My LA to Z: Henry Wolfe

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Mexico Mexico feels so much like an interruption from the norm, in that it’s so far off the beaten path and yet so close. It’s like driving into another century or something.

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Burbank Airport It’s totally close to me and you can get there within an hour of your flight leaving and still check a bag. There’s never any lines, or very rarely. It’s the least stressful way to travel. The only thing that’s bad about it is there’s no good coffee place. They need to work on that. Map | More info

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Sushi The sushi in L.A. is the best that I’ve ever had anywhere. I’m kind of hesitant to say my favorite place, because it’s sort of a secret. I can tell you one that is very famous, which is Sushi Gen downtown. Map | More info

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Laurel Canyon Country Store It’s a total one-of-a-kind place. In the middle of Hollywood there’s this mom-and-pop operation where people who live in the neighborhood get together and gossip every morning over coffee. They know everybody’s name and everything. Map | More info

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Northbound 110 Freeway It’s just so beautiful. It’s one of the oldest freeways in the area and I think probably one of the oldest in the country. Map | More info

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Pacific Dining Car The one downtown. It’s like an old-Los Angeles, pre-dating Hollywood even, kind of thing. Map | More info

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Mulholland Drive I haven’t driven from beginning to end because I always get lost when I’m in the valley, but from the Hollywood Hills to the Mulholland Highway over in the Santa Monica Mountains, it’s just one of the most breathtaking drives you can do. Map | More info

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Mount Baldy I like snowboarding there. It’s pretty amazing to sit on a chairlift and be able to look at downtown L.A. Map | More info

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KPCC and KCRW I don’t mind driving at all and I’m sort of a news radio junkie so I listen to KPCC a lot. KPCC | KCRW

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The Troubadour The Troubadour My favorite venue that I’ve played in town is probably the Troubadour, just because of its history, and it sounds incredible. I like playing rooms that are that big, and I identify artistically with a lot of the artists who made a name for themselves playing out of the Troubadour in the ‘70s. Map | More info

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Figueroa Produce It’s in Highland Park. It has good local produce and a good butcher. For that neighborhood you otherwise only have Vons, and this place has really good local, fresh stuff. Map | More info

Images courtesy of (in order): (1) Flickr/brendan-c, (2) kcrw.com, (3) Flickr/schlaeger, (4) Flickr/paTTrick, (5) Flickr/tucker_zoe, (6) Flickr.com/Lisa Newton, (7) Flickr/dsearls, (8) Flickr.com/ifindkarma, (9) Flickr/Oliver Bruchez, (10) Flickr/simonov, (11) Flickr/Michael Oh, (12) colombosrestaurant.com, (13) Flickir.com/freeloosedirt, (14) Flickr.com/bpbailey