California franchisees scramble as national Mexican chain dissolves
Things have been rough for Mexican restaurant chains over the past few years. Those that have filed for Chapter…
4 Calif. chefs named ‘ones to watch’ by James Beard Foundation
Two California chef-duos have gotten a major endorsement from one of the restaurant industry’s most prominent organizations. The…
Sorry, NYC, California dominates top of America’s best pizza ranking
It’s no secret that over the past five or more years, Los Angeles has been in a pizza boom,…
The LA Mexican restaurant that’s served John Wayne, Sabrina Carpenter
The entrance of iconic Los Angeles Mexican restaurant El Coyote is plastered with signed celebrity headshots representing a who’s-who…
A 165-year-old San Francisco luxury retailer sets its sights on LA
Known for its impressive holiday offerings, luxe housewares and glossy catalog, legendary San Francisco retailer Gump’s fell on hard…
Legacy SF department store Gump’s is growing again. Next up: LA.
Known for its impressive holiday offerings, luxe housewares and glossy catalog, legendary San Francisco retailer Gump’s fell on hard…
How a historic LA dining district changed its luck overnight
A few months ago, the Helms Design District in Culver City felt like a ghost town. Not only…
A worldwide sushi sensation finally lands on the West Coast
Los Angeles has no shortage of excellent sushi, from supermarkets and specialty markets stocked with fresh rolls to celebrity-favored…
ICE raids paralyze an LA restaurant community
At only 20 feet wide and three blocks long, downtown Los Angeles’ Santee Alley is, on good days,…
They bet it all on a Calif. pizza place. Then they found a wall safe.
“On the simple end, it could just be full of documents or a final cash deposit. On the…
California Mexican chain accused of being a ‘ponzi scheme’
Chino Hills-based Roll-Em-Up Taquitos, which lists 10 locations in Central and Southern California, as well as one each in…
Rich-hippie grocery chain Erewhon is opening in an unexpected LA icon
On April 19, iconic Los Angeles art museum LACMA is set to debut its stunning new David Geffen Galleries,…