Dozens of cases of salmonella linked to a popular Oaxacan restaurant in the Santa Clarita Valley in mid-September resulted in its temporary closure and a lawsuit filed by a man who said a chicken...

This creamy risotto from Dunsmoor restaurant in Los Angeles is fortified with shrimp paste, shrimp stock and plenty of butter and Parmesan cheese....

Despite concerns about the health risks of secondhand smoke, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill that will allow cannabis dispensaries to serve hot food and nonalcoholic drinks. Assembly Bill 1775, which goes...

After weeks of failing to pay their former workers unpaid wages, owners of now-shuttered Otium distributed checks over the weekend. But several workers say their last paycheck was short hundreds and in some cases...

Some of the city’s freshest tortillas are bubbling up on the planchas of Komal in Historic South-Central, arriving just-blistered and blue, yellow or white in color. The highly anticipated molino and restaurant from a...

Who gets to wag the proverbial finger at what should or shouldn’t play a part in a Mexican person’s kitchen or gastronomical expressions? “Is cooking not an outlet for us to cultivate and bring...

Yosselin Cortés, a manager at the now-shuttered Otium, first noticed last year that something was amiss at the celebrated downtown L.A. restaurant when produce and wine vendors came to her asking why they hadn’t...

The salmon belly burger from chef Sean MacDonald of Bar Monette and Burgette in Santa Monica swaps beef for fish and pickled cucumbers for turnips in this light, bright take on the smash burger....

This salsa roja delights with a sweet-tart spiciness. Strawberries macerated with lemon juice and light brown sugar enhance the salsa’s jammy flavors and complement the heat of ancho chile....

Pico de gallo is a summer salsa staple, but adding to it a favorite and seasonal stone fruit, the plum, gives this salsa a refreshing spin. The red-fleshed plum, with its sweet and tart...

Most Americans don’t think twice about leaving half a glass of water on the table as they leave a restaurant. It’s only when we pay for it that we tend to leave no drop...

Sandwiches abound in Los Angeles. It’s home to the French dip originator (whether Philippe’s or Cole’s — they both claim the title is theirs) and what might be the best pastrami sandwiches in the...

Norm Langer doesn’t have any favorites. Serving what many have called the country’s best pastrami sandwiches — and even “the finest hot pastrami sandwich in the world,” according to Nora Ephron — Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant,...

This is a sandwich that made me fall in love with the “stacked” genre at an early age. It is actually the first chicken sandwich I ever posted on social media, when, by chance,...

In this recipe from Owen Han’s cookbook, “Stacked,” these extra-tender meatballs are simmered in tomato sauce and make for delicious sandwiches....

Angel Cortez was ready for a change. Cortez, 43, is a Mexican immigrant who has worked in agriculture, landscaping and restaurants since he arrived in California more than 25 years ago. But he said...

MXO One of L.A.’s most celebrated chefs is playing with fire. Wes Avila, founder of Guerrilla Tacos and the now-shuttered Angry Egret Dinette, just opened Mexican steakhouse MXO in Beverly Grove, where steaks and...

Sept. 20, 2024 3:25 PM PT What’s the difference between a chef and a home cook? That’s a question that is obvious on one level but more complicated when you give it more than...

Owen Han didn’t know how much the internet loves sandwiches when he posted a TikTok video of grilled chicken, bacon, smashed avocado and chipotle mayo between two slices of sourdough bread one day in...

Robots that fully flesh out avocados and build burrito bowls are now making food for customers at two Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants in Southern California, as automation and artificial intelligence continue to enter the...

For decades Stir Crazy was a coffee shop, a business squeezed among Melrose Avenue’s endless buildings of connected restaurants and shops and offices interrupted only by cross streets. Dino Trucco took over the place...

This buttery, toasty, crispy, melty grilled cheese sandwich — it might be the best grilled cheese you ever make — features layers of nutty Gruyère, caramelized onions, thinly sliced cured ham and creamy Mornay...

For the michelada mix: Blend the Clamato, horseradish, hot sauce, red wine vinegar, adobo sauce, Worcestershire sauce, Salty Angeleno, celery salt and sea salt in a blender until smooth. You can taste and adjust...

Lyndon Johnson herded goats. Richard Nixon plucked chickens. And Bill Clinton stocked groceries. Many presidents have had humble jobs early in their working lives. If Kamala Harris is elected in November, she’d join that...

Early on a Sunday evening in July, a long line of smartly dressed guests wraps around the outside of Josiah Citrin’s California-French fine-dining restaurants Mélisse and Citrin in Santa Monica. Friends, family and fans...

