workyourwaywest toKoreatown.Both
neighborhoodshavehighconcentrationsof
great food.”
Downtown’smassiveGrandCentral
Market isSun’sstart fora foododyssey.The
city’soldestnoshinghub,whichopened its
doors99yearsago, isknown for itsbusy
producestallsandcheap,delicious taco
counters.Today, themission to“celebrate
thecuisinesandculturesofLosAngeles”
is inseriousrenaissancemode,drawinga
newgenerationofchef-drivenstallsand
discerning foodieswilling towaitatChef
AlvinCailan’sEggslut foragourmetegg
sandwichoratnewcomerMadcapra foran
amped-up falafel.
ASFOR
what there is todowhenyou’re
doneeating…
Recently, Iaskedfive friends (all
Angelenos fromdifferentneighborhoods
andwalksof life)where theywould take
someonearriving inL.A. for thefirst
time.Theonlyrulewas that itcouldn’tbe
anything tooobvious (theHollywoodsign,
JohnWayne’sstaron theWalkofFame, the
HollywoodBowl, theQueenMary, etc.).
Firstup is thedowntownLosAngeles
ArtWalk, aself-guided tourofmore than50
galleries, shopsandeateries thatstayopen
late (untilaround10p.m.)on thesecond
Thursdayofeverymonth, rainorshine.Of
course, youcanhead thisway forone-of-a-
kindartand food trucksany timeofyear.
Secondon the list isDodgerStadium,
the third-oldestpark inMajorLeague
Baseballand thefirstplaceyou’dwant to
catchaballgame. (Ifyou’renota fan, escape
L.A.quicklyandcompletelybydriving
into theMalibucanyonsalongMulhol-
landHighwayorhelicoptering toCatalina
Island.)
The thirdoption is theMarvinBraude
BikeTrail, akaTheStrand.This22-mile
stretchof trailalongL.A.’scoastline is the
ultimatesalt-air-seasoned, stress-free
SoCal setting for joggers, strollers, volley-
ballplayers, surfers,hockeyplayersandall
whocomehere towatch them.
“DINERSANDCHEFSHERE
ARENOTAFRAIDTO
EXPERIMENT,WHICHMAKES
THECITYONEOFTHEMOST
DYNAMICANDEXCITING
PLACESTOVISIT.”
CLOCKWISE
FROM
OPPOSITEPAGE
:
Union
Station; bikes at the
Farmer’sDaughter
Hotel;OlveraStreet
PHOTOS
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