The aesthetic in 9th St. Ramen is the fictionalized Los Angeles from “Blade Runner 2049.” Occupying a modest spot on 9th Street in Downtown Los Angeles, the restaurant has intrigued passersby with the neon glows of its dragon sign since its Feb. Read more...
Photo: 9th St. Ramen submits a usual fare of appetizers, but the karaage fried chicken popped with savoriness underneath its crispy batter. (Esther Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 3 at 1:35 p.m. Addison restaurant has more than 10,000 bottles of wine in its cellar – and each has a story. Read more...
Photo: As the wine director for Addison, San Diego’s only Michelin-starred restaurant, alumna Victoria O’Bryan oversees an extensive bottle list of 3,600 bottles in their selection and more than 10,000 bottles in the wine cellar. She said she was initially drawn to the field because it allows her to explore a number of different disciplines, such as geography and science. (Courtesy of Addison)
Creativity, childhood memories and death metal – all packed into one food truck. Evil Cooks, a pop-up restaurant, is a heavy-metal-themed taqueria co-run by Elvia Huerta, a former assistant cook at Rendezvous, serving dishes inspired by childhood memories. Read more...
Photo: Elvia Huerta, a former assistant cook at Rendezvous, runs a pop-up restaurant where she serves dishes inspired by childhood memories. Throughout the week, she moves her heavy-metal-themed taqueria to various locations across Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Christina House/LA Times)
It’s 3:30 p.m. on a Friday, yet every inch of Tacos 1986 is packed. The line stretches down the sidewalk, with customers inhaling faint scents of chili and lime as they await their turn. Read more...
Photo: Taocs 1986, which has a number of Los Angeles locations, recently opened a new shop in Westwood. While the restaurant lacks seating, the shop utilizes bright colors and vintage looks to draw customers in. (Courtney Quirmbach/Daily Bruin)
Laurie Leyden is an academic counselor by day, but runs a blog for personalized life advice by night. As the student affairs officer of UCLA’s statistics department, Leyden assists both undergraduate and graduate students pursuing careers within statistics, advising on majors and helping students enroll in classes. Read more...
Photo: Laurie Leyden, the current student affairs officer in UCLA’s Statistics department, runs her personal blog “Life Lessons with Laurie” on the side. She said she was inspired to do so after two years counseling students and wanting to find something more meaningful to pursue outside of UCLA. (Sophie Marencik/Daily Bruin)
Việt Thanh Nguyễn wrote his first book in the third grade. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author spoke at the first Southeast Asian Students for OrgaNizing Conference and the 2020 David Nishida and Tina Yamano Nishida Distinguished Lecture on Saturday at Carnesale Commons. Read more...
Photo: Author Việt Thanh Nguyễn was the guest speaker at the first Southeast Asian Students for OrgaNizing Conference and the 2020 David Nishida and Tina Yamano Nishida Distinguished Lecture on Saturday, touching upon issues such as the refugee experience and media representation of Asian Americans. The event concluded with students sharing their own experiences about being Asian American. (Xuxin Zhang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 21 at 9:59 a.m. Cheers love, the cavalry’s here – again. At its annual BlizzCon 2019 convention, Blizzard Entertainment announced a widely anticipated sequel to its popular online first-person shooter game Overwatch, titled Overwatch 2. Read more...
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