One of my favorite new places for pizza in Los Angeles is a wooden table in a corner of the back patio of a coffee shop off Pico Boulevard started by a former management...

L.A. Asada refers to every summertime outdoor-grilling situation that takes place at so many backyards, beaches and parks across the city. The days are filled with family, friends, music, cold drinks, smoke and spice....

This simple no-bake Italian dessert requires very little hands-on prep time and is the perfect chocolate treat to serve alongside espresso as a dunkable snack. Be sure to prepare well ahead of your meal,...

When it comes to making ceviche, “It’s meant to be a lot of fun,” says Jesus “Chuy” Cervantes, chef de cuisine of Damian in downtown L.A.’s Arts District. It’s a dish that the Mexican...

Actor and comedian Kevin Hart’s venture into fast food has been cut short with the closure of his plant-based restaurant chain Hart House just two years after it began. The first location in the...

From an early age, Christina Najjar, better known by her moniker Tinx, recalls the grip that “Sunday scaries” had on her household. “I remember my dad being kind of stressed out, and it was...

In a few months, Swedish chef Marcus Jernmark plans to open his first restaurant in Los Angeles, celebrating Nordic food with fine dining flourishes that could mark a splashy return for the cuisine in...

Sept. 12, 2024 3 AM PT Erika Patricia Deluque Barros said she was working in a tomato field in Yolo County when she first started feeling shaky and nauseous. An immigrant from Colombia with...

After growing his homespun bakery into one of L.A.’s most prolific bread operations — and then launching a wildly popular sandwich-focused Glassell Park restaurant — Andy Kadin is ready for what’s next. The Bub...

This bright, citrus-y ceviche has been on the menu at Damian in downtown L.A.’s Arts District since the restaurant opened, but the fish and accompanying vegetables change seasonally. Chef de cuisine Chuy Cervantes uses...

At the end of this month Button Mash owners Jordan Weiss and Gabriel Fowlkes will permanently unplug the blipping, blinging video game terminals in Echo Park’s bar and arcade. Along with Button Mash’s closure,...

On a late August night in Silver Lake, a crush of people filled the sidewalk just south of Sunset Junction. Guests have started bringing their own stools. Some tailgate in the backs of their...

Known in the Cortivo and Cecchinato family as “midnight spaghetti,” this dish — adapted from Osteria Mamma’s self-published cookbook — is meant to be made from readily available pantry items and fridge staples. Loredana...

I’m not sure what led me to seek out fried chicken wings covered in cheese powder. Maybe it’s that my penchant for fried poultry reached so extreme a level that I needed to find...

This simple “no-cook” side dish from Larchmont restaurant Osteria Mamma is a perfect way to serve up fresh tomatoes during their peak months. The recipe calls for Spanish olives as a topping, but lemon...

Make these crispy, golden, salty plantain chips from L.A. chef Jordan Kahn of Vespertine, Meteora and Destroyer....

Slice all the way around the mamey to open up the halves, minding the large central seed. Discard seed and scoop out the flesh directly into a blender. Add the ice, milk, vanilla paste...

In July, after more than a year of delays prepping her first bricks-and-mortar restaurant — and a long stretch earlier searching for the right spot — chef Rashida Holmes opened Bridgetown Roti with high...

Nostalgia and an opportunity to reimagine her childhood propelled Savannah Martinez to drive more than 300 miles from Arizona to Friday’s grand opening of the first Hello Kitty and Friends Cafe in Los Angeles,...

Chef Jordan Kahn of Vespertine, Meteora and Destroyer makes his version of Cubano sandwiches, which he calls “a deeply nostalgic flavor memory for me, growing up in a Cuban household.” His Cubano features roasted...

On a recent Saturday evening in Santa Monica, under a white tent, the lone server at Lokl Haus Kitchen pop-up hurried over to our table carrying three platters of döner kebab. He had whisked...

Few Los Angeles restaurateurs have had a more successful 2024 than Jordan Kahn. After years of closure, the chef’s groundbreaking fine-dining restaurant Vespertine reopened in the spring, with a new menu, a refreshed dining...

In the burger wars, Shake Shack invaded Los Angeles years ago from the east. Now, it’s shutting down some of its West Coast outposts. The popular fast-casual chain announced it is closing nine underperforming...

When it comes to the price of bacon, Donald Trump is absolutely right: It’s too damn high. What he doesn’t tell you when he brings this up on the campaign trail — which is...

