San Fernando Valley
The Russian Mob Funded My Parents' Restaurant
When this guy's $300 check came, he refused to pay it and instead took out his pocket knife and stabbed the check in the middle of the bar.
My Restaurant Was Burned Down By Arsonists
On the morning of August 23, 2015, I got a text from my business partner: “They burned down the restaurant.” There are no words to accurately describe your feelings when you see your blood, sweat, and tears literally charred up in front of you.
My Time as a Mexican Cop Made Me a Better Street Vendor in Los Angeles
Despite the hundreds of taco and bacon-wrapped hot dog vendors in LA out on a nightly basis, street vending is 100 percent illegal there. Meet this passionate street taco vendor who used to be a police officer in Mexico but now makes some of the best...
Why Line Cooks Should Work as Servers
There is no such thing as a back-of-the-house and a front-of-the-house at my restaurant. Everybody that works with me does everything from wash dishes, to bake bread, to make charcuterie, to clear out tables, to close out checks, to serve, to bartend...
This Buddhist Temple Serves Some of the Best Thai Food Outside of Bangkok
Deep in the San Fernando Valley, north of Los Angeles, is some of the best Thai food in the world. This food isn’t found in a restaurant, and it’s not in someone’s home, either. It’s in a Buddhist temple's parking lot.
Witness Says Man With Pistol Killed by LAPD 'Just Sat There, Waiting to be Shot'
Los Angeles police officers killed a man who was reportedly brandishing a handgun and firing shots into the air and ground along a busy street.
Coolio Told Us About the Racists Who Tried to Stop His Pornhub Music Video Shoot
After Coolio arrived at the set, the rapper says white neighbors called the cops because they wanted him out of their neighborhood.
Porn Stars Created the #PayForYourPorn Campaign to Convince People to Stop Using Tube Sites
Jessica Drake and other porn stars have teamed up with piracy experts.
Nothing Is Less Funny Than Scientologists Doing Comedy
It's as if aliens with no conception of how human humor works had decided to mimic 'Saturday Night Live,' but without any cursing. Like aliens, the participants have a kind of emotional impermeability to them. It's fascinating to watch, but also...