Great White, a California-based restaurant chain, has recently faced allegations of racial discrimination against the Asian-American community following a viral video in late September. The restaurant Great White is well-known for its Pinterest-esque atmosphere and incredible menu items. The Australian-influenced all-day café is owned by Sam Trude and Sam Cooper. The first location opened in Venice in 2017, and following its immediate success in Venice, Great White opened a s

Over the Thanksgiving break, I took trips down to Chinatown and explored local bakeries to try various holiday desserts from different cultures. Moon Cakes (Photograph: Ruru Chonzi) A traditional Chinese dessert, moon cakes are typically eaten during New Year's. I found a local bakery in Chinatown serving them, with a Lotus flavored one being one of the last ones left. I was very excited to try the Lotus flavor (with egg yolk), especially considering it’s one of moon cakes’ m

I usually crave desserts on Sundays, so this Sunday, I decided to take my good friends, Sebastian and Santi, to try some Mexican desserts. After looking at all the different countries and cultures I want to try next, I thought it would be perfect timing to review a Mexican bakery in honor of Dia de Los Muertos. Growing up, I was very surrounded by Mexican culture, despite being Persian myself. My mother’s very close friend, Veronica, welcomed my siblings and I to many of her

On Sunday afternoon, I took a trip to Thaitown with my practical brother and best friend, Rayne. Rayne and I have been friends since 6th grade, and have always talked about taste-testing some desserts from his culture. As soon as I had the idea to start this new column, the first thing that came to mind was to try to review desserts from Thailand. The only Thai dessert I had ever tried was, of course, what we all know and love, mango sticky rice. After seeing and hearing abou

A Brazilian Paradise in Culver City. When I need a pick-me-up, some sustenance, and a great bite to eat after a very, very long night, I recommend a therapeutic trip to Pampas Grill. Blast some soothing Carlos Jobim on the way there, before indulging in the act of Pampas grill-ing, which I have down to a science. Pampas is a wonderful Brazilian buffet, where you put on these little plastic gloves to serve yourself. More importantly, it’s one of those places where they slice m

With spring break approaching, most of us are getting ready to enjoy a couple of weeks munching on our favorite snacks, watching our...