KimBobRex, a food truck known for serving up sushi burritos, is a staple at the Granada Hills Grubfest every Friday for more than five years. You can always expect a line wherever they’re around. One of their bestsellers is the Best Friend Roll—spicy tuna, salmon, shrimp tempura, their special sauce, all wrapped up in sushi rice and seaweed. Chef Jin,
Read moreAlexander Orozco, best known as the Hood Foodie, shares his passion for food, and helping others through highlighting various restaurants and businesses, especially the small, mom and pop stores. His story of overcoming personal challenges while creating a movement is nothing short of inspirational. Take a listen and get to know one of the 818’s phenoms while we chat about
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Meet Reggie and Abigail Cua, owners of Cafè Aficionado After having celebrated the third year anniversary of Cafe Aficionado, Meet the (818) chats with owners (and power couple) Reggie and Abigail Cua as they talk about their journey of turning their dream into the reality it is today. It’s a love story about dreams and uplifting the community.Stop by and enjoy
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Lyn-Del Laua’e Pedersen, owner and director of Aloha Hula Studio, shares the Polynesian culture through teaching Hula and Ori Tahiti at her Granada Hills studio. Following in the footsteps of her ohana, she started dancing at the age of 5, and became a professional dance with 45 years of experience. Today, she gives us a glimpse of her story: how
Read moreToday’s conversation is with the founding editor of Viva The Valley, Natalie Camacho! We chat about highlighting locals and local businesses, her interview with Tommy Gelinas, owner of Valley Relics Museum, and her vision for Viva the Valley. It’s a conversation between two valley kids, talking about why we do what we do. Subscribe to her website at vivathevalley.com and show this valley
Read moreThis week’s interview is with Carissa Ortega, owner of Ninong’s Dessert Lab! We chat about how they introduced ube (taro) pancakes to the San Fernando Valley and the impact that had in their community in Granada Hills, the journey over the past 12 years, current projects and collaborations, and what happens next. Follow her on @ninongsdessertlab! Order their amazing products
Read moreToday’s Meet The (818) interview features Jennifer Sotto, 818 local and creator of Convo Threads. Join us on this conversation about her inspiration, the philosophy behind her brand, and the community impact of said brand. Follow her on IG @convothreads@thisjeneration@jjoysotto
Read moreIn this first ever Meet The (818) zoom chat series, author Mia P. Manansala talks about her debut novel, Arsenic and Adobo, a cozy mystery. (Think Hallmark for mystery novels). We chat about the writing process, living in a multi-generational household, AAPI representation, and the inspiration for her novel. Her book comes out on May 4th. Follow her on IG
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Time sure flies! As Meet The (818) celebrates its second anniversary, I’d like to say thank you for your continued support for this little enterprise of mine. I am truly grateful for all the stories I got to tell and everyone I got to meet the past two years. Sharing your stories and seeing you all work so hard to
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In early February 2020, the last event I attended and covered was the bridal expo at Castaway in Burbank. I remember going around with my handy dandy camera, snapping away happily, talking with small business owners, and thinking that this was going to an amazing year. There were already some rumblings about the pandemic but it lacked any sense of
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Woodland Hills, CA, June 9, 2020 – Accredited Home Care marks its 40 year anniversary by continuing to do what it does best: taking care of your loved ones – even in the midst of a global pandemic, and donating $40,000 to local nonprofits providing relief and recovery to communities impacted by the current health crisis. One year ago, in
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BY LUIS SAYO When you think of comic book stores, the first image many of us think of are the small, cramped, and quite frankly, uncomfortable stores of yore. One store defies that thinking, along with other stereotypes people may have about the comic book store. Nestled in an all too familiar looking strip mall in the San Fernando Valley,
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