Here are a few of the features and stories that I have been working on over at Eater Los Angeles: weird, wonderful, and under-the-radar restaurant openings, a love letter to layer cakes, a long distance dedication to composed restaurant desserts, getting to know Little Saigon, pie pie pie, a soulful Japanese rice balls shop, guts guts guts, a Vietnamese restaurant guide, and the thrill of covering Santa Monica City Council meetings.