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LOS ANGELES — At first glance, Kemper Donovan's backyard bungalow appears perfectly normal for this Santa Monica neighborhood, but a few clues suggest otherwise.

Cloistered nuns left an anonymous but indelible print on Mexican cuisine over the centuries, dreaming up some of the country’s most iconic dishes when called upon to serve special meals for important men while remaining unnamed and out of sight to the world.

In addition to star Jeremy Allen White's months of training at restaurants, including Santa Monica's Pasjoli, much of the realism so many have attributed to TV's "The Bear" is due to the culinary supervision of chefs Courtney Storer and Matty Matheson, who also played handyman Neil Fak on the show.…

Chiles en nogada, the green, white and red stuffed pepper dish synonymous with Mexico's Independence Day celebrations, were invented in 1821 by a cloistered nun whose name has been lost to history

From retro 1940s movie theatres to beachside art, Los Angeles’ coastal sidekick is more than worth a side trip, says Ellie Seymour

Ye Olde King’s Head in Santa Monica, California, will show footage of the historic event.

Single-engine aircraft was being operated by a local flight school

Brits flocked to Ye Olde Kings Head in Santa Monica to order cups of tea and a full English breakfast as they paid their respects to the Queen from across the pond

LOS ANGELES — Matt Bellamy wrote Muse's new album in a Santa Monica recording studio painstakingly decorated to resemble the so-called red room from "Twin Peaks."

Arnold Schwarzenegger's ex Maria Shriver was all smiles as she visited the building site where she is constructing a new home in Santa Monica, Los Angeles over the weekend

Lucy appeared on the show from Santa Monica, California, 19 years after the show ended with fans seeing her character Dawn hook up with salesman Tim Canterbury, played by Martin Freeman