On March 10, 1975, when Wally Amos opened Famous Amos, a shop dedicated solely to selling cookies at the corner of Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard and Formosa Avenue, it was an improbable idea in an...

Since 2017, this paper has gathered chefs from Southern California and sometimes far beyond for a festival of eating and drinking that the late restaurant critic Jonathan Gold jokingly called Food Bowl. The name...

Make the rub by combining the fennel, paprika, crushed red pepper, sage, rosemary, thyme and garlic with enough olive oil to barely bind the mixture together — it should be like a paste. Smear...

A new Tijuana-style taquería in Cypress Park is pressing fresh handmade tortillas to order and filling them with 24-hour-marinated meats and hearty scoops of guacamole, with customers lining the counter stools late into the...

This month, community-minded restaurant Locol returned as a nonprofit with a new soul-food-focused menu and a reinvigorated mission. Locol launched in Watts in its current 103rd Street locale in 2016, then expanded. The brainchild...

The shopping centers of Westminster and Garden Grove often feel like their own cities. Even the smallest malls are densely populated with stores supplying everything you might need to survive the apocalypse. There’s Hanoi...

The news spread like wildfire, and it was all about flame-grilled chicken: Beloved chain restaurant Koo Koo Roo is coming back under new ownership. The prolific chain with a stronghold in L.A. ran from...

SOUTH DOS PALOS, Calif. —  For nearly 100 years Koda Farms grew some of the most beloved rice in the country in conditions far from ideal. Its rice was a finicky crop that sprouts slow,...

Avantika Vandanapu has a bad date to thank for discovering one of her favorite restaurants in Los Angeles. On a recent afternoon, the actress, who goes by her first name only, sits at the...

Ever since news broke that the renowned rice-producing family at Koda Farms planned to step back from day-to-day farming, co-owner Robin Koda has fielded dozens of telephone calls and messages on social media from...

A South Los Angeles woman is suing Starbucks for negligence, alleging she was scalded at a drive-through window in Lynwood. Muriel Evans filed a complaint Wednesday with the Los Angeles County Superior Court in...

Make the caramel: In a heavy-bottom saucepan over medium heat, add the palm and white sugars. Add 5 tablespoons brewed Thai tea. Add the cream of tartar (it helps prevent crystallization). Stir with a...

Anajak Thai chef-owner Justin Pichetrungsi’s recipe for Thai fried bananas, or kluay kaek — dipped in coconut batter and deep-fried until they’re crispy and browned, then garnished with sesame seeds....

Jennifer Feltham and Teodoro Diaz-Rodriguez Jr. recently realized that there’s almost nothing better than their own tortillería — unless, of course, the tortillería can also make micheladas. The couple recently turned extra space at...

Inspired by melon season and access to great produce from nearby farms and quality speck from Sogno Toscano in Santa Monica, this easy and simple summer dish by Mayfield chef Jon Sarmenta hits the...

At the end of 2020, a red neon sign spelling the words “Holy Basil” appeared over a takeout window in a downtown food hall still under construction, and Thai dining in Los Angeles tilted...

Lines for Belle’s Bagels have formed down York Boulevard for roughly a decade with fans of the pop-up queuing at a music venue’s walk-up window, then on the patio of a shut-down bistro on...

The ebullient audience at the Republican National Convention was ready to be served up some red meat, but Usha Chilukuri Vance, onstage to introduce her husband, vice presidential candidate JD Vance, delivered the exact...

“Simple is better.” Morihiro Onodera is telling me about the different flavors of tofu he’s made over the years. The chef behind Morihiro restaurant in Atwater Village is one of the most revered sushi...

A new all-day bar and restaurant evoking European street cafes is now open in Atwater Village, with diners perching at patio tables throughout the day, then snagging stools around a curved, marble-topped bar in...

Rashida Holmes first tasted a buttery, almost scallion-pancake-like roti during a trip to Barbados when she was 10 years old, and while the bread can take many forms, that paratha-style, laminated, flat and flaky...

When Sandra Lee won a blue ribbon at the Los Angeles County Fair, her sister called to tell her the good news. “It was surreal,” the TV chef says of her 1992 victory. “I’m...

For months Hotel Figueroa in downtown Los Angeles has been locked in a labor dispute over restaurant staff who were let go after they attempted to unionize. On Wednesday, the union representing the workers...

It served one of the country’s most ambitious tasting menus, had diners clamoring for reservations each month, and was the first restaurant for one of Los Angeles’ highest profile celebrity chefs — but next...

L.A. Times Food writers ate hundreds of tacos to identify the 101 best tacos in L.A., an endeavor that took months. We found weekend puestos that set up before dawn, taco trucks that spin...

