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☆ In Los Angeles, a Hilltop Garden Party With a Tower of Crudités
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Jean Trinh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Southern California’s infamous Santa Ana winds were barreling through Los Angeles as Sara Kramer and Sarah Hymanson prepared to host a garden party to celebrate the May 7 release of their first cookbook, “Kismet.” But as seasoned chefs and restaurant owners — they opened their Middle Eastern-inflected East Hollywood restaurant, also called Kismet, in 2017 after bonding in the kitchen at Brooklyn’s Glasserie over a decade ago — the two women have plenty of practice keeping cool in stressful situations. “We were like, ‘It’s going to die down, it’s going to die down,’” said Hymanson, 37, of the gale. “And if it doesn’t, then we’ll figure it out.”Indeed, just before 5:30 p.m., when guests were set to arrive at the Echo Park hilltop home that Kramer, 38, shares with her partner, the comedian Emil DeRosa, 34, and their goldendoodle, Kevin, the gusts subsided and the gray skies gave way to a golden sunset. Suddenly, the garden — which features a winding pathway scented by jasmine bushes and herbs that leads down to a grove of loquat, fig and Blenheim apricot trees — felt like an ideal place for a celebration. Chase Valencia, 40, who co-owns Lasita, a modern Filipino restaurant in the city’s Chinatown, took in the setting, admitting, “I came to this dinner because I really wanted to check out her house!”

Persons: Sara Kramer, Sarah Hymanson, It’s, ’ ”, Hymanson, Kramer, Emil DeRosa, Kevin, Chase Valencia, “ Organizations: Southern, Hollywood Locations: Santa, Los Angeles, Echo

☆ Police caught up with a stolen Tesla after it ran out of battery during a car chase
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Police caught up with a stolen Tesla after it ran out of battery during a chase, Fox 11 Los Angeles reported. The car belonged to Fox 11 anchor Susan Hirasuna and was stolen from downtown Los Angeles. Hirasuna's Tesla app estimated the car's battery was down to 15 miles of range when it was taken. AdvertisementPolice caught up with a stolen Tesla after it ran out of battery during a car chase, Fox 11 Los Angeles reported. The stolen car was fortunately low on charge when it was taken, with Hirasuna's Tesla app estimating that the EV's battery was down to just 15 miles of range, the report said.

Persons: Tesla, Susan Hirasuna, —, Hirasuna, wouldn't Organizations: Fox, Service, Police, United Theater, Los Angeles Police Department, LAPD, Business, Tesla, Fremont Police Department Locations: Angeles, Los Angeles, East Hollywood, California

☆ I've tried dozens of plant-based fast-food dishes. This new fried cauliflower sandwich was the best.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A handful of restaurants across the US have changed their exterior marquee signs to read, "Dave's NOT Chicken." The chain changed its marquee to "Dave's Not Chicken" at a Santa Ana, California restaurant. Nancy Luna/Business InsiderDave's Hot Chicken was founded as a pop-up restaurant in East Hollywood in 2017. But the chain's culinary team couldn't find "any product that delivered the same craveability as our chicken," the chain told Business Insider. "Seeing Chick-fil-A's test further validated that this could be a viable option, so long as we could nail the flavor profile," the chain told Business Insider.

Persons: Nancy Luna, Arman Oganesyan, Dave's, Chick Organizations: East Hollywood Locations: Santa Ana , California, East

Killing an all-but-completed movie would alienate the people Zaslav — or at least Hollywood — needed most: the people who made the movies. Under fire, Zaslav defended the decision in an earnings call with analysts, saying he shelved “Batgirl” to protect the DC brand. More quietly, Zaslav also sought cover in the authority of Bryan Lourd, the powerful co-chairman of Creative Artists Agency and a leading arbiter of Hollywood mores. As Zaslav told it to several associates, Lourd had supported the decision, observing that it wasn’t in the interest of C.A.A. “We have made unpopular decisions because they were necessary.”Hollywood was in trouble before David Zaslav came to town.

