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H Mart; Credit: Barbara Hansen

The Hidden Food Stalls of L.A.’s Korean Markets

Shopping for groceries can make you hungry. This is a good thing if you’re in a Korean supermarket, where eating pre-made food on site is a tradition. In most Korean markets, a food stall or small restaurant will be only a few steps away. When you’re done shopping, you can......
Copenhagen Pastry owner Karen Hansen; Credit: Barbara Hansen

Copenhagen Pastry Opens Second Location in Pasadena

Copenhagen Pastry opened this month in Pasadena, just in time for Danish pastry lovers to stock up on Christmas goodies without the long trip to the original shop in Culver City. Even better, customers can drop in on Christmas Eve (today!) and New Year’s Eve too, from 7 a.m. to......
Pastries at 85C Bakery Cafe; Credit: Photos by Barbara Hansen

85C Now Open in Pasadena — to the Delight of Coffee Lovers

Thirteen is a lucky number for Pasadena, which just acquired the 13th California outlet of the Taiwanese bakery cafe 85°C. In case you’re not familiar with this chain—until now the closest branches were in Torrance and Gardena—the name indicates the perfect temperature for hot coffee. This leaves out the bakery......
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L.A.'s Little Bangladesh Expands With Biriyani Kabob House

Little Bangladesh's restaurant row is growing. Yes, there is such a restaurant row. It runs along West 3rd Street between Western and Vermont Avenues and around the corner onto Vermont. The latest addition is Biriyani Kabob House in the first block west of Vermont. The restaurant is named for its......