With just six ingredients and a sauce that comes together in the time it takes to boil spaghetti, this pasta delivers surprising depth for relatively little effort. This recipe takes its inspiration from mentaiko...

When is the last time you spent $5 on a meal? A full meal, not just a foot-long sandwich or a cheeseburger. Dining out is a luxury, and my recent credit card bills reflect...

Michelin, which publishes one of the world’s most regarded dining guides, unveiled its 2024 awardees of stars, budget-minded meals and new, notable openings on Monday night. At a ceremony held at Ritz Carlton in...

Every cook, no matter how skilled or dedicated, has faced off with a fridge crammed with nothing but the limp remains of once-pristine groceries. With 7 o’clock fast approaching, it’s too late to go...

While Kamala Harris was holding the first rally of her presidential campaign, Charlee Nessel was polishing off a skinny margarita at one of the vice president’s favorite L.A. restaurants: El Cholo in Santa Monica....

Aug. 4, 2024 2 AM PT On March 14, 2016, in the squid grounds off the coast of Patagonia, a rusty Chinese vessel called the Lu Yan Yuan Yu 10 was fishing illegally, several...

Former “Top Chef” contestant Shirley Chung is pausing operations at her Culver City restaurant, Ms. Chi Cafe, while she undergoes treatment for Stage 4 tongue cancer. The Beijing-born celebrity chef, 47, revealed her diagnosis...

In a large bowl, sift and whisk together the flour, pistachio flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, mix the olive oil,...

Valerie Gordon is prone to frequent bouts of laughter. They bubble up inside her petite 5-foot-2 frame and come out at the slightest provocation, like little lightning cackles of joy. She’s already laughing as...

Valerie Gordon’s recipe for shiitake scramble transforms eggs and mushrooms into a luscious breakfast....

WOODLAND, Calif. —  The conundrum facing the Fong family of Woodland arose earlier this year, shortly after a UC Davis law professor grew interested in a sign posted above the counter that read: “The Chicago...

The plates that roll out of the kitchen at Valle, a nearly three-year-old modern Mexican restaurant inside the Mission Pacific Beach Resort in Oceanside, are relentlessly beautiful. For his eight-course tasting menus, chef Roberto...

Two James Beard Award-winning restaurateurs have opened a bistro they’d long dreamt of, combining French and Japanese flavors at Camélia in the Arts District in downtown Los Angeles. The new restaurant is the latest...

At its opening Friday on North Rodeo Drive, a new Asian tea shop attracted the longest line in the area, outpacing nearby luxury stores such as Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Balenciaga. The queue stretched...

After an outcry from city restaurateurs, a pandemic-era outdoor dining program that was set to end Wednesday was given a last-minute reprieve by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. On Tuesday, Bass announced an extension...

He built a collection of some of the city’s most influential restaurants and was dubbed “one of L.A.’s most ubiquitous restaurateurs.” Steven Arroyo, the prolific, attention-grabbing force behind Cobras & Matadors, Church & State,...

Jackie “Jax” Diener has always had to prove herself. Her shorter stature caused her to be overlooked when it came to sports, and internally, the fact that she was adopted as a child was...

I consumed upwards of 70 tacos while reporting our recent 101 Best Tacos package. Together with my colleagues, there were hundreds. For weeks, I drove around town, at all hours of the day and...

You see them crowding checkout counters at grocery stores — a rainbow of bubble-gum pink, lime green and blueberry packets, slender and upright, like a multicolored chorus line of dancers tempting an impulse purchase....

Last week, I saved $59 and helped reduce food waste from five L.A. restaurants by eating pastries, Chinese food and lasagna. I also drank two cups of boba tea. For two days, I left...

When ordering tacos in Los Angeles, it’s helpful to have some Spanish terms and phrases at the ready. Keep this glossary handy during taco crawls and you’ll soon be ordering like a pro. Adobada:...

Food For Subscribers These are the 101 best tacos in Los Angeles Use this guide to find the best tacos in L.A., spanning regional styles from Tijuana, Sinaloa, Mexico City and beyond, stuffed with...

I’ve just discovered a secret oasis in the sparkling water aisle at a local grocery store in Little Armenia. I’ve driven past this location many times but never paid it any notice. By my...

Twenty-one. That’s the most tacos Food reporter Stephanie Breijo ate in a single day while researching our latest team guide, the 101 Best Tacos in Los Angeles. “The hardest thing about this is you...

