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The Search for Authenticity in a Gas Station Sunday dinners are a religion in our family. That is if your religion is filled with...

A sandwich is a wondrous and powerful thing. Encased in an envelope of bread, it may contain multitudes. It may be humble and sturdy,...

The Enduring Legacy of the Apple Pan - The Los Angeles Letter Vol. III My mother went to dinner the other night with some friends, and...

The Joy of the Familiar at Dan Tana's Red checkered tablecloths in a restaurant are a secret signal for those of us in the hoi polloi -...

Playing the long game at Joe Josts in Long Beach — The Los Angeles Letter Vol. V 1924 was a bustling time in Long Beach, California. Oil...

Eighteen years ago this coming month, my youngest sister and brother-in-law were married in a little Catholic church named St.Teresa...