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Pijja Palace’s Hotly Anticipated Follow-Up Is Right Next Door
Cathy Chaplin is a senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. Avish Naran, the restaurateur behind the smash-hit Indian sports bar Pijja Palace, is opening an eagerly anticipated follow-up next year. After making an indelible mark on Los Angeles’s dining scene by eschewing conventional cooking standards, Naran is drawing on a similarly refreshing approach at the forthcoming Schezwan Club. Located next door to Pijja Palace in the same Sunset Boulevard complex anchored by a Comfort Inn motel, the restaurant will spotlight Indian Chinese cooking with Southeast Asian accents — all through the lens of an Echo Park native who remains as uncompromising in his vision as ever.
Trio of suspects burglarized 131 businesses, many of them small restaurants, police say
'From records obtained through search warrants, the suspects had a consistent pattern of burglarizing several ethnic restaurants at a time in one area before moving to another part of the city,' the LAPD said.
Supervisors oppose plan to eradicate deer population on Catalina Island by shooting them
The proposal involves killing more than 1,770 mule deer by shooting them helicopters to keep them from driving native plants into extinction. The post Supervisors oppose plan to eradicate deer population on Catalina Island by shooting them appeared first on Long Beach Post.
Fondry Bakery Makes a Flaky Debut in Highland Park, Los Angeles with Sell-Out Croissants
Los Angeles croissant aficionados have a new destination to flock to as a Highland Park bakery just opened and is already causing a stir in the city's pastry scene. Known as Fondry, this latest venture is brought to the neighborhood by the masterminds behind the popular Kumquat and Loquat coffee shops, AJ Kim and Scott Sohn. According to LA Eater, Fondry made its debut on April 20, 2024, drawing in lines of eager customers and selling out its stock in just 90 minutes during the first two days.
L.A. receives failing air-quality grade in latest State of the Air report
The American Lung Association has given failing air-quality grades to Los Angeles and several other California cities for the 25th year in a row in its annual State of the Air report.
Police chase ends in West Covina after crash pins driver under vehicle
WEST COVINA, Calif. - A police chase through eastern Los Angeles County Tuesday ended when the driver flipped his car after hitting another. It all started around 4 p.m. La Verne Police told FOX 11 that they'd received a report of a stolen vehicle out of Upland that was spotted in the area. La Verne Police found the car and tried to pull it over. Inside the car was a man behind the wheel, and a woman in the passenger's seat. But the driver took off, and police chased after him.
2 students stabbed in Reseda neighborhood
Two students from a Reseda high school were stabbed blocks away from campus Tuesday afternoon.The two reported stabbings happened in different locations but near Cleveland Charter High School. The first stabbing happened at the intersections of Vanalden Avenue and Community Street at 3:05 p.m. The other 15 minutes later at Vanalden Avenue and Malden Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.LAFD said no one had been taken to the hospital, and firefighters did not release the ages or genders of the victims. "No other student or staff has been impacted by this incident," the principal said in a message to...
Tree crashes down onto car, knocks out power in Los Angeles neighborhood
A tree came crashing down in Encino overnight, crushing a car and knocking out power Wednesday morning. The incident was reported around midnight in the 5100 block of Yarmouth Avenue near Ventura Boulevard. Video from the scene showed the large tree landed on the front of a gray BMW, crushing the hood and shattering windows. […]
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