Claims extracted
26
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 26 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Other
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Some of LA’s most devoted cookie fans are pulling into a gas station to get their fix.
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Some → pull → fix
Inside is Zooies, a cookie shop with dozens of flavors and a loyal following built by founder Arezou Appel, who still develops every recipe herself.
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who → build → recipe
“We are in a gas station,” Appel said.
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Appel → say → station
The unusual location came naturally.
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location → come → ?
Her husband Jeff Appel already owned the gas station, located in the West LA neighborhood of Cheviot Hills, giving the family a place to launch Zooies without the overhead of a traditional storefront.
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husband → own → storefront
Arezou said operating out of the family-owned gas station has allowed her to keep prices down while using the ingredients and techniques she wants.
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she → say → ingredients
Cookies cost around $4 on average.
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Cookies → cost → 4
“Being able to be in a gas station and taking advantage of this side of the food mart and gas station has helped us to keep the prices low,” Appel said.
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Appel → take → prices
Zooies began when Appel’s children were in preschool.
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children → begin → preschool
She taught herself to bake through books, magazines and cooking shows, initially making cookies for her family.
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She → teach → family
“I just wanted to make the best that I could for my husband, two kids,” Appel said.
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Appel → want → husband
As more people tried her cookies and began asking for recipes, the idea of turning her baking into a business took shape.
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idea → try → shape
Nine years later, Zooies offers about 65 cookie choices, including vegan, gluten-free, paleo and refined-sugar-free options.
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Zooies → offer → options
Appel showed The California Post how the Brown Butter Chocolate Chip cookie is made, with ingredients weighed in grams and a combination of chocolate chips and chunks cut from larger blocks.
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cookie → show → blocks
The result, she said, is “a nice crust” with an inside that remains “soft and gooey.”
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that → say → inside
Zooies remains a family operation.
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Zooies → remain → ?
Appel’s daughter Sophia Appel worked at the store on and off when she was younger, helping with social media, front-of-house duties and inventory.
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she → work → house
Her son Charlie Appel currently attends Loyola Marymount University while working across Zooies’ management side, including operations, HR, partnerships, catering, logistics and business development.
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son → attend → operations
Customers have become part of the story, too.
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Customers → become → story
Andrea Johnson has been getting the Walnut Gooie for seven or eight years, while Curtis Fralin said he visits the store around once a week.
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he → get → store
Axel Baum called the cookies “next-level elite” and described Zooies as a longtime neighborhood staple.
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Baum → call → staple
For Appel, that loyalty goes beyond cookies.
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loyalty → go → cookies
“People coming through this door are really that family and friend that we haven’t met yet,” she said.
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she → come → that
And the reaction she still hopes for after someone takes a bite?
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someone → hop → bite
“Wow,” Appel said.
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Appel → say → ?
“We did it right again.”
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We → do → it
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