Remember the debate over our current sex offender ordinance, and how it became so controversial that–while Long Beach City Council passed it earlier this year–it was never enforced?
(And also how an Orange County attorney recently filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of several Long Beach-area registered sex offenders?)
Well, it seems the whole situation could [...]

It’s easy to mistake the two sides of Shin-Sen-Gumi for two completely unrelated restaurants. On one end is Shin-Sen-Gumi’s yakitori side, a place of dark woods and ritual greetings, where almost everything is pulled right off the fire and served skewered on the plate. The ramen side, however, is much more restrained, a brighter, simpler [...]

Along with Au Lac’s other tofu-based staples (“beef” with watercress, tofu and bamboo shoots with lemon grass), the Vietnamese plates at Au Lac have driven the place to vegetarian fame. But just recently Au Lac has grown beyond that, adding an entire second menu full of raw vegan eats so good they could easily be [...]

Two menus make Au Lac twice as healthy

PHOTO by RICK POON
It isn’t because of a struggle with the English language. It isn’t a preview of some soylent future, either. No, Au Lac’s so-called “humanese cuisine” is something all its own: It’s a plan for humanity, a proclamation of the restaurant’s dedication to good health and [...]