It’s time to head to the SGV for Taiwanese breakfast
LA TimesLast month, I picked up breakfast from Today Starts Here in Chinatown and spread out the haul on a table at home. The last time I’d eaten fan tuan was at Huge Tree Pastry in Monterey Park, arguably America’s most famous destination for Taiwanese breakfast, with my friend Lee visiting from Vancouver. Today I’m picking up Edlyne Nicolas Page’s Lunar New Year pie from her Laroolou pop-up in Chinatown: It’s Cara Cara orange curd and cardamom-vanilla custard layered over graham cracker crust. Dinner with Dear John’s and Jamie Lee Curtis The next Los Angeles Times Dinner Series event is on Saturday, Feb. 20, featuring food from Dear John’s in Culver City, a restaurant whose retro coolness has landed it on The Times’ 101 list for the last two years. Food team colleague Jenn Harris hosts the event, which will feature actress Jamie Lee Curtis in conversation with Dear John’s owners Josiah Citrin and Hans Röckenwagner.
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