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Pulling Off the White Tablecloth

In the L.A. dining scene, it's no magic trick. It's casual.

By Laurie Winer, May 24, 2012

When the economy crashed in late 2008, many of us had this hilarious notion that a new age might usher in some way of living that was deeper and... More >>

Finally: L.A. Gets Mexican Food Worthy of Mexico's Grand Tradition

By Lorenza Munoz, May 17, 2012

See more of Anne Fishbein's Seta photography. When chefs Jaime Martin del Campo and Ramiro Arvizu opened La Casita Mexicana in 1998, they were... More >>

The Original Food Trucks

Loncheras are riding the food truck tidal wave

By Patricia Nazario, May 10, 2012

See more of Anne Fishbein's food truck photography. It's not the kind of question you ask in public, but: Would you eat from a plain white... More >>

From Highland Park to Venice Beach, Our New Columnist Finds That the Cocktail Moment Has Become a Movement

By Patrick Comiskey, May 03, 2012

The drink is called the Chin-Up, which seems inadequate as solace, halfhearted as a name. It blends Beefeater's gin and Cynar, a peculiar... More >>

Phil Rosenthal, Creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, on His Journey Through the World of Food

By Zachary Pincus-Roth, April 26, 2012

Phil Rosenthal, the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, also is an investor in many L.A. restaurants. We asked him, "Why food?" at his favorite... More >>

Sushi Restaurants in Los Angeles: Top 10

By Garrett Snyder, April 19, 2012

Does L.A. boast the best sushi in the entire country? If even Ferran Adrià is on our side, we can probably feel confident it's true. The factors... More >>

L.A. Chefs Can't Get Any Respect From New York Publishers. Could Comme Ca's David Myers Break the Curse?

By Laurie Winer, April 12, 2012

I worked on a proposal for a cookbook with a well-known Los Angeles chef, whom I will call J. J. has a genius for intensifying familiar dishes,... More >>

Our Tacos, Ourselves: How Southern California Reinvented the Taco

How Southern California discovered, gave birth to, reinvented and loved the taco for more than a century

By Gustavo Arellano, April 05, 2012

Click here to order Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America, by Gustavo Arellano. The corner of Mount Vernon Avenue and Sixth Street in San... More >>

L.A.'s Craft Beer Revolution Has Golden State's Jason Bernstein Raising His Pint Glass

By Jason Bernstein, March 29, 2012

On Feb. 21, a polite yet serpentine line spilled out the doors of the Surly Goat onto Santa Monica Boulevard, as people queued up for the... More >>

I Am a Reverse Coyote: Smuggling Food Tourists Into Tijuana

Tijuana is the new culinary media darling, but this writer has been smuggling food tourists there for years

By Bill Esparza, March 22, 2012

It's after 11 p.m. on a Friday night and I've just arrived at Tijuana's Mision 19 to meet with Damien Cave, a New York Times writer and former... More >>

Rubus Ursinus: A Guide to the Elusive Pacific Blackberry

By Emily Green, March 15, 2012

Hiking last year in La Tuna Canyon, as my guide identified the streamside plants that we passed, I was gripped by a craving that only the... More >>

Roy Choi of A-Frame and Kogi on How Cookbooks Changed His Life

By Roy Choi, March 08, 2012

I used to be a chef. That sounds funny, because I still cook. But the thing is, the moment I stepped out of those kitchen clogs, said goodbye to... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews Baco Mercat

By Jonathan Gold, February 09, 2012

Click here for Anne Fishbein's slide show. Bäco Mercat is Josef Centeno's new bar down in the Old Bank district, a dim, close space just south of... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews Shanghai No. 1 Seafood Village

By Jonathan Gold, February 02, 2012

Click here for Anne Fishbein's slide show. Let's get this out of the way: Shanghai No. 1 Seafood Village is the most ambitious Chinese restaurant... More >>

Breakfast in Los Angeles: Top 10 Spots

Sweet, savory and in between

By Tien Nguyen, January 26, 2012

Most days, it's just a cup of coffee. Other days, cereal and milk. And at Pee-wee Herman's playhouse, it's pancakes, eggs, bacon and Mr. T's... More >>

Jonathan Gold's Angeli Caffe Eulogy

Evan Kleiman's beloved Melrose Avenue trattoria closes after 27 years

By Jonathan Gold, January 19, 2012

Click here for Anne Fishbein's slide show. The chilly Wednesday evening before Angeli Caffe closed for good, you could grab a bar seat at... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews Westfield Culver City Food Court

By Jonathan Gold, January 12, 2012

Click here for Anne Fishbein's slide show. The loneliest evening I ever spent in New Orleans was on my first visit to the city, at the glistening... More >>

L.A.'s New Wave of Pie Shops

By Elina Shatkin, January 05, 2012

In this time of economic privation, it seems fitting that the 99 percent of us who didn't win the economic lottery remember what it means to "cut... More >>

Jonathan Gold's 10 Best Dishes of 2011

By Jonathan Gold, December 29, 2011

Click here for Anne Fishbein's slide show. Roast marrowbones with prawn sambal In a year when Los Angeles cooking came together with a coherence... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews Dal Rae

By Jonathan Gold, December 22, 2011

Click here for Anne Fishbein's slide show. The Dal Rae at Christmas — freaking hell, the Dal Rae at Christmas, a pulsing, meat-scented wonderland... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews Coni'Seafood

By Jonathan Gold, December 15, 2011

Click here for Anne Fishbein's slide show. Do you ever glance at Chowhound? Because once you get past the dim sum speculation, burger arguments... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews a Beefsteak at Vibiana

By Jonathan Gold, December 08, 2011

Click here for Anne Fishbein's slide show. If a deranged chef held a fish knife to my throat and demanded that I name the greatest chunk of food... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews Tsujita L.A.

Ramen and Tsukemen at the city's new noodle lover's paradise

By Jonathan Gold, December 01, 2011

Click here for Anne Fishbein's slideshow. Last year was L.A.'s year of ramen, if you're keeping score, the year when the utility noodle bowl... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews MB Post

David LeFevre brings Manhattan Beach up to speed on L.A. restaurant trends

By Jonathan Gold, November 24, 2011

Click here for Anne Fishbein's slideshow. May we get this out of the way? Because whatever impression you take away from MB Post, whether you are... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews Le Comptoir

Chef Gary Menes' latest appears, for a bit, at downtown's Tiara

By Jonathan Gold, November 17, 2011

Click here for Anne Fishbein's slideshow. In the demimonde of post-aughts Los Angeles, where the value of a meal out may lie less in the dent it... More >>

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Pulling Off the White Tablecloth

By Laurie Winer

When the economy crashed in late 2008, many of us had this hilarious notion that a new age might usher in some way of living that was deeper and richer,… More >>

Finally: L.A. Gets Mexican Food Worthy of Mexico's Grand Tradition

By Lorenza Munoz

See more of Anne Fishbein's Seta photography. When chefs Jaime Martin del Campo and Ramiro Arvizu opened La Casita Mexicana in 1998, they were acting out of desperation. After immigrating to… More >>

The Original Food Trucks

By Patricia Nazario

See more of Anne Fishbein's food truck photography. It's not the kind of question you ask in public, but: Would you eat from a plain white catering truck? While perusing the menu… More >>

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