Back in January, I met a lawyer who answered to Rico Suave. His real name was Damon Alimouri, and he was representing a member of the so-called Justice 8, internet-famous for confronting people they...

Fred Bush cut across the failing pizzeria and headed behind the counter where a hulking oven idled in the pre-lunchtime gloom. He opened its door and peered inside. “That is the stone where you...

PARIS —  How do you say “locavore” en francais? When Olympic athletes and members of the press sit down to dine on the bounty of France next month, some of what’s on their plates will...

Given our city’s relationship to tacos, it makes sense that you’d have your own (strong) opinions about the best tacos in L.A. Get to know Los Angeles through the tacos that bring it to...

Everyone in Los Angeles has a go-to taqueria. It might be the one that’s most convenient to you, or maybe it holds a special memory or is open late to satisfy your after-midnight taco...

They’re everywhere. Tortillas with fillings and garnishes, three or four per paper plate, chomped down at thousands of taquerias or tarp-covered stands that tumble along the landscape like cells in blood. On any given...

The previous owners of bakery chain Sweet Lady Jane, facing “financial difficulty,” have settled a wage theft lawsuit brought by a former employee, according to court documents reviewed by The Times. Details of the...

The contradictions surrounding the Asian chain Star Leaf start with the official number of locations: There are 43 restaurants around the globe. Wait, no. Forty-five. Most of them are in China. One might have...

There are many uses for a good aioli, but one of the undisputed best vessels for the rich and creamy spread is a burger. A bright, citrusy, dilly aioli is one of the secrets...

Ben Shenassafar never thought he’d get into the restaurant business, but the co-founder of world-famous streetwear and lifestyle brand the Hundreds has done precisely that with the opening of the Benjamin on Melrose Avenue....

I was at a cocktail party a few months ago in Studio City when, suddenly, one conversation rose above the din of guest’s chatter, and quickly arrived at a consensus: Erewhon had gone too...

The body of celebrity chef and “Top Chef” alum Naomi Pomeroy has been recovered from a river in western Oregon, authorities confirmed Wednesday. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office said Pomeroy’s body was located Wednesday...

Earning three Michelin stars and having your restaurant named the best in the world five times might be enough for most chefs, but René Redzepi has set his sights on something bigger: changing the...

When Sookie Orth sat down to write her college essay last fall, something quickly came to mind. A pizza box. Orth, then a senior at Sequoyah School in Pasadena, began her draft with a...

Brussels sprouts had their moment, propelled into culinary celebrity by the gastropubs of the 2000s. Cauliflower continues its reign as the go-to cruciferous substitute for meat-centric and carb-heavy favorites. Kale invaded the chip aisle...

As California draws nearer to the annual release of the Michelin Guide’s top restaurants across the state, fans and followers of the global restaurant rating system can put a few more new businesses and...

In the pastoral patchwork of vineyards west of Highway 154, winemaker Alice Anderson and her partner, Topher De Felice, farm a historic 10-acre property with the help of her small herd of animals, growing...

The now-vacant, iconic Arby’s on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood will soon be home to a New York-founded pizza joint — and the neon-lighted cowboy hat sign will remain in its original state. On Thursday,...

The ice cream flips, twists and floats just out of reach, attached to one end of a long silver scooping staff being controlled by a professional trickster on the other side of the counter....

A private corner table in a beautiful dining room will never match the allure of a seat at the bar. By myself or with a date, social niceties are more relaxed on a stool,...

The third of six courses at Baroo — the dish where the momentum behind Kwang Uh’s modern Korean cooking, light and assured, becomes fully realized — is a ssam of fried sole, built on...

Raul Ortega holds a plate with his famous “taco dorado de camaron” outside his original Mariscos Jalisco food truck location in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) It’s noontime...

When a torrent of grasshoppers devoured more than 100,000 acres of grass pastures and rangeland three years ago in the state’s northeast, Mike McKoen felt bad for the cattle ranchers who took a financial...

The Varnish, a legendary cocktail bar that heralded a modern cocktail revolution in L.A., will close its doors Wednesday after being open for more than 15 years. In 2009, Eric Alperin, Sasha Petraske and...

Fast-food workers have long complained of unstable schedules that make it difficult to plan their finances, child care, medical appointments and other obligations. Now, a proposal by Los Angeles City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez aims...

Those 3, 5 and 20% fees at the bottom of your menu could be here to stay. With little time to spare, a new law will allow restaurants and bars to continue charging service...

Millions of American families are hitting the road to start summer vacation, and ordering food on the run tends to be par for the course. It couldn’t come at a better time. Fast food...

