Lucas Kwan Peterson

columnist and video producer for the L.A. Times food section

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The New York Times has a habit of writing about L.A.’s food, culture, and transportation as if it’s a city on another planet.

LA Times food columnist satirizes how the New York Times covers LA

The New York Times has a habit of writing about L.A.’s food, culture, and transportation as if it’s a city on another planet.

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