Oct 17th, 2008 · The waitress who's credited with introducing nachos to Los Angeles has died. Carmen Rocha started working at El Cholo Mexican restaurant in 1959. And she brought with her from Texas a special treat: tortilla wedges, shredded cheddar cheese and slices of jalapeno pepper. One cookbook writer told the Los Angeles Times, "If they were called 'Carmens,' not nachos, her name would be remembered forever."
May 19th, 2008 · Poet Lewis MacAdams writes little tales about things he sees in his downtown Los Angeles neighborhood. In this one, he relates the joy he and his fellow diners feel when they all find themselves singing along to a song on the radio at Carmen's Cafe.
Sep 22nd, 2007 · She smokes and drinks, runs with a band of smugglers and brings men to their knees just by crooning a breathy Habanera. She's Carmen, the supreme diva of operatic femmes fatales and the controversial heroine of Bizet's popular opera.
Aug 4th, 2004 · Carmen bin Laden is the sister-in-law of Osama bin Laden. In 1974 she married Yeslam bin Laden; they separated 14 years later. Carmen only met her brother-in-law a few times. She's written a new memoir, Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia.