Customers react to Silver Lake Tropical Cafe closing
For nearly 50 years, Café Tropical has served as a gathering place for morning coffees, afternoon lunches and endless writing…
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Café Tropical's closure comes amid a lawsuit pitting mother against son
The closing this week of Café Tropical, a nearly 50-year-old Cuban restaurant in Silver Lake, had less to do with…
Jonathan Whitener, chef at Here's Looking at You, dies at 36
Jonathan Whitener, chef and partner at Los Angeles restaurants Here's Looking at You and All Day Baby, died at his…
My controlling boyfriend was my guide in Los Angeles. But was it enough?
When I read the news that Silver Lake's Tropical Cafe had abruptly closed, memories flooded back: memories of a time,…
Mid East Tacos, from Mini Kabob's Armen Martirosyan, opens in Silver Lake this week
Middle Eastern Tacos A popular pop-up from one of Los Angeles' most notable Middle Eastern chef-restaurateurs returns this week as…