Pastry Gazing at Guatemalteca: Snack and Chat at the Beloved Bakery

Guatemalteca Bakery has always seemed like the locus of Guatemalan-American life in central L.A. Indulge in chocolate chip cookies, tamales, a vat of tripe soup or a tray of the totally compelling cheese-enriched Guatemalan poundcakes called quesadillas. Read Jonathan Gold's “The Gathering: Guatemalteca's Newest Snack and Chat.”

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