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Day trips, seasons, game nights: what Los Angeles does when it is not at the table. Written by the people who do the thing, and every piece ends at a restaurant from The List.

3 pieces · Updated September 18, 2026 · The List these pieces end at →

Veterans in unit ball caps marching south down Laurel Canyon Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley on a clear November morning, spectators with small American flags on the kerb Veterans Day

Veterans Day in Los Angeles: the parade is in the Valley, the free meals, and where to eat after

By Nadia Petrossian · September 18, 2026 Costumed visitors waiting in line at night at the edge of a wooded hillside park, fog drifting across a dirt path lit with orange and green light, city lights glowing in the valley below SEP 14, 2026Halloween

Haunted houses and Halloween nights in Los Angeles, and where to eat after

By Mr. Fear → An angler at the rail of the Santa Monica Pier at sunrise, rod out over the Pacific, the Ferris wheel and pier buildings behind, Malibu hills in haze SEP 12, 2026Day trip

Fishing the Santa Monica Pier, and where to eat after

By Ray Dodson →