Clarissa Wei

Most Angelenos know by now that the San Gabriel Valley is the epicenter for Chinese food in Los Angeles County. But what most people don't realize is that cities like Alhambra, Monterey Park, San Gabriel and Rosemead are going out of vogue in terms of new Chinese restaurant openings. While......

Believe it or not, there are restaurants in Taipei that specialize in California-style food, though what that means not always what you'd expect.  A brief intro: Taipei is the capital and metropolitan center of Taiwan, an island off the coast of mainland China. Because it has retained political and economic......

“Growing up I always wanted a farm.” Jordanne Dervaes says. “We couldn’t get a farm, so we made a farm.” Dervaes lives on a micro-farm in the middle of Pasadena, where she and her family depend mostly on the land to live. What they have: a chicken coop, dwarf goats,......

You can now order authentic Chinese food from the San Gabriel Valley and have it delivered straight to your home or office. The company responsible for this wonderful new service is called ToGo626.com. The number 626 refers to the primary area code in the San Gabriel Valley, a place known......

Steven Cong drinks a lot of boba. To date, the 22-year-old UCLA student has documented over 124 different boba drinks from around the world. The majority of his finds are in California and he has been posting his drinks along with a photo and a rating on his Tumblr page......

Los Angeles has some of the best Chinese food outside of China, Because of the sheer diversity of Chinese immigrants in the region, you can sample the vastness of Chinese cuisine — from the fiery spices of Chengdu to the imperial cuisine of Beijing — without ever having to leave......

Since earlier this year, the Monterey Park Chamber of Commerce has been hosting a slew of night markets at Barnes Park, in what was touted at the time as the Southland's first long-term, city-sponsored event of its kind. It's called the Monterey Park Night Market (or MPK Night Market) and tonight......

For the past month, George Prior has been drinking ten cans of Coca Cola every day, all to prove a point that 50 percent of all Americans ingest that same amount of sugar every day. If you're doing the math, that equates to nearly a half-pound of sugar entering your......

The common consensus seems to be this: rabbits are cute, not food. It’s not an animal people like to associate with dinner. In August, Whole Foods was heavily protested for starting to sell rabbit meat. In June, novelist Jeanette Winterson experienced heavy backlash for posting a photo of a rabbit......