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After two years in Bell Gardens, Los Angeles’s beloved Afro-Mexican restaurant Tamales Elena y Antojitos announced on its website that the two-year-old restaurant is permanently closed. The family-operated food trailer remains open for business at Wilmington and 109 Street in Watts.
Chef Maria Elena Lorenzo and her family opened the drive-thru and sit-down restaurant in July 2020, where she made a significant splash serving regional Afro-Latino specialty dishes from La Costa Chica in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Guerrerenses are known for their pozoles, moles, pescado a la talla (fish grilled on stakes), and banana leaf-wrapped tamales. Lorenzo started her business over 20 years ago as a Watts street food vendor, eventually operating out of a mobile trailer before opening this first full-time location. The Watts trailer is open daily from 8 p.m. until 1 p.m., except Wednesdays.
The Los Angeles Times took a close look at the mass of restaurant and hospitality workers that left the industry since the early days of the pandemic.
While Smorgasburg fans walked through the weekly market on Sunday, May 22, the Chinatown Community for Equitable Development staged a protest. CCED cites a number of reasons for the protest via Instagram, but the effort was directed at developer Atlas Capital and the Smorgasburg operators, stating its fight for housing and economic justice in Chinatown, and “disrupting” Atlas Capital from profiting off of AAPI month.
Originally launched as a pilot ordinance during the pandemic, Santa Monica officials announced its extension along with fee waivers for temporary use permits that allow for sidewalk dining through September 30.
Cinque Terre West launched an almost daily brunch menu from noon to 2 p.m. from Tuesday through Saturday. Make a reservation and head over to that cozy patio for omelets and baked eggs with arrabbiata sauce.
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