Duke's Malibu reopens, Oscars watch party, Donuts a SoCal Eid tradition— Afternoon Edition

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Today on the LA Report, a beloved restaurant in Malibu that survived the

Palisade's fire is finally reopening, where you can watch the Oscars in LA this weekend.

And for Food Friday, how donuts became an each tradition here in SoCal.

It's Friday, March 13. I'm Nere the Moreno and you're listening to the LA Reports

After Newed Edition from LAS News.

The beloved restaurant Duke's Malibu reopens today for the first time in 14 months.

It survived the Palisade's fire, but subsequent mudslides sent four feet of debris into the

building, forcing it to close. The deck has now been replaced so that diners can once again

look out into the ocean. We recently spoke with General Manager Jimmy Chavez. He says bouncing

back will depend on when PCH can fully reopen. Estimates are that it's going to be years before

PCH construction is done and that commute looks normal for people and that's such a huge

impact on our business and all Malibu business. That's probably the main concern as we move

forward. I'm not to mention just, you know, our neighborhood and where it feels like a neighborhood

again. The restaurant will be open through Sunday from noon to 8 pm.

It's Oscars weekend and here's a few watch parties happening in LA. The sports bar 33 taps will

be showing Oscars live on Sunday at all four of their locations starting at 3.30 pm.

The Greyhound in Highland Park will have an Oscar ballot contest with a $5 buy-in for a chance

to win a cash prize. That starts at 4 pm and Dusty vinyl is hosting a Brazilian watch party at

3 pm in honor of the film The Secret Agent which received four nominations. You can find more

details on our website, LAS.com. Coming up, why so-called Muslim celebrate Eid with donuts? Stick

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Next week, Muslims will mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan with the Ethel Feather Festival.

LAS reporter Yusra Farzon joins us now to talk about a must-have dessert on Eid Morning. Hey Yusra.

Hey, Neri, though. So tell me about Eid. How are people celebrating?

Yeah. So as soon as the last fast finishers, Eid actually brings that night. You know,

Muslims follow the lunar calendar instead of like how Jewish people also follow up day starts at

night. So soon as that first fast is done, you know, people will gather for celebrations. It's

usually called Chandra. Where we come together, Chandra means the night of the moon because you've

spotted them new moon for the new month. And you'll put Henna, you know, you'll sing, you'll dance,

and people sort of celebrate together. And then the next morning, it's the first breakfast,

after fasting for 30 days. Before they can eat, though, they go for prayers, and these prayers

are typically held at parks and convention centers. They're dressed in their finest clothes,

and then it's breakfast time. So what do people eat at this breakfast?

Well, it's a very, I'm sure, you know, all the listeners, you know, are familiar with this,

the crispy cream glazed doughnut. What? That is the breakfast of Chandra.

Hmm. Okay. When did this become a tradition? And why doughnut specifically?

Yeah. So I asked around, I asked a bunch of community and mosque leaders about what is it

about doughnut? Like when did this start? Nobody has a clear answer. Some people tell me that the

Islamic Center of Southern California was doing this in the 80s. Others tell me that it started

20 years ago. So it's been around for a while. I spoke to one mosque, which is the Islamic

Society of Orange County, which is sort of known as the Mother Mosque of Southern California.

They do about 3,000 doughnuts on eat morning. They said, you know,

Muslims in Southern California are very diverse. You've immigrants from South Asia, South East Asia,

Africa, and then the Arab world. And then also, you know, Black Muslims who've been here for

a really long time. And so doughnuts are sort of like this uniting food. So it's like a way for

them to eat something sweet, but also celebrate the American identity. So you have your other

identities and then the American identity. So it's a great food to unite people across culture.

There you go. That's Elias reporter Yusra Farazan. You can read her story about how doughnuts

became an eat tradition on our website, LAS.com. Yusra, thank you so much. Thanks, Naretha.

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