Where to find Taiwanese breakfast in the San Gabriel Valley

This week's recommendations include Taiwanese breakfast in the San Gabriel Valley and chicharrones and chile poblano croquetta in West Hollywood.
Jenn Harris • Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2023
I've never been an American breakfast person. I've mentioned this before, in a column about cachapas, the Venezuelan pancakes that easily trump flapjacks. I didn't grow up eating waffles or scrambled eggs. But a sweet rice roll with a doughnut in...
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