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Karla Sofía Gascón Trolls Timothée Chalamet Amid Opera, Ballet Backlash

Karla Sofía Gascón Trolls Timothée Chalamet Amid Opera, Ballet Backlash

The fallout from a misconstrued comment Timothée Chalamet recently made about keeping shared, in-person art experiences alive is coming to define the closing stretch of his best actor Oscar campaign, as fellow recent nominee-turned-pariah Karla Sofía Gascón is now weighing in on the controversy with her own humorous take. Chalamet, who has been promoting the hell out of his Oscar vehicle Marty Supreme this awards season, has swept up nearly every prize in his march toward what could be his first Academy Award win. But that campaign ubiquity may now be backfiring on the beloved actor after comments he made in conversation with Matthew McConaughey at a Variety and CNN town hall. The offending foot-in-the-mouth comment came while the actor was discussing the importance of cinemas and the collective experience of seeing films in theaters. At that point, Chalamet appeared to overstate the level of life support needed to keep ballet companies and opera productions afloat today, while also perhaps understating their popularity. “I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera, or things …

‘SalviSoul’ chef Karla Tatiana Vasquez shares favorite L.A. businesses

‘SalviSoul’ chef Karla Tatiana Vasquez shares favorite L.A. businesses

Chef Karla Tatiana Vasquez has made a career out of highlighting the complexities of Central American cooking. “It’s a fusion cuisine because we have influences that tie us back to the Silk Road,” she said. “We use spices that did not originate from the Americas, but we also use tomatoes, chiles, frijoles, ayote — all of that came from our part of the world.” The longtime L.A. resident and author of “The SalviSoul Cookbook” was born in El Salvador, and arrived to the Southland with her family as an infant. Salvadoran food became key in helping her unlock family memories of the tiny Central American country. Since then, she has been on a journey to preserve her food’s rich history by finding local spots to stay connected to her roots. “I love all of these businesses,” Vasquez said. “They’re places where I go to frequently.” As part of our “Mi Los Angeles” series, we asked Vasquez to share some of her favorite Latino-owned spots in the city. Here are her picks. Mi Los Angeles In …