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Gab Chabrán

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
16
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Sep 17, 2026
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Top 500K sites
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Jul 15, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Gab Chabrán

    OC’s most captivating new restaurant is hidden in a business park (opens the original)

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    One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Just off the 405 freeway at the border of Costa Mesa and Santa Ana, a block down from IKEA and a couple of business parks over, you'll find Darkroom. It's the kind of address where you'd expect to find a dentist's office or a logistics company — instead, it's home to some of the most inventive food in Orange County, and arguably beyond,

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Gab Chabrán

    The man behind the viral Ramen Burger quietly returns to a ghost kitchen in Irvine (opens the original)

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    One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. While the name Keizo Shimamoto may not ring a bell, his most famous creation likely does — the ramen burger. In 2013, while slinging bowls at Smorgasburg in Brooklyn, Shimamoto swapped a bun for two ramen cakes, added a beef patty — and, almost overnight, became a viral sensation. Now, more than a decade later, shaped by hard lessons fr

  3. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Gab Chabrán

    LA's most personal paella lives at this Los Feliz restaurant (opens the original)

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    One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Casa Leo is a small Spanish restaurant located in Los Feliz near Griffith Park, where Chef Joshua Whigham is quietly bringing his own fresh approach to Spanish cooking — one that's specific and ingredient-driven in a way you'd be hard-pressed to find anywhere else in the city. Whigham spent 15 years working under José Andrés — the Miche

  4. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Gab Chabrán

    Street vending 101: What’s actually legal in LA (opens the original)

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    One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Last month, street vending became a flashpoint during one of the recent debates for L.A. mayor when incumbent Karen Bass said, "I do not think that you should have a food vendor in front of a restaurant. Period," drawing a comparison to unhoused encampments. The remarks set off an almost immediate backlash. Mayoral candidate Nithya Rama

  5. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Gab Chabrán

    Three spots serving up DIY grilling this Labor Day — without the host duties (opens the original)

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    One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. While Labor Day is meant to celebrate your hard-earned time off from work, many people mark it with a barbecue — which often means manning the grill while everyone else relaxes with a plate and a cold beverage. This year, let someone else handle the shopping, the setup and the cleanup — but you still get to do the grilling. We found thr

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