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Food Bowl to take over the Paramount Studios backlot on Saturday

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 2 days ago
HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 06: Owner of Jitlada restaurant, Jazz Singsanong, inside Jitlada on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 in Hollywood, CA. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)

Chef-owner Sarintip “Jazz” Singsanong will be dishing up Jitlada’s deep-fried chicken wings for Saturday’s dinner at Paramount Studios. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)

On Saturday, some of L.A.’s top culinary talent will take over the backlot of Paramount Studios, serving dishes representative of the region’s vibrant, varied and singular restaurants. It’s the final night of the Los Angeles Times Food Bowl, presented by City National Bank, and a collaboration with experiential, alfresco dinner series Outstanding in the Field.

Food Bowl’s sold-out events this season have included a dinner and film screening at the Sepulveda Dam, and an evening

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15th century bowl found at yard sale sells for $722,000

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 7 months ago

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An exceptionally rare 15th century porcelain bowl made in China that somehow turned up at a Connecticut yard sale and sold for just $35 was auctioned off Wednesday for nearly $722,000.

The small white bowl adorned with cobalt blue paintings of flowers and other designs — one of only seven such bowls known to exist in the world — was among a variety of Chinese works of art sold by Sotheby’s as part of its Asia Week events. The names of the seller and buyer were not disclosed.

Sotheby’s had estimated the value of the artifact

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Super Bowl To-Go Food, Freebies & Deals 2021: CA Restaurants

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 8 months ago

CALIFORNIA — Super Bowl LV is set Sunday, Feb. 7, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL, as the Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

And, let’s be honest, never mind the teams. Sometimes it’s all about the snacks and party spread. Whether your go-to Super Bowl faves are pizza, wings, ribs, fried chicken, tacos or chips and dip, restaurants throughout California are at the ready with to-go specials to meet every taste and budget.

At Patch, we’ve rounded up some of the best deals statewide, so scroll through to see what appeals near you.

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Daughter Of Immigrants Among Health Workers Heading To Super Bowl

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 8 months ago

TAMPA, FL — When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs square off in Super Bowl LV, among those in the stands of Raymond James Stadium will be thousands of front-line health care workers who have been working in risking throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

Of the 25,000 fans allowed to attend the game in person, about 7,500 of those in attendance will be vaccinated health care workers. Among them is a 26-year-old registered nurse and lifelong Hillsborough County resident who never imagined when she decided to attend nursing school that, just a few years later, she’d be caring for

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