Whether you call it a hotcake, flapjack, griddlecake or latke, the pancake has been around since the Greeks turned a mixture of wheat flour, olive oil, honey and curdled milk into breakfast. Whether it’s a pannekoek, rishiki, salukara or palatschinken, every region around the world has its own version. We’ve come a long way since then, elevating the humble cake into a work of art with ingredients from potatoes to caviar. Today is National Pancake Day and we’ve got six ways to celebrate in L.A.
