Din Tai Fung, 1108 S. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia; (626) 574-7068, www.dintaifungusa.com. Second location at 1088 S. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia; (626) 446-8588. Both $-$$
Auntie Em's, 4616 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles; (323) 255-0800, www.auntieemskitchen.com. High-achieving comfort food in kitsch-hipster company. $-$$
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 1712 S. Glendale Ave., Glendale; (323) 982-8178, www.forestlawn.com. For buried celebrity info, see www.seeing-stars.com.
Heirloom Bakery, 807 Meridian Ave. Suite C, South Pasadena; (626) 441-0042; no website. $
Buster's Ice Cream & Coffee Stop, 1006 Mission St., South Pasadena; (626) 441-0744, www.busterscoffee.com. Coffee, ice cream, pastries, sandwiches and salads in a colorful corner storefront, beginning at 6:30 a.m. weekdays, 7 a.m. weekends. Closes between 7 and 9 p.m., depending on the night. Sandwiches usually $6-$6.75. $
Arroyo Vista Inn, 335 Monterey Road, South Pasadena; (323) 478-7300, www.arroyovistainn.com. $$-$$$
Bissell House, 201 Orange Grove Ave., South Pasadena; (626) 441-3535, www.bissellhouse.com. $$-$$$
Raymond Restaurant, 1250 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena; (626) 441-3136, www.theraymond.com. $$-$$$
Julienne, 2649 Mission St., San Marino; (626) 441-2290, www.juliennetogo.com. $$
Lacy Park, 1485 Virginia Road, San Marino; (626) 300-0790, www.ci.san-marino.ca.us/lacy.htm.
Garfield Park, 1750 Mission St. (at Park Avenue), South Pasadena; (626) 403-7380, www.cityofsouthpasadena.us/parks/parks.html.
Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino; (626) 405-2100, www.huntington.org.
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