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Five California Chinese Restaurants Open For Over Half A Century

Some California restaurants come and go faster than a fortune cookie gets cracked open. These five have stayed open through decades of change, serving chow mein, dim sum, and honey walnut shrimp to grandparents, parents, and now their grandkids. One opened in Sacramento in 1939, one has served Los Angeles...

Los Angeles, CA · 8d
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San Jose Bakery Sells Out in 90 Minutes as Line Stretches a Block and a Half

A block-and-a-half-long line snaked down Snell Avenue before Panapolis Bakery even opened its fourth San Jose location on October 11, and within 90 minutes, every tray in the display case was empty. For owner Aldo Ortiz, it was the latest proof that his family's pan dulce has found an audience far beyond the kitchen where he started.

San Jose, CA · 9d
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A mysterious closure rattles Menlo Park

Longtime employees, regulars stunned at abrupt closure of Cook’s Seafood. When news broke on Thursday about the closure of Cook’s Seafood, a 98-year-old fish market and restaurant in Menlo Park, it quickly became the talk of the town. Almanac editor Andrea Gemmet told me that the Sunday Menlo Park farmers market was full of chatter about the closure, and theories were circulating about why Cook’s had closed – and so abruptly.

Menlo Park, CA · 6d
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This Old-School California Diner Dating to 1949 Serves Brimming Breakfast Plates Around the Clock

Some of the best meals in California happen at places you almost drive right past. I went in expecting a quick plate of eggs and walked out with a full belly, a box of old-fashioned candy, and a story to tell. The booths were blue, the music was old, and...

San Diego, CA · 8d
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In-N-Out CEO addresses expansion, California exit rumors, and future stores

California remains at the heart of In-N-Out Burger’s identity even as the fast-food chain expands into new states, company President and CEO Lynsi Snyder said during a recent interview discussing the brand’s roots, growth, and future plans. Speaking with actor Terry Crews, Snyder emphasized that the Baldwin Park-founded company still considers California its foundation amid […]

California · 6d

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New OC Mega Mart gives Calif.'s crowded Asian grocery store scene a big new jolt

It opened to long lines and social media fanfare.

La Habra, CA · 8d

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9 Hidden California Dining Gems Locals Love And Tourists Often Miss

A deli inside a working gas station, at the foot of a Sierra mountain pass, serves fish tacos and ahi sashimi. I can’t stop thinking about that combo. Fuel and a souvenir shop sit on one side. A kitchen turning out salads, burritos, and seared tuna sits on the other. That’s exactly the kind of surprise I wanted for this list.

California · 6d

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This California Diner in a Former Gas Station Is Always Packed, and the Green Pork Chilaquiles Explain Why

Some of the best meals in California hide in places you would drive right past without a second look. Picture an old gas station on a quiet corner, now humming with clinking forks, sizzling griddles, and a line of hungry people out front. I came for coffee and left thinking...

California · 6d

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‘The Plant’ from Alvarado Brewing Opens Nov. 7!

Saturday, Nov. 7, Alvarado Street Brewery debuts its new self-styled “legacy” facility—complete with brewing production, packaging operations and a striking new public tasting room—at 11440 Commercial Parkway in Castroville. Doors open at 1pm, furnishing attendees a historic opportunity to explore the new space, enjoy music, eat...

Castroville, CA · 7d

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Akira Aptos Lounge Rolls Bold and Beautiful

After more than nine years in Aptos, Akira sushi restaurant has expanded with Akira Aptos Lounge, a new bar space in what was once the Aptos Vineyard tasting room and wine bar. Greyson Dang-Lanzarotta-Leek, who owns Akira Aptos with his wife, Annie, says the intention is “to create multiple wow...

Aptos, CA · 8d

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Cookie giant closes seven California locations as nationwide shutdowns grow

Crumbl Cookies has built a following with oversized desserts, rotating weekly flavors, and social media buzz. But the popular cookie chain is now closing locations across the country, including seven…

California · 10d

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Seven California Bakeries Where Families Still Line Up For Pan Dulce Every Weekend

Saturday and Sunday mornings in California have a ritual that never made it onto a postcard. Families grab a tray and tongs, walk past rows of conchas and cuernos, and fill a paper bag with sweet bread for the week ahead. The seven panaderias on this list stretch from San...

California · 9d

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Outback Steakhouse franchisee files for bankruptcy, citing California’s labor costs

A San Diego-based franchisee of Outback Steakhouse filed for bankruptcy on Monday, citing expensive food and labor costs and declining customer traffic. Cerca Trova Restaurant Group, which operates 61 Outback Steakhouse locations mostly in California, said it has been struggling since the COVID-19 pandemic. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., seeking relief from hundreds of millions in debt.

California · 6d

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91-year-old California-based grocery chain to close several locations

Grocery shoppers in California and Nevada are preparing to lose several familiar supermarket locations as one longtime regional chain rethinks where it can afford to operate. The closures come as…

Petaluma, CA · 20d

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From Krispy Kreme to pizza, these Election Day freebies, discounts are available to voters

As Americans from California to New York head to the polls, some freebies and discounts are available to those who choose to vote. Here’s what’s available: Krispy Kreme is offering a free doughnut on Election Day On Tuesday, guests who visit a participating U.S. shop and say they voted or show an “I Voted” sticker […]

California · 7d

Los Angeles Times

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SoCal Outback Steakhouse franchisee files for bankruptcy, citing California's labor costs

San Diego-based Cerca Trova Restaurant Group, which once operated nearly 100 Outback Steakhouse restaurants, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday.

California · 7d

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Lily Belli on Food: Grey Bears’ expansion; progress for Soif and Manresa Bread; downtown Santa Cruz boom

Welcome to Lily Belli on Food, a weekly food-focused newsletter from Lookout’s food and drink correspondent, Lily Belli. Keep reading for the latest local food news for Santa Cruz County – plus a few fun odds and ends from my own life and around the web. Check out all of my food and drink coverage here.

Santa Cruz, CA · 7d

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Six California Family Steakhouses Still Grilling Over Red Oak Like Grandpa Did

Some California steakhouses never bothered with gas grills or fancy gadgets. On the Central Coast, a handful of family places still cook steaks the old way, over open pits fed with local red oak, the same method that made Santa Maria-style barbecue famous. These spots have stuck around for decades,...

California · 11d

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7 Noche Buena Dishes Filipino-American Families Made at Christmas

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. Noche Buena is the meal after midnight Mass, and in Filipino-American households in California and Hawaii it has always been the real Christmas feast. The table comes out late, well past midnight, and the cooking started hours before church. Platters of fried rolls, a big pot of noodles, a glazed ham, rice cakes wrapped in banana leaves: the whole spread waited for everyone to come home still in their good clothes.

California · 9d