Let's be honest: It's hard to get behind a purveyor of fancy tacos. This seeming contradiction goes against so many of tacos' sacred truths — that they are cheap; that the best of them... Read more about this restaurant >>
Is there a bread in the world more abused than focaccia? Spongy, leaden, heavily oily versions plague everything from fast-food menus to high-end restaurant bread baskets. Yes, the world is full... Read more about this restaurant >>
For a city with a 100-mile coast, L.A. has a shocking lack of coastal restaurants. Places where diners might simultaneously eat and gaze at the ocean are few — even fewer if eating well is... Read more about this restaurant >>
An appearance on Top Chef can do many things for "cheftestants" and their careers. If they stick it out beyond the first one or two episodes, they are likely to become famous, or at the very... Read more about this restaurant >>
During the Renaissance, there must have been some curmudgeon who, looking upon another resplendent painting detailing the Crucifixion, complained, "Yes, yes, all this naturalistic, lifelike... Read more about this restaurant >>
Some chefs find inspiration in a certain cuisine or culture; for others, a particular class of ingredients stokes creativity. For chef Michael Cimarusti, seafood has long been the medium of... Read more about this restaurant >>
Eagle Rock, the mostly residential enclave sandwiched between Glendale and Pasadena, has a lot of neighborhood dining options. There are pizza joints and diners, burger shacks and sandwich shops.... Read more about this restaurant >>
Goldie's is one of those restaurants where even an outsider, having never been to Los Angeles before, could be dropped out of the blue onto its patio and tell you exactly what city she was in.... Read more about this restaurant >>
The wealthy northwest corner of the Valley has had its share of drama of late, what with the Biebs and his white Ferrari causing a menace and Sofia Coppola's newest film giving the world an ugly... Read more about this restaurant >>
On the trend of L.A. chefs opening New England–style seafood joints, my mother is incredulous. "Why would they do that?" she asks. "New England seafood places aren't even that good." Born... Read more about this restaurant >>
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Let's be honest: It's hard to get behind a purveyor of fancy tacos. This seeming contradiction goes against so many of tacos' sacred truths — that they are cheap; that… More >>
Bucato Review: Evan Funke's Helms Bakery Restaurant Triumphs
Is there a bread in the world more abused than focaccia? Spongy, leaden, heavily oily versions plague everything from fast-food menus to high-end restaurant bread baskets. Yes, the world is… More >>

