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You can dine alongside elephants at this new African-inspired restaurant in Escondido (opens the original)
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Mkutano House, the buzzy new restaurant buried inside the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, has become an unlikely dining hot spot thanks to its biggest attraction — enormous African elephants casually roaming within view as customers tear into $42 ribeyes. The two-story restaurant opened in March inside the park’s splashy new Elephant Valley, where diners can snag coveted patio tables overlooking a lagoon used by the herd. The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now. And apparen
Ultimate Bay Area pumpkin patch with giant dinosaurs is now open for the fall season – and its free (opens the original)
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The Bay Area’s wildest pumpkin patch is back — and this one is positively prehistoric. Spina Farms Pumpkin Patch, located in Morgan Hill just south of San Jose, has officially opened for the fall season. And unlike plenty of increasingly pricey fall attractions, it won’t cost families a dime to walk through the gates and explore the grounds. Once inside, visitors can wander through a sea of gourds alongside life-size animatronic dinosaurs that look like they’ve jumped straight out of Jurassic Pa
Classic SoCal In-N-Out named most iconic burger joint in the state (opens the original)
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California’s burger king still reigns supreme. A new foodie ranking naming the most iconic burger joint in every state has crowned In-N-Out Burger Golden State’s patty purveyor. But the specific location chosen is steeped in fast-food royalty: Baldwin Park, the beloved chain’s birthplace. Business Insider’s newly released list — spanning roadside stands, old-school diners and nationally famous chains across all 50 states — named the eatery the crème de la crème. The restaurant traces its roots t
The viral under-$10 California lunch people can’t stop lining up for (opens the original)
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In notoriously expensive San Francisco, a filling lunch for less than $10 is apparently worth waiting for. Rice Roll Express, a no-frill Chinatown joint that became a TikTok sensation for its freshly made chewy rice noodle rolls — known as cheung fun — is still pulling huge lunchtime crowds, with lines stretching out the door two years after opening. The star of the show is the restaurant’s namesake Rice Roll Express special: layers of thin steamed rice noodle wrapped around beef, pork, barbecue
A massive Swiss Christmas village is coming to Santa Monica — complete with Alpine chalets and melted cheese (opens the original)
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Forget surfboards and sunscreen — Santa Monica is bringing the spirit of the Alps to the Pacific this holiday season. The city’s iconic pier is set to transform into a sprawling Swiss-inspired winter market, bringing a taste of the snow-covered peaks to one of Southern California’s famously sunny beaches. The European-style holiday bazaar will transform the space into a festive wonderland, with more than 100 wooden chalets serving up fondue, raclette and other regional treats. The biggest news,
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