Growing up in Los Angeles, I passed the 10-gallon Arby’s hat on Sunset Boulevard frequently. I always viewed the fast food chain, known for its roast beef and cheddar sandwiches, with mild curiosity, but...

There is no nail-biting stress for Liza Colón-Zayas in this restaurant. On a balmy June afternoon, she enters the homey, brightly colored space of Mofongos, a family-run North Hollywood Puerto Rican eatery, and instinctively...

Roscoe’s House of Chicken ’n Waffles in Pasadena closed its doors Sunday, thanking customers for their three decades of support. But there may still be a future for the celebrated soul food restaurant in...

Some of the region’s best ice cream recently expanded to Larchmont with a new location and a rainbow of flavors — just in time for L.A.’s current heatwave. Dayglow coffee’s Tohm Ifergan and chef...

McDonald’s had high hopes for its signature plant-based burger when it rolled out in California and Texas two years ago, but it turns out customers just weren’t lovin’ it. Joe Erlinger, the president of...

California restaurateurs are counting the days to July 1, when a statewide law is set to ban restaurants, bars, hotels, concert venues and other businesses from charging service fees — sending the hospitality industry...

Licorice root, reishi mushrooms and vitamin B-6 are often among the ingredients listed in various adaptogenic drinks. (Rebecca Peloquin / For The Times) It’s not enough for a drink just to taste good anymore....

It’s hard to miss the giant meatball. Anyone on their way to ordering at the counter inside Azizam, while passing through its patio along Sunset Boulevard in Silver Lake, might instinctively sweep their gaze...

A Disney-themed bar and restaurant in Hollywood that has been open for nearly 80 years appears to have fallen into a death-like sleep. Only this time, there may be no handsome prince coming to...

I can’t stop eating in Koreatown. As my fingers fly across the keyboard, I anticipate the angry emails from readers in the various valleys (I hear you, San Fernando Valley) and beyond. I promise...

Chef Jamal “James” Kent, who oversaw a burgeoning New York City restaurant empire and recently debuted a new culinary vision for the Santa Monica Pier, died Saturday. The lauded chef’s passing was first announced...

Michael Flood, photographed at the Los Angeles Times in El Segundo on Sept. 8. About a month after COVID-19 locked down most of the state in the spring of 2020, Debbie Deck, who runs...

Allergist and immunologist Dr. Gideon Lack’s first inkling that some peanut allergies might be preventable came more than 20 years ago while he was giving a talk in Tel Aviv. Lack, a professor of...

MEXICO CITY  —  The United States will “gradually” resume inspections of avocados and mangoes from the Mexican state of Michoacán, the U.S. Embassy here said Friday, opening the way for a prospective resumption of...

Before one of the country’s most celebrated sushi omakases opens in Los Angeles, diners can get a taste via an affordable new delivery operation. Sushi Nakazawa chef Daisuke Nakazawa, a former apprentice of famed...

The Arby’s restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, famous for its enormous, neon-clad hat sign, has shuttered its doors after 55 years. Its last day of operation was Friday. On Monday, at the back...

Ongoing Series Columnist Jenn Harris joins your favorite celebrities to explore their go-to cuisines and restaurants in Los Angeles. Las Vegas —  Elena Reygadas did not want to eat at the omakase restaurant run by...

The flow of avocados from Mexico to California could slow in the days ahead, potentially resulting in tough times for fans of guacamole and avocado toast. The United States Department of Agriculture said this...

Tim Icely did everything he was supposed to do to save up for retirement. He worked 27 years in hospitality and hotel management before he was furloughed during the pandemic and forced to retire...

What’s for dinner? It’s a deceptively simple question, asked millions of times each day. But consider the myriad factors that go into answering it — from cost to convenience to climate change — and...

On a Wednesday night in April taquero Victor Villa was chugging beer from a large gold trophy cup. A crowd gathered to help celebrate. Surrounded by fans and a sierreño band, the owner of...

Pies for Justice is returning this year on Saturday in celebration of Juneteenth for its first in-person bake sale, bringing together nearly 200 pies from about 40 chefs. Organized by Gather for Good, the...

Warren Winiarski, whose 1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon turned the wine world upside down by winning the famous ”Judgment of Paris” tasting in 1976, has died at the age of 95. Winiarski...

The James Beard Foundation Awards, often regarded as the most prestigious national restaurant awards in America, took place Monday evening in Chicago, celebrating culinary and beverage professionals across a range of cuisines, price points...

