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Our favorite Valentine's Day articles, recipes and videos, the better to have a dreamy, food-loving day.

How To: Date Night: We've put together the perfect plate of romantic little bites for tonight: oysters, dates and berries. This video is gorgeous.

Pomegranates and Other Aphrodisiacs: Cookbook author Amy Reiley discusses the foods that tend to lead to romance, and gives us her recipe for Pomegranate Roasted Pork Loin with Vegetables.

The Morro Bay Oyster Company: Discover some of the best oysters grown in Southern California, and find out how farmer Neal Maloney makes them so consistently good.

How To: Vanilla Pot de Creme: Does your beloved have a sweet tooth? Whip up this sophisticated, easy dessert with direction from Providence pastry chef Ale Gomez.

California Wine: Sparkle Power: A bit of bubbly is a necessity today. Our wine expert chooses his favorite local sparkler.

The Best Chocolate Candy in L.A.: Also necessary? Chocolate. Move beyond the Whitman's Sampler and try out one of SoCal's artisan chocolatiers.

10 Gifts for Your Favorite Foodist: And finally, the presents. Spices, fruit trees, sake sets, small-batch bourbon ... we've got you and your intended covered.

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A black and white photo of an adult dressed as the easter bunny with a giant costumed head, holding a little girl on their left who gives it a kiss on the cheek and, with his right arm, holding a little boy who brings his hands to his eyes as though wiping away tears.

Behold the Bunnies and Bonnets of L.A.'s Past Easter Celebrations

The onset of the spring season heralds the arrival of fragrant flowers in bloom — and all the critters that enjoy them, including the Easter bunny and families who anticipate his arrival with egg hunts, parades and questionable fashion choices.
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Lions and Tigers and Cameras! How the Movies Gave Los Angeles a Zoo

The early days of the movies in Los Angeles inadvertently allowed visitors to experience the largest collection of animals in the western United States. When animals weren't appearing in a movie, they were rented out to other film companies, performed for studio visitors, or in the case of filmmaker William Selig's collection — an opportunity to create one of Los Angeles' first zoos.
A vertical, black and white portrait of a blonde woman wearing a sparkly four-leaf clover costume as she holds her arms out and extends a leg as though in a curtsy.

Irish for a Day: L.A.'s History of 'Going Green' on St. Patrick's Day

Whether it was a parade, dance, tea party, home celebration or just enjoying a good ol' wee dram of whisky, here's a photo essay of how Los Angeles donned its green apparel to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and embrace the luck o' the Irish over the years.