Tejal Rao takes a spin around Pasadena's newly-renovated Panda Inn

Tejal Rao takes a spin around Pasadena's newly-renovated Panda Inn

Tejal Rao visits the renovated Panda Inn, where a precursor to orange chicken took flight.

The legacy of Socorro "Mama" Herrera, Panda Inn reopens, chicories

The story behind the famous orange chicken at Panda Express and more! Dora Herrera remembers her mother, Socorro, who took orders at Yuca's in Los Feliz for nearly 50 years. Tejal Rao visits the renovated Panda Inn, where a precursor to orange chicken took flight. Honor May Eldridge follows our obsession with the Hass avocado, which was developed right here, in Southern California. In his new cookbook, Tu David Phu reconciles his family's traum…