Photo by Anne Fishbein"It is said," conjectures cookbook writer Shizuo Tsuji, "that it takes 20 years to acquire enough experience to make... More >>

Photo by Anne FishbeinThe San Gabriel Valley at the moment is crowded with restaurants serving the cooking of Shanghai and eastern China with... More >>

Photo by Anne Fishbein Japanese restaurants have always been noted for their tendency to specialize, one in grilled chicken and one in fried pork... More >>

Photos by Anne Fishbein York Boulevard, as it shoots through the heart of Highland Park, has always been rich in Mexican restaurants: the... More >>

Photo by Anne FishbeinTwo men walk into a bar. Or rather, 102 men walk into a bar, with room for maybe 50 of them, with its television... More >>

Photo by Anne FishbeinON A STRETCH OF TEMPLE CITY Boulevard crowded with fancy cake parlors and Chinese bridal boutiques, the busiest corner... More >>

In the wet dark of a late San Gabriel night, when 10,000 chairs balance upright legs atop 3,000 Chinese restaurant tables, when the sweet smells... More >>

Photo by Anne Fishbein ACROSS THE STREET FROM Hamburger Mary’s and cater-cornered from the ultramodern City Hall, Irv’s Burgers is a... More >>

Photo by Anne Fishbein HI THAI NOODLE IS THE NEWEST restaurant in Thai Town, a bright, noisy shotgun marriage between a fast-food restaurant and... More >>

Photo by Anne Fishbein AT FIRST AND MAYBE EVEN second glance, Metro Café might be one of the least promising restaurants in Los Angeles, a... More >>