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Memory lane is strewn with quirky places to eat, the hat-shaped Brown Derby among the best-known. "Food as spectacle" goes back at least to 1897, says Josh Kun, author of this year's historical restaurant romp, "To Live and Dine in LA"…

Ask boosters of any place in California and they'll all complain about how Los Angeles continuously hogs the spotlight. It's not hard for LA to do that, especially with its status as Ground Zero of the world's biggest movie and…

Memory lane is strewn with quirky places to eat, the hat-shaped Brown Derby among the best-known. "Food as spectacle" goes back at least to 1897, says Josh Kun, author of this year's historical restaurant romp, "To Live and Dine in LA"…

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