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Lunch Box is about food, travel, and food that travels. Before this I was a columnist, podcast host and reporter at the LA Times for 12 years.

Newsletter · By Frank Shyong · English · Paid tier available · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 25, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    Japanese celery grows wild in Venice Beach (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    The donut shop vs the gym (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="907" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1z9J!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8dc8c14c-97c5-47eb-beab-4e8afb1291eb_2247x

  3. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    LBL #15: San Gabriel Valley dim sum’s open secret (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="768" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mqi8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe19a786c-7d71-4790-8693-70190daca617_1024x768.jpe

  4. Issue · Sep 1, 2026

    LBL #14: The people you meet at night on a SoCal grunion run (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1092" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!epKz!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa4d50143-fe52-4b17-b540-8f35d9560b82_4032x3024.

  5. Issue · Aug 12, 2026

    Recipe: George Asawa's Venice Japanese Community Center Natsumatsuri Udon (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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