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After catching a midday play in Hollywood, my girlfriend and I spent Saturday afternoon in downtown, lounging on the sidewalk, eating, and drinking beers. Not a bad life, eh? So have you been to ...

The invention of the French dip is one of the most contested debates in Los Angeles food history: Two LA restaurants — Cole’s French Dip and Philippe the Original — have both made the claim that they ...

I never thought I’d have the chance to be here. I’m standing inside downtown Los Angeles’ Million Dollar Theater, a decadent movie palace built in 1918 by Sid Grauman, the same impresario behind ...

Cole’s French Dip, one of the oldest operating restaurants in Los Angeles, will permanently close its doors next month after 117 years of service. Cole’s has struggled to stay in business due to a ...