Hi there! I grew up in Santa Cruz and graduated from UC Berkeley in 2018 with an English major and Spanish minor. After teaching ESL for a few years, I joined the Secret Media Network as a Staff Writer. I love to write about California history, hidden gems, museum exhibitions, and local wildlife.
Little Tokyo is a historic district in Los Angeles dating back 140 years, making it one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city. It’s one of only three Japantowns in the United States, of which the other two are i...
It’s not often that us Californians get to experience an ancient, old-world relic, and local adventurers are often thrilled to stumble across this hidden gem evoking a swashbuckling fairytale. This is the Victoria...
When you’re craving Chinese food, Los Angeles is a great place to find it thanks to the city’s wealth of traditional and modernized ethnic eateries. From juicy dim sum to flavorful noodle dishes, here are so...
Newport Seafood Restaurant is a must for even the most seasoned L.A. foodies, mainly for its star dish: the Newport Special Lobster. This magnificent platter is stacked with four pounds of wok-fried lobster tossed with...
Did you know that you can find soup dumpling royalty Din Tai Fung at some of Los Angeles’ best shopping malls? From Glendale Galleria to Del Amo, this internationally-known chain is a non-negotiable lunch spot for...
Celebrity chef and food writer J. Kenji López-Alt once called Chengdu Taste “the best Sichuan restaurant in America,” an assertion perhaps backed up by the long line out the door. Discover an ample menu of t...
Los Angeles is lucky to be a non-negotiable stop for the world’s most highly-anticipated concert tours and music festivals. Here we’ve pulled some of the biggest concerts in Los Angeles this May, from Avril...
High up in L.A.’s glamorous Hollywood Hills neighborhood, you’ll find an ancient structure three times older than the state of California itself. It’s an authentic Japanese pagoda dating back to the 14...
.L.A.’s thriving cultural scene offers thought-provoking creativity in every shape and form imaginable. But while there are tons of world-class museums in Los Angeles to lose yourself in all year round, there are...
When it comes to California music festivals, you can’t beat Los Angeles as a home base for some of the most hotly-anticipated events every single year. From world-famous Coachella to the more home-grown Joshua Tre...