Is L.A.’s best steakhouse a family-run, 1990s-era Argentine charmer?
My review this week is about Alto, a restaurant in Studio City that entwines the Argentine and Uruguayan…
A prodigal L.A. pizza star returns to bake the city’s best sourdough
In November, a visiting friend and I snagged two seats at Bar Etoile for a quick dinner before…
This restaurant is fighting the affordability divide with a $30 menu
Greekman’s $30 Monday nights bridge the affordability gap. Plus, L.A.’s Villa’s Tacos at Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime…
L.A.’s buzziest coffee shop is in a gorgeous Angelino Heights home. Is this the start of a bigger trend?
It’s 10:54 a.m. Thursday at Granada coffee shop in Angelino Heights, on one of those 73-degree winter mornings…
L.A.’s best cheesesteak arrived in Pasadena this week
Matū, the Beverly Hills steakhouse themed around Wagyu beef, had been open nearly a year and a half…
Amid historic restaurant closures, a Little Tokyo gem reopens
Amid record restaurant closures, several openings and reopenings show it’s hard to keep L.A. down. I’m Laurie Ochoa,…
‘Feast On Your Life’ is a book of sage food writing to read before 2026 really kicks in
The first of January arrived on a Thursday this year, and maybe you were able to eke out…
The favorite stories written by the Food team in 2025
One of the abiding pleasures of the holiday season is carving out time to sink into books or…
Students host campus memorial to mourn Hong Kong Tai Po fire victims | Campus
Dozens gathered near Sather Gate last Friday to attend a memorial organized by the Hong Kong Affairs Association…
Coming this week: 2025’s 101 Best Restaurants in L.A.
In early August, Food columnist Jenn Harris and I convened at Mae Malai Thai House of Noodles in…
United Flight From SFO to Hong Kong Turned Back After a Burning Smell
A United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong made an emergency landing after a burning smell…
What happens when a chef invites customers into his home for dinner
Why chef Daniel Patterson turned his home into a supper club. Plus, the return of Ray Garcia’s Broken…