The fight to save Dulan’s on Crenshaw ... Jenn Harris’ immersion into Nobu Los Angeles vibes ... the post-fire rebirth of Altadena’s Bernee as Betsy ... plus a new restaurant with no-tip, no-fee, no-surprises menu pricing and more. I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with this week’s Tasting Notes.

Saving L.A. soul food

On May 26, 1978, at 4:45 a.m., Adolf Dulan took out a black marker and yellow legal pad. The future “ king of soul food ,” who a few years later would open the Southern food mecca Aunt Kizzy’s Back Porch , noted the date and time in the upper right-hand corner and wrote across the top sheet in capital letters: “GREG.”

Then, itemizing each point in Roman numerals and underlining key words twice, the late social worker-turned-entrepreneur , who

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