Headed to Paris soon? Our restaurant critic has a dozen standout dining suggestions
I’m recently returned from two weeks in Paris for vacation (planned for the window right before so many restaurants close for a break in August),…
Sawtelle guide: The best restaurants and things to do
While most Japantowns across the country have vanished, Los Angeles is home to not just one, but two, Japanese enclaves. Most people know Little Tokyo.…
Kiano Moju creates summer 2025’s hit pop-up serving her ‘AfriCali’ cuisine in Culver City
Through the glassed-in entrance of Citizen Public Market in Culver City, up its short flight of stairs, past scents of barbecue coming from the Smokey…
Paula Deen abruptly closes her the Lady and Sons restaurant
In the late 1990s, Paula Deen was an independent restaurateur whose family-operated restaurant had just received a glowing review from USA Today. Her life and…
Their dream kitchens burned down. What got them cooking again
Two cooks talk about loss and recovery. Plus, our summer cook-along with “Chef That!” Also, advice on cooking for dogs and eating with dogs, taquito…
Amazing UK beach is 20 minutes from superb restaurant and ‘looks like Barbados’
Barafundle Bay is a semi-remote, east-facing golden sandy cove shrouded by sand dunes and blocked in by cliffs - it might be tricky to reach…
The passion and wild herbs of a Tuscan chef
A meal in Tuscany’s Valdichiana. Plus, L.A.’s best new Armenian restaurant. Avner Levi’s cherry-topped hamachi crudo. The chicken Caesar wrap comeback. And the best wedding…
This Mexican restaurant in Copenhagen is a must-visit spot
Finding great Mexican food in unexpected places. Losing the city of L.A.’s oldest restaurant. A guide to the vegan ice cream boom. The Italian potatoes…
Restaurants, bars consider turning off music as licensing fees skyrocket
Ever since operetta composer Victor Herbert sued Shanley’s restaurant in New York in 1917 to force it to pay for playing his song on a…
Where to watch the ‘Love Island USA’ season finale in L.A.
“Let it go!” one person screamed at a massive TV screen.“Get him out of my villa!” shouted another.“Oh, we’re voting tonight!” declared another as they…
Where to eat this 4th of July weekend? Our critic has suggestions
However you might be feeling about the state of our country this long holiday weekend (me: angry, troubled, resolute in staying aligned with the progressive…
‘Nobu’ review: Less about the sushi master, more about a sexy global brand
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> It takes a little over an hour for “Nobu” to marinate long enough to approach a point of complexity, not exactly bitter but…
Restaurant workers say ‘no tax on tips’ undermined by benefits cuts | Tax News
United States President Donald Trump’s big tax and spending bill has faced backlash from both Democrats and fiscal hawks in his own party. But one…
Two new books on gay food culture resonate beyond Pride month
Only seven pages in, John Birdsall offers a conclusion to the question that titles his book, “What Is Queer Food?”It’s a subject that has consumed…
The perfect summer corn fritter
Returning to downtown L.A. restaurants after the curfew. The spirituality of red Fanta. “The most exciting place to eat in the South Bay in recent…
Column: How I spent my summer vacation — watching America lean into autocracy
For years we’ve read stories about antidemocratic countries abroad — supreme leaders acting with impunity, masked agents rounding up residents, troops in the streets, crackdowns…
As the summer harvest launches, uncertainty hangs over California fields
As the crucial summer harvest season gets underway in California’s vast agricultural regions, farmers and their workers say they feel whiplashed by a series of…
‘It reminded me of COVID’: Mayor Bass decries economic impact of immigration raids on L.A.
As a community and cultural center of Boyle Heights, Mariachi Plaza would be an obvious place for families to gather on Father’s Day. But the…
Trump curbs immigration enforcement at farms, meatpacking plants, hotels and restaurants
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels after the president expressed alarm about the impact of his aggressive…
Curfew has hammered restaurants, bars, area breweries
On a game night in Los Angeles, 10-year-old Boomtown Brewery in the Arts District can host 500 fans just five minutes walking distance from the…