Persons: Zaslav, Wiedenfels, Batgirl ”, Michael Keaton, ”, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Walter Hamada, Courtenay Valenti, Bryan Lourd, Lourd, Leslie Grace, “ Bryan Lourd, ’ ”, David Zaslav, “ Organizations: DC Comics, Hollywood, DC, Warner Brothers, Creative Artists Agency, Discovery, McKinsey, W.B.D Locations: Scotland, New York, Hollywood, W.B.D

☆ Two Lifelong Floridians Bolted for Los Angeles, but What Could They Afford?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Livia Albeck-Ripka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

But their daughter lived in Los Angeles, and they loved visiting her. They connected with Brita Kleingartner, a Los Angeles real estate agent who had helped them buy the East Hollywood home where their daughter lives. In September, they drove out to Los Angeles with their dog Boosie and a budget of around $1 million. But when Ms. Vickers and Mr. Davis arrived in Los Angeles, they found its sprawl and size daunting. “So when we started seeing these views, we were kind of like, ‘Wow, this is so different from Florida.’”But the Los Angeles market was low on inventory.

Persons: Alice Vickers, John Davis, —, Vickers, Davis, Brita Kleingartner, “, Ms, Kleingartner, Davis weren’t, Mr, ’ Organizations: East Hollywood Locations: Gainesville, Tallahassee . Florida, Tallahassee, West, Seattle, Boulder, Colo, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, West Coast, Florida

☆ Franck Bohbot’s nostalgic photos evoke the arcade’s ‘golden age’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Marianna Cerini | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Franck Bohbot Bohbot's book features shots from over a dozen arcades, which he described as each having their own "very different vibe." Franck Bohbot Bohbot said his project was intended to "document arcade culture and the escapism it provides." Franck Bohbot Most of Bohbot's shots were captured in 2019, before the pandemic brought his project to a temporary halt. Franck Bohbot Bohbot documented not only the games but also the crowds that the arcades attracted. Franck Bohbot Bohbot said the book serves as a love letter to L.A., which he called "a complicated city that often feels like it's hiding parts of itself."

Persons: Franck Bohbot’s, “, Bohbot, ” Bohbot, Franck Bohbot's, Franck Bohbot Bohbot's, Franck Bohbot, Franck Bohbot Bohbot, ”, California’s, Japan —, Kong, seeped, —, we’ve, Franck Bohbot “, ‘ Organizations: CNN, Dave, Buster's, Amusement Corporation, East Hollywood, New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, Chicago Coin’s, New York Times, America’s, Atari, Setanta Books Locations: Los Angeles, California, Calimesa , California, North Hollywood, Hollywood, Santa Monica , California, L.A, East, New York, Japan, Chicago

☆ Who or What Is ‘Latino’? Héctor Tobar Considers a Term’s Many Meanings
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Francisco Cantú | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

OUR MIGRANT SOULS: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino,” by Héctor Tobar“Our Migrant Souls,” the new book by Héctor Tobar, begins with a direct address to the many Latinx students he has taught during his years as a professor at U.C. His tone is gentle and tender as he recounts the stories they’ve shared with him in essays and office visits — stories of migration and homecoming, trauma and resilience, doubts and joys. “You are a deep brown and you are fair-skinned,” he writes. “Your eyes are black and they are green, and you are 19, and 20 and 21.” Tobar describes a multitude of young people navigating complex ancestral histories and shifting notions of identity. “I will weave what I know with what you have taught me,” he promises them, “and together we will arrive at an understanding of our times, and our ‘people.’”Tobar, who has spent several decades reporting on immigration, culture and Latin America, is well equipped for such a task.

“I just don’t remember anything after that,” Maroulis tells CNN Sport about her admission, adding that she was released a few days later. And then when I got the concussions, it felt like a lot of that flooded back,” she says. “My relationship with wrestling felt so damaged and broken,” she adds. Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesMore support needs to be given to young athletes experiencing concussion, Maroulis believes, particularly when some might delay seeking support for fear of seeming weak. Pushing through because you don’t want them to think you’re weak is the worst thing you can do,” Maroulis says.

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