Unique Eats and Eateries of Los Angeles: The People and Stories Behind the Food

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1777555611480{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1589310703057{border-bottom-width: 5px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-bottom-color: #fece02 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”] A LOOK INSIDE [/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval=”5″ images=”98769,98770,98771,98772″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column] [vc_column_text css=””]Title: Unique Eats and Eateries of Los Angeles: The People and Stories Behind the Food Author: Danny Jensen Size: 6 x 9 Binding: Softcover Pages: 192 ISBN: 9781681061887 Price: $27.00 Where can you enjoy an enormous, loaded potato and live jazz? Where can you find LA’s only floating restaurant for a bowl of chowder? Where can you eat in a historic streetcar where Hollywood legends and mobsters once dined? Whether you’re just visiting or have lived in Los Angeles your entire life, in Unique Eats and Eateries of Los Angeles you’ll learn the surprising stories and fascinating people behind these and many more one-of-a-kind eateries. From historic delis, diners, and food halls to experimental innovators, multigenerational immigrant-founded businesses, and mission-driven restaurants helping to improve people’s lives, this book dives deep into the places that make Los Angeles special. You’ll head to 27th Street Bakery for legendary sweet potato pies baked by a gold medal Olympian. Ignite your imagination where Walt Disney found inspiration at the Tam O’Shanter. Get served by a robot at Kouraku, the oldest ramen shop in the United States. And learn about the matriarch behind the Yucatán-style tacos at the James Beard Award–winning Yuca’s. Local author Danny Jensen takes you on a guided tour of many of LA’s most unexpected and iconic restaurants. Along the way, you’ll uncover new places to eat and a fresh perspective and deeper appreciation for the ones you know. [/vc_column_text] [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1746638549467{border-bottom-width: 5px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-color: #fece02 !important;}”] AUTHORS [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_single_image image=”98263″ img_size=”250×250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”.vc_custom_1769436085404{margin-bottom: -30px !important;}” link=”https://reedypress.com/author/jensen/danny-jensen/”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1769435781773{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-color: #FECE0200 !important;}”] Danny Jensen [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px”][vc_column_text css=””]Danny Jensen has spent 16 years writing about the incredible food and people of Los Angeles. He’s also the author of LA Scavenger: The Ultimate Search for Los Angeles’s Hidden Treasures; Secret Los Angeles: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure; and 100 Things to Do in Los Angeles Before You Die. His writing and photography have appeared on Yahoo Travel, Culinary Backstreets, Time Out, Thrillist, PBS, and elsewhere. He’s also a food and travel editor.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1592427732857{border-bottom-width: 5px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-bottom-color: #fece02 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”] PRESS [/vc_column_text] Editorial, Interview 100 Things to Do in Vancouver Before You Die – VITA Magazine [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In her newest guidebook, 100 Things to Do in Vancouver Before You Die, local author and travel journalist Kathryn Anderson offers the ultimate companion for both seasoned locals and first-time visitors looking to spark their next adventure.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] 2026-04-15 Television Aprons Away – Fox 2 News [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Author Cheryl Eichar Jett was inspired to write this book because, although some women’s roles like waitresses and motel operators were visible along Route 66, many other jobs, careers, and artistic endeavors of women along the famous highway are 2026-04-15 [/vc_column][/vc_row]