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Dining

4 Comfort Food Spots Every LA Parent Needs in a Brutal Week

January 20, 2026 - By Ginger Graham

By Friday my brain is the processing power of a wet napkin—here are four comfort-food passages that rescue dinner without demanding a culinary pilgrimage.

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Chef and five giggling 8-year-old girls in chef hats and personalized aprons baking cookies and cupcakes in a professional kitchen at The Gourmandise School in Santa Monica.
Discovery

Gourmandise School: How to Plan the Perfect 8th Birthday Party

December 8, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

If you live on the West Side of LA and value your sanity, this Santa Monica cooking school is the birthday hack you didn’t know you needed.

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How to Gift Another Kid Something They’ll Actually Use

December 3, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

Tired of toys that die by Tuesday? Learn how to pick gifts that actually get played with (and don't end up donated by Wednesday).

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