Tien Nguyen

Typically, the allure of the 1950s-style diner lies not so much in what it is but in what it connotes: happier, if kitschier, times; patty melts; the golden age of baseball. At Pann's, though, the attraction lies in both the place and what it symbolizes. This is not so much......

Tucked away in plain sight on Pico near Union, El Parian is the sort of place you probably won't notice on your way to a Clippers game or during your attempt to circumnavigate the 10 freeway during rush hour. Which makes this restaurant perfect for those times when you need......

Philippe the Original celebrated its 100th birthday just a few short years ago — that would be more than 100 years of dipping crusty baguettes in hearty jus for hungry L.A. crowds, and more than 100 years of sprinkling sawdust on the floors to absorb the inevitable spills. Union Station may......

Oh, how good times fly: Handsome Coffee Roasters is turning one year young, and to celebrate, the shop will be pouring free coffees today from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. So maybe take a detour on your way to work this morning, or go on a long coffee break this......

The Oscars are on Sunday, and if you plan on sitting through the entire show -- all 3+ hours of it, with Seth MacFarland as host -- well, you might need a little help. Which is why we put together a little drinking game: This, hopefully, will give you something......

It took about a year and a half of construction and cutting through the red tape, but Caffé Vita finally opened last week in Silver Lake, right next to Rudy's Barbershop. Founded in Seattle in 1995, Caffé Vita is one of the most prominent independent coffee shops in the Pacific......

Abraham Maslow's theory that we are motivated by five primary needs (survival, safety, belonging, esteem and self-actualization, where "the appearance of one need usually rests on the prior satisfaction of another, more pre-potent need") is something we played with last week in relation to breakfast. Today, we turn to your......

Today is National Girl Scout Cookie Day (it's also apparently National Kite Flying Day, which, given the expected thunderstorm, you may or may not want to celebrate). And if you haven't already ordered your Samoas from the co-worker who sent around his kid's cookie ordering form as if it were......

If you paid attention during your college Psychology 101 college class, you may now vaguely recall Abraham Maslow and his Hierarchy of Needs. That is, because "man is a perpetually wanting animal," Maslow theorized that we're motivated by five needs: Survival, safety, belonging, esteem and self-actualization. "The appearance of one......