Where to find the best mooncakes
The Chinese mid-autumn Moon Festival, or zhong qiu jie, falls this year on Monday, September 14.
One of the traditions of this holiday is to give mooncakes to friends and loved ones. These are small pastries stuffed with lotus, dates, or red bean, and maybe a salted duck egg yolk. You’re not supposed to buy them for yourself, so if you want to try them, you’ll have to give them to someone you think will share with you!
Luckily for us, we live in one of our country’s delicious mooncake epicenters — the San Gabriel Valley. Our buses can’t take you to the moon, but they can definitely get you to a mooncake or three.
Claremont: Line 480, Indian Hill Blvd and American Ave - Stops 1825 and 1826
Hacienda Heights: Line 185 or Line 282, Colima Rd and Manor Gate Rd - Stops 1019 and 1020
West Covina: Line 281 or Line 480, Citrus Ave and S Garvey Ave - Stop 2847 (Line 281 north and Line 480 west), Citrus Ave and S Garvey Ave - Stop 2847 (Line 281 south)
Arcadia: Line 187, The Shops at Santa Anita