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Katherine Spiers

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Katherine is the former Living Managing Editor at KCET.org. She's been living in and writing about this area for over a decade.

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OK, let's all make fun of the Valley now and get it out of our systems. Because here's the thing: there's a lot of fun history here, and some interesting restaurants.
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This tree-lined little slice of yoga-panted civility in the middle of the city has a surprisingly varied food scene. And only some of it will make you roll your eyes.
Photo:McConnell's
Ice cream is it, everyone. Los Angeles has moved on from frozen yogurt and is ready for the big guns. The big full-fat guns.
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Restaurants in South L.A. don't get a lot of media attention, but there are some excellent options -- and they tend to embody the American dream, to boot.
All black and white photos: Los Angeles Public Library
South L.A. isn't just a food desert. Even if we're only talking about food, and ignoring everything else that makes a community whole. There is an active food culture in Watts and the neighborhoods and cities surrounding it.
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Win two passes to see "A Walk in the Woods" at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica!
Terry Sawyer, right, with Hog Island partner John Finger. All photos: Hog Island Oyster Co.
"Human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide fundamentally change the chemistry of seawater. Animals living in seawater are accustomed to a range of chemical conditions, and those conditions are changing, rapidly, due to human impacts."
Philip Stark, center left in a black shirt, leads a group of amateur foragers
"We'd like to see public policy changed to make it legal to forage non-native, invasive species on public lands. Instead of spraying herbicides on "weeds" (and suffering the ecological consequences) we can eat the aliens!"
Photo: BlackMarket Liquor Bar
The Valley had a culinary moment way back when it introduced sushi to the U.S., but it hasn't been known as a dining destination for years. Might that be changing?
Photo: Master Food Preservers - UC Cooperative Extension Los Angeles' Facebook
Master Food Preservers who earned their status in L.A. County will have to give up their titles for the time being.
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Santa Monica is not generally seen as a cool part of town. But! Of course there is fun stuff to do in the small city. Here's where I would go on a date by the sea. Well, a few blocks from it.
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Sawtelle Japantown is the official new designation of the neighborhood that's long been known as Sawtelle, or Little Osaka, or not-Little-Tokyo.
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