Marine marches to Taco Lita

Marine Major George Velasquez grew up in Arcadia. In recent years he has been serving tours of duty in Iraq and Honduras. One of the things he misses most from home is his beloved Taco Lita  chow and that special sauce. He takes photos of the famous white Taco Lita bag wherever he is stationed. Taco Lita [...]

Derby celebrates 90 years

After nearly a century of being the top watering hole for famous jockeys and a fine dining steak house for residents of Arcadia and visitors from all over the country, it’s about time someone threw a party to celebrate The Derby. Hall of Fame jockey Laffit Pincay and other luminaries from Santa Anita and the [...]

Food Trucks at Santa Anita 5/14

After drawing nearly 23,000 patrons on a horse race day with 80 gourmet food trucks earlier this month, Santa Anita Park is going to see how well the trucks draw when there are no races at the track. Santa Anita will host its third Gourmet Food Truck Festival, featuring approximately 73 vendors, on Saturday, May [...]

Din Tai Fung USA Today 10 best

In the lobby of the Din Tai Fung dumpling house on Baldwin Avenue (1088 and 1108) is an article from the New York Times in 1993 ranking the original restaurant opened by owner Frank Yang’s father in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1969 as one of the ten best gourmet restaurants in the world. Frank Yang’s own [...]

Food Truck Fest, Santa Anita

Along with all the horses racing at the annual Sunshine Millions event at Santa Anita Park on Saturday (Jan. 29), the track will also feature a full field (actually, infield) of food trucks. More than 20 gourmet food trucks will be parked on the infield along with a wine tent and something called Gastropub at [...]

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