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LOS ANGELES - OCTOBER 8, 2026: "Fire and ice" combination of berbere and cardamom ice creams made by Russell and Yvette Platoff at their Eagle Rock restaurant Aunt Yvette's Kitchen on Thursday, October 8, 2026. (Bill Addison / Los Angeles Times)

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LOS ANGELES - OCTOBER 5, 2026: Cody Reiss makes mutabal in the Los Angeles Times Kitchen in El Segundo, California on Monday, October 5, 2026. (Stephanie Briejo / Los Angeles Times)

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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 1: Guests hands shown dining on Mangu los tres golpes (mashed, boiled plantains, fried eggs, pickled red onion, fried salami and cheese) and Santana's Chicken (sauteed chicken, marinated in garlic, onion, oregano, cilantro and spices, served with white rice, beans, fried plantains and beet and potato salad), and empanadas on an interior dining table at El Bacano Restaurant on Friday, March 1, 2024 in North Hollywood, CA. (Catherine Dzilenski / For The Times)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - September 18, 2026: A jar of passion fruit curd at Jenny Silbert's Little City Farm in Los Angeles on Friday, September 18, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

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EL SEGUNDO, CA - AUGUST 6, 2026: A bowl of Daniele Uditi's pasta e fagioli, made from peruano beans over cannellini beans at the Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026 in El Segundo, CA. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times)

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Los Angeles, CA - July 14: A plate of tacos is displayed from at the Industrial Downtown Night Market on Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

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