Liana Aghajanian

Credit: L.Aghajanian

Top 5 Places to Eat Piroshki in L.A.

Liana Aghajanian
On the post-Soviet streets of Eastern Europe and Eurasia, the piroshki is the fast food of choice. A fast fried doughy bun stuffed with warm, savory fillings like potatoes, meat or mushrooms, the piroshki boasts just the right amount of dough-to-filling ratio for your eating and holding pleasure. Lucky for......
Freshly made manakish bread with a variety of toppings bubble up in the oven at Shanto's; Credit: Photo courtesy of Shanto's Bakery

Taste of Beirut: Shanto's Bakery

Liana Aghajanian
Before Shaunt Adessian opened Shanto's Bakery in La Crescenta, he traveled thousands of miles from Los Angeles, arriving in Lebanon to discover the Levantine culinary methods and delights his parents grew up with. Except he was looking for the likes of baked manakish bread bubbling with za'atar and olive oil......
Credit: Darrick Rainey

Venn Food Diagrams: L.A.'s Idea of Armenian Food Vs. What Armenians Eat

Liana Aghajanian
The Venn Food Diagram train has ventured west of India and landed in Armenia, the ancient landlocked country wedged between Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkey, which recently produced the world's earliest leather shoe and wine-producing facility. Steady immigration from Armenian communities in Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Greece and Armenia to Los Angeles......
Credit: Liana Aghajanian

Ten Ethnic Book Stores You Can Visit in Los Angeles

Liana Aghajanian
The shuttering of at least 200 Borders stores in the coming weeks, with 21 closing in Southern California, might leave bibliophiles across the country with fewer chain options, but it opens up opportunity for independent book sellers to revitalize their businesses after book giants like Borders once contributed to their......