>

Web Surfing: A Roundup of Posts from L.A. Food Blogs and Newsletters

-- Celebrating the Marino family and their restaurants. [e*starLA] -- Goody's in San Gabriel shutters. [LA Observed] -- Haitian Libations Charity Event on February 6th at Vertical Wine Bistro. [Mattatouille] -- Robbie Burns' Address to a Haggis. [Deep End Dining] -- Ruth Reichl, The Movie? (Seco ... More >>

Ask Mr. Gold: Pangs Of Industry. Where to Eat in a City Without Residents?

Photo credit: Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menu​Dear Mr. Gold: I'm in the City of Industry. And I'm starving. --Evan K., Los Angeles Dear Evan: There are worse places to be hungry than Industry. But while there are a lot of decent restaurants in the area, it's generally too f ... More >>

Evacuations Ordered For Several Foothill Communities (UPDATED)

National Weather Service​Authorities ordered 64 households in the Paradise Valley area of La Canada-Flintridge to evacuate as storm-caused mud flows threatened a neighborhood above 2524 Ocean View Boulevard. Evacuations of 83 residences in the Riverwood Ranch, Alpine Village, Zachaou Canyon, H ... More >>

Ask Mr Gold: Boiling or Roasting? A Question of Degrees

Photo credit: Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menuDear Mr. Gold: Boiling versus roasting. I'm too embarrassed to ask this out loud... but technically, they're not opposites, right? That's like saying frying is the opposite of boiling. And why would one be quicker to roast one's enemies rather th ... More >>

Where to Buy Your Summer BBQ Protein

Beyond burgers and overdone chicken: Armenian meat markets for marinated pork chops, chicken, quail and more

Eating for the Adrenaline Rush at Hengyang and Hunan Chilli Kings, plus Yunnan Garden

More Hunan than Yunnan

A Son of the Golden Deli Dynasty Makes a Comeback with Vietnam

Return of the Magnificent 7

Where To Eat Now

Pig Love

Where to go for the whole hog

99 Essential - List Only

Where To Eat Now

Where to Eat Now

New to the List

Ask Mr. Gold

Ask Mr. Gold

Ask Mr. Gold

Pho 101— A Crash Course

Driving While Hungry

Pho West, Young Man

Real Vietnamese-style noodles come to Brentwood

O Brodard, Where Art Thou?

The Hate Files

In the Beginning

An introduction to and brief history of the river

Get Wet

From Formosa With Love

Where to go when you need to Taiwan on

The Clove That Dares Not Speak Its Name

A jug of wine, a bulb of garlic and . . . whither goest thou, my pet?