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  2. Los Encinos State Historic Park - Wikipedia

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    689 [1] Los Encinos State Historic Park is a state park unit of California, preserving buildings of Rancho Los Encinos. The park is located near the corner of Balboa and Ventura Boulevards in Encino, California, in the San Fernando Valley. The rancho includes the original nine-room de la Ossa Adobe, the two-story limestone Garnier building, a ...

  3. Encino, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Encino is situated in the central portion of the southern San Fernando Valley and on the north slope of the Santa Monica Mountains.It is flanked on the north by Reseda, Lake Balboa, and the Sepulveda Basin, on the east by Sherman Oaks, on the south by Brentwood, and on the west by Tarzana.

  4. Rancho Los Encinos - Wikipedia

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    Rancho Los Encinos (also Rancho El Encino and Rancho Encino) was a Spanish grazing concession, [2] and later Mexican land granted cattle and sheep rancho and travelers way-station on the El Camino Real in the San Fernando Valley, in present-day Encino, Los Angeles County, California. The original 19th-century adobe and limestone structures and ...

  5. Cuisine of California - Wikipedia

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    The cuisine of California reflects the diverse culture of California and is influenced largely by European American, Hispanic American (Mexican, Latin American, Spanish), East Asian and Oceanian influences (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, Thai, Hawaiian), and Western European influences (Italian, French, Portuguese), as well as the food trends and traditions of larger American ...

  6. History of the San Fernando Valley - Wikipedia

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    This property he also called Rancho Encino (also recorded as El Encino and Los Encinos). [15] Mission San Fernando Rey de España was founded at Reyes's original rancho site on September 8, 1797, by Father Fermín Lasuén. The mission's grazing lands extended over the flatlands of the valley, and it also claimed jurisdiction over several ...

  7. Barbecue in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The long, slow cooking process can take up to 18 hours, and leaves the meat tender and juicy. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Characteristically, this process leaves a distinctive line of red just under the surface, where the myoglobin in the meat reacts with carbon monoxide from the smoke, and imparts the smoky taste essential to barbecue.

  8. Encino Hot Springs - Wikipedia

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    Encino Hot Springs. /  34.15889°N 118.49889°W  / 34.15889; -118.49889. Encino Hot Springs are historic thermal springs located at the site of Siutcanga village, a settlement of the Tongva-Kizh people of the area now known as Southern California. It was used by several tribes of Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.

  9. California cuisine - Wikipedia

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    California cuisine is a food movement that originated in Northern California. The cuisine focuses on dishes that are driven by local and sustainable ingredients with an attention to seasonality and an emphasis on the bounty of the region. [1][2] The food is historically chef -driven; Alice Waters 's restaurant Chez Panisse is an iconic example.