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SoCal Wanderer Season 2 (Preview)

SoCal Wanderer Season 2 (Preview)

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SoCal Wanderer

The Women-Owned Businesses Adding Vitality to L.A. (Preview)

A row of ice creams in cones.

A row of ice creams in cones.

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We Asked, You Answered: Your Favorite Women-Owned Small Businesses

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Mingles Tea Bar

Mingles Tea Bar

SoCal Wanderer

Mingles Tea Bar Connects Inglewood One Cup at a Time

Season 2 Episode 5

Compton Health Bar

Compton Health Bar

SoCal Wanderer

Compton Health Bar, Holistic Healing in the 'Hood

Season 2 Episode 4

Yuca's Tacos

SoCal Wanderer

Yuca's Tacos, a James Beard-Award Winning Taco Stand

Season 2 Episode 3

The Wild Plum

SoCal Wanderer

The Wild Plum, Health and Wellness in the City of San Fernando

Season 2 Episode 2

A young Filipina American eats outside with a small bowl of ube upside down cake.

A young Filipina American eats outside with a small bowl of ube upside down cake.

SoCal Wanderer

Crème Caramel LA, One of the Best Filipino Bakeries in Town

Season 2 Episode 1

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Mizuki Shin, a middle-aged woman of Asian descent, is wearing a vertical-striped black and white apron and a red bandana on her head. She's learning against a glass pastry case displaying rows of pastries and other baked goods.

Mizuki Shin, a middle-aged woman of Asian descent, is wearing a vertical-striped black and white apron and a red bandana on her head. She's learning against a glass pastry case displaying rows of pastries and other baked goods.

Roji Bakery’s Tender Milk Bread is a Slice of Japan in L.A.

Jennie Fou Lee is wearing a pink tie-dye hoodie and a white apron as she holds out a tray of doughnuts from a glass case. There are two kinds of doughnuts on the tray — a line of Oreo/cookies and cream doughnuts and a doughnut topped with Fruity Pebbles.

Jennie Fou Lee is wearing a pink tie-dye hoodie and a white apron as she holds out a tray of doughnuts from a glass case. There are two kinds of doughnuts on the tray — a line of Oreo/cookies and cream doughnuts and a doughnut topped with Fruity Pebbles.

DK's Donuts Capture Sweet Memories in Golden, Fluffy Donuts

The Migrant Kitchen

Made in L.A., Inspired by Taiwan: Local Plant-Based Ice Cream Goes National

Karen Hirsch is an elder women with white wavy hair cut to her shoulders and bangs across her face. She's wearing a bright pink shirt with a colorful plaid apron over it. In her hands is a large basket full of round sourdough bread loaves. She's standing in front of a house with the door slightly ajar.

Karen Hirsch is an elder women with white wavy hair cut to her shoulders and bangs across her face. She's wearing a bright pink shirt with a colorful plaid apron over it. In her hands is a large basket full of round sourdough bread loaves. She's standing in front of a house with the door slightly ajar.

Karen Hirsh Wants to be Your Bread-Baking Community Grandma

A tray of golden brown pastries stuffed with guava and cheese. The pastries are square shaped with slender slits to ventilate the inside. A hand brushes on a sugar wash with a wooden brush.

A tray of golden brown pastries stuffed with guava and cheese. The pastries are square shaped with slender slits to ventilate the inside. A hand brushes on a sugar wash with a wooden brush.

Porto's Bakery and the Meaning Behind Refugiados

How Ooey-Gooey Vegan Cinnamon Rolls Bring People Together

A bowl of puff puffs, round, golden brown fried dough balls about the size of limes. The bowl is sitting on a vibrant blue circular placemat. Next to it is a bowl of sugar.

A bowl of puff puffs, round, golden brown fried dough balls about the size of limes. The bowl is sitting on a vibrant blue circular placemat. Next to it is a bowl of sugar.

African Chop Truck: The Puff Puff That Traveled From Cameroon to L.A.

A metal dish is full of golden brown fry dumplings piled on top of one another. They are oval shaped and sit on a yellow parchment paper to drain oil.

A metal dish is full of golden brown fry dumplings piled on top of one another. They are oval shaped and sit on a yellow parchment paper to drain oil.

Ackee Bamboo: Serving Jamaican With a Side of Love

Lilian Meija and José Aguilar stand in front of a mural. The mural features a face painted in blue with strong, dark eyebrows, full lips and determined eyes. A band goes across the face's head with the words "Honduras" over it. To the left of the blue face is a multicolored guacamaya, or macaw. To the right of the blue face is half of a woman's face with large eyes, long eyelashes, full red lips and strong cheekbones.

Lilian Meija and José Aguilar stand in front of a mural. The mural features a face painted in blue with strong, dark eyebrows, full lips and determined eyes. A band goes across the face's head with the words "Honduras" over it. To the left of the blue face is a multicolored guacamaya, or macaw. To the right of the blue face is half of a woman's face with large eyes, long eyelashes, full red lips and strong cheekbones.

Broken Bread

A Taste of Home: How Tijuana's Honduras 504 Provides Comfort for Migrant Families

Three tacos are served on a dark gray ceramic plate. The tacos are made of black tortillas and topped with a red Korean short rib and topped with shredded daikon, carrots, napa cabbage and green garnish. The plate sits on a dark wood table and is surrounded by two other plates at the corner of the photo.