99 Ranch is so much more than just another grocery store. It’s a mecca — an oasis where members of the Chinese-speaking diaspora have indulged in the flavors of their heritage for four decades...

How to tell if a particular flavor has entered the mainstream American culinary vernacular: Spot said flavor at Trader Joe’s in the form of cookies, chips and/or ice cream. Have your dad, who was...

It was the pretzel that left all others in a pile of stale dust. Light glinted off the golden brown crust, its curves radiant with a light sheen. Tiny nodes of salt littered the...

“Are you ready? It’s my first-ever double hack.” Zach Brooks is offering up a paper plate of barbecued lamb hearts with pomegranate sauce and a fluffy, steaming pita he got from the pitmaster at...

It was an evening that began with caviar bumps, a mythical giant and dancing lightsabers and ended with sparklers and tequila shots at a poolside resort beach club. For the first time, the World’s...

When people tell her they dislike Los Angeles — too much traffic; everybody drives and nobody walks — Nancy Silverton doesn’t try to defend her hometown. “I understand all of those things,” says the...

A new state law to prohibit hidden surcharges and other “junk fees” tacked onto customers’ bills is slated to go into effect July 1, with businesses having to include those charges in the prices...

In 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic was upending the mobile food economy, L.A. County officials won approval for an ambitious, multimillion-dollar plan designed to aid beleaguered street vendors across the region. At first, $5.81...

Los Angeles is a pizza town. While chefs and diners grapple with the question of what defines an L.A.-style pie, the fact remains that there’s a bevy of nearly every variety to be found:...

Andrew Meieran is about to reopen the doors of one of L.A.’s legendary restaurants in a bid to once again make it an offbeat dining and entertainment destination. Meieran is the proprietor of Clifton’s...

Your favorite restaurant’s fish with the buttery texture and pronounced taste might not be fresh — and that’s by design. Fishmonger Liwei Liao meticulously dry ages fish in climate-controlled refrigerators, extending shelf life by...

I’m convinced that the beautiful people in line at the juice bar, the ones with athleisure-wear clinging to their perfectly toned glutes, dress specifically for the occasion. It is important that one must look...

Chef Sean MacDonald says he’s always been a champion of using salt of all kinds — often adding more than “what people would normally do” — but in his Santa Monica restaurant Bar Monette,...

“Cake Boss! Seriously? Can I get a picture?” I watch as a woman shakes her head in disbelief, then squeals at the sight of Buddy Valastro. In the 10 steps it takes to walk...

Why is pairing sushi with wine so hard? Most sushi bars put the drinking focus on sake, and while great wine is not uncommon in a sushi setting, it has often been offered by...

When Beyond Meat went public in 2019 in an initial stock offering that saw its shares nearly triple in price, it seemed to confirm that plant-based meats had arrived. The food technology, capable of...

Plan your ultimate trip to always-evolving Las Vegas. Try new immersive experiences and the best places to eat on and off the Strip — including desserts approved by Cake Boss Buddy Valastro. Check out...

For anyone who catches flights from John Wayne Airport in Orange County, there’s a huge upside: It often beats traveling to LAX, and it’s easy to get in and get out. The downside? Food...

FRESNO —  The former general manager of a San Joaquin Valley water district, accused by federal prosecutors of carrying out one of the most audacious and long-running water heists in California history, pleaded guilty Tuesday...

It’s 4:30 a.m. on a Tuesday and the lights are blazing at Food Forward’s Pit Stop warehouse. Big trucks are lining up waiting their turn while forklifts whiz around the loading dock, pulling pallets...

I recently attempted to explain my new favorite restaurant to a friend. Things got complicated, quickly. The restaurant is called Red Room. Well, it’s sort of a restaurant, sort of a pop-up. Yes, the...

Whether it’s bears, coyotes or mountain lions, there is a sense in many of L.A.’s hillside communities that something four-legged and feral lurks just beyond the asphalt and attached garages. And on Canyon Crest...

If you’ve ever held a pastel-yellow box full of Cuban pastries in Los Angeles, you’ve most likely tasted the legacy of Raul Porto Sr. On Wednesday the patriarch and co-founder of Porto’s, one of...

MEXICO CITY —  The taco guy didn’t quite get the fuss. “I didn’t realize the magnitude of the whole thing,” recalled Arturo Rivera Martínez. “I had no idea of what a Michelin star was.” He...

Heavy Handed Studio City Some of L.A.’s best burgers just landed in the Valley. Santa Monica’s popular smashburger spot Heavy Handed has expanded to Studio City, filling the former Mister O’s space with short-rib...

