Santa Monica Mirror

1 week ago | smmirror.com | Dolores Quintana

By Dolores QuintanaGrief is the price of love. Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou’s second feature film, Bring Her Back, is as much of a marvel as their first film, Talk to Me. The Australian twin directors were wise to decide to pursue a different story rather than simply make the sequel to Talk to Me that many people probably wanted.

3 weeks ago | smmirror.com | Dolores Quintana

By Dolores QuintanaMission: Impossible The Final Reckoning is a ridiculously entertaining action film with a core of what humanity needs now. It is filled with tension, amazing stunts, and heart. Just when you think it can’t go harder, it does. Non-stop plot-driven rug pulls with a top-flight cast are its prime directive, and it succeeds. The synopsis is very simple, but ultimately fitting for the film: Our lives are the sum of our choices.

1 month ago | smmirror.com | Dolores Quintana

One Man’s Dedication, Four Decades of Flavor: Tito’s Senior Cook SpeaksBy Dolores QuintanaFor four decades, Severiano Gonzalez has been the heart of the kitchen at Tito’s Tacos, rising each morning to hand-prepare beans, enchiladas, tamales, and Mexican rice for the popular Culver City eatery. Gonzalez, a native of Jalisco, Mexico, first joined the Tito’s Tacos team in 1985 and has since become a cornerstone of the restaurant’s daily operations.

1 month ago | smmirror.com | Dolores Quintana

One Man’s Dedication, Four Decades of Flavor: Tito’s Senior Cook SpeaksBy Dolores QuintanaSeveriano Gonzalez is the senior cook at Culver City’s iconic Mexican restaurant Tito’s Tacos. Born in Jalisco, Mexico, Gonzales was hired to work at Tito’s in 1985. After working at a plastics manufacturing company, when he was offered a job at the restaurant, he took it and never looked back. The seventeen-year-old knew opportunity when he saw it.

1 month ago | smmirror.com | Dolores Quintana

Family-Run Shop Serves Delicious and Thoughtfully Curated Bagels With LoveBy Dolores QuintanaA little more than a year since opening its doors, Uncle Stevey’s Bagels has quickly made a name for itself on the Westside, offering East Coast-style bagels with a gourmet twist. The owners, Tom and Tiffany Levy, have lovingly created a comfortable space with delicious baked goods and coffee where you can feel at home on the westernmost edge of the South Bay.