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I’m so excited to talk about Leora, a hidden cafe nestled among the offices of the massive corporation, United Talent Agency on Civic Drive. 

If you’re not familiar, United Talent Agency (UTA) is an entertainment agency that …

Social media is a great way to find places that otherwise would be impossible to discover. It’s an extremely powerful tool that can either positively or negatively affect businesses. Today, I want to talk about Obra Bakery, a small business that has blown …

Update: Carla Cafe now has a brick-and-mortar on 8432 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA, but you can continue ordering their sandwiches from their ghost kitchen on Santa Monica Blvd. (West LA).

Carla Cafe is a pandemic born business that …

For many years, Los Angeles has lacked good places for chocolate chip cookies. While there is no shortage of good bakeries in LA, there has yet to be a place exclusively known for chocolate chip cookies.

In NYC, cookie places abound, but there is …

There’s a new bagel place in town! In 2020, Courage Bagels opened in East Hollywood and caused a commotion in Los Angeles, generating hour-long plus waits. It was the first Montreal-style bagel place that opened in LA. Read my full review here. 

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I started following model-turned-activist Sophia Esperanza’s Youtube channel a few years ago. Although I don’t eat exclusively vegan, I loved looking at her recipes for inspiration. Her videos always emanated a calming energy.

In July 2022, she posted a …