Thursday mornings at La Princesita Tortilleria in East Los Angeles are devoted to making chips, so customers couldn’t get any piping hot tortillas when I visited last week. But CEO Enrique Rodriguez made sure...

Inflation and high food and housing costs are squeezing millions of families in the United States. At the same time, a designer pineapple priced at nearly $400 sold out within weeks of its launch....

Making the decision to quit a restaurant that one has poured passion, sweat and money into can be daunting. But the tumult in the restaurant industry and its fragile recovery have forced many restaurant...

On the surface, the story of Red Lobster’s bankruptcy is about one of the seven deadly sins: gluttony. The most eye-catching manifestation of that sin, as my colleague Marisa Gerber reported, was the chain’s...

A thousand stimuli charge your senses when you walk into the Mercado González in Costa Mesa. Dragon fruit, colored in lucid pinks and greens, piled in a wooden bin among dozens of other fruits...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey recently signed into law bans against cell-cultivated meat in their states. They apparently find meat grown in a lab rather than stripped from a factory-farmed...

Why the industry is facing a uniquely tumultuous year, and what it means for restaurateurs, chefs and diners....

The first time I visited the J&G Fried Chicken restaurant in Hacienda Heights, I left without any chicken. It was around 2 p.m. on a Saturday and the line of customers spilled out the...

My industry has always been as difficult as it is magical. In the post-pandemic era, challenges are categorically higher. The threat to restaurants during the pandemic was obvious; it was a given that many...

The Wonderful Co. is escalating its battle against unionization of its job sites, looking to halt a new state law intended to streamline the farmworker unionization process. The move comes two months after the...

The opening of Orange County’s Gudetama Cafe has been anything but “meh.” Lines wrapped through the Buena Park Downtown Mall parking lot on its May 4 opening day, when hundreds of fans showed up...

When chef Dominique Crenn won the World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ 2016 best female chef award, she famously called it “stupid. A chef is a chef.” “I agree with Dominique: A chef is a chef,”...

It’s been known for years that cooking indoors can taint the air in a home and cause health problems, especially when cooking without proper ventilation. But a new study found that emissions from cooking...

FIREBAUGH, Calif. —  It was a late March morning and dozens of women and men descended on a San Joaquin Valley asparagus farm — one of the last in the state. The workers walked along...

For the first time in more than a decade, the World’s 50 Best Restaurants will recognize a Los Angeles restaurant with an award. The organization, which puts out the annual world’s 50 Best Restaurants...

Is there such a thing as “too decadent” when evaluating a cheeseburger? Where does one draw the line? The fourth piece of bacon? The pool of foie gras Bordelaise? The patty of fried macaroni...

Cook the broccoli: In a large pot, bring 3 quarts water and the salt to a boil. Line a plate with paper towels. Add the broccoli and blanch for 1 to 2 minutes, tasting...

On a recent Sunday night in Long Beach’s Bixby Knolls neighborhood, chef Eduardo Chang and his wife and business partner, Daiwa Wong, greeted guests at Sushi Nikkei as they filed through the busy dining...

It didn’t take long for Harshraj Ghai to respond to the impact of California’s new $20 an hour minimum wage for his 3,700 fast-food employees. Ghai and his family operate 180 Burger Kings, Taco...

Trader Joe’s has its iconic Two-Buck Chuck, chocolate lava cake and dumplings. Costco’s in-store brand, Kirkland Signature, is so beloved that shoppers recently swarmed to buy loungewear bearing its logo. Now Walmart wants in...

Roast the tomatoes: Heat the oven to 400 degrees. In a small bowl, combine the cherry tomatoes, olive oil, Aleppo pepper, salt, coriander, black pepper, fennel and cloves and toss to coat. Transfer to...

Creamy feta cheese marinated in oil infused with lemon and spices is something you probably want to have on hand all the time. You can infuse the oil in advance and use it for...

Last week, while entering the 110 freeway from the Hill Street on-ramp, I ate my first car cake. I did not get crumbs in the stitching of my leather seats. I did not smear...

A substantial, delicious vegetable soup with good chicken stock as the base — you’ll want to eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner — combines the styles of several soups, described as avgolemono meets...

Call them the vegetable whisperers. Sarah Hymanson and Sara Kramer are the two produce-obsessed chefs behind Kismet restaurant in Los Feliz, the growing chainlet of Kismet Rotisserie takeout shops (there are three across L.A....

Panes con pollo, the Salvadoran version of a chicken sandwich, is a wonderful way to celebrate a party, birthday, holiday or just a regular family cookout. One thing to note is the type of...