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A metallic, geometric structure serves as a canopy over gas pumps.
Here are 8 of the best SoCal gas stations for bringing some magnificence to the mundane — whether you're on your daily commute or using up your savings to reach a farther flung locale.
A black and white image of a Japanese American man named Kazuo Inouye.
Kazuo K. Inouye of Kashu Realty was a second-generation Japanese American who made it his business to populate racially restricted Los Angeles neighborhoods with Angelenos of color, thus shaping the culture of the city block by block, for generations to come.
Three Danish tea cakes made in polka-dotted muffin tins and topped with a yellow icing. The cakes sit on a floral cloth.
Genelle Izumi, daughter of the late Grace Pastries founder George Izumi, shares the recipe for the bakery's iconic Danish tea cakes.
Pastrami
26:23
Huell Howser visits restaurants famous for their pastrami.
Cow Tongue
25:19
Huell visits Langer's Deli and a taco stand near USC for some first-hand tongue tasting.
Suwannee: Wild River
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53:08
Baratunde journeys down one of the last wild rivers in America, the Suwannee.
The Snake River – Fighting for Survival
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26:46
Experience the Snake River through the Native American voices sharing their homelands.
The Devil’s River - An Unexpected Gem in Texas
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26:46
Go off the beaten path to encounter a gem of a river set in a desert environment.
Donuts
23:47
Huell discovers the connection between National Donut Day and The Salvation Army.
The Two Anns
27:58
Huell revisits The French Garden in downtown Los Angeles, but this time, he brings along two very special lunch dates: Hollywood legends Ann Rutherford and Anne Jeffreys.
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