Jessica Hamlin

Roy Choi has had a roller coaster of a summer. His LINE Hotel restaurants contract came to an end July 31 and his Watts healthier fast food spot Locol recently ceased retail operations, remaining open as a catering event space. Meanwhile, he’s preparing to open his first out-of-state restaurant at Park MGM in Las Vegas....

Man, is it hot out! L.A. Weekly will help you chill out with five delicious locations to beat the heat with ice cream, gelato and more....

The term “farm-to-table” jumped the shark a while ago. Still, while most of us probably don’t want to know the name of the chicken we’re eating, à la Portlandia’s “Is it local?” sketch, chef and restaurateur Kristina Evans believes “you have to know who’s growing your food.” So Evans partnered her Montrose restaurant, Rest Farmhouse Inspired, with tiny Pasadena home farm the Urban Homestead to create genuinely farm-to-table fare....

Everything is being veganized these days and “the incredible edible egg” is no exception. After creating a plant-based version of mayonnaise, food company JUST just launched its latest innovation, a liquid vegan egg called JUST Egg....

Los Angeles has a wealth of tacos, from trucks to gourmet. But how many people take time to focus on the tortilla, the very foundation of a taco? Cue the Tortilla Awards, an event that pits some of the best tortilla makers in the area against each other to see who brings home the gold — seriously, there are golden tortilla plaques involved....

Ssitting inside MADE by DWC, the Downtown Women’s Center’s cheery and spacious cafe and gift boutique, you could almost forget that Skid Row is just outside. While the cafe can offer a respite from harsh reality, the whole point is to be aware of the tent-housed people lining the streets — because MADE by DWC exists to help and empower them....

PlaceInvaders’ latest L.A. event included a wine-paired, multicourse dinner by Mei Lin, winner of Top Chef season 12 and head of hotly anticipated Arts District restaurant Nightshade. The evening was set at the Wolford House, a midcentury modern home built by Frank Lloyd Wright protégé James De Long in the late 1940s....

The Korean build-your-own-bibimbap chain Bibigo just opened its first standalone location. Bibigo, a combination of classic Korean rice dish “bibimbap” and “go,” has operated mostly in mall food courts since 2010. Now it’s matured with a minimalist space full of white subway tile and accented with plants....

In case you need an excuse to consume more avocados, it’s avocado season and June is California Avocado Month. To celebrate, the California Avocado Commission teamed up with Grand Central Market — a place that screams L.A. almost as much as avocados — to offer specials featuring the fatty fruit....

First LACMA’s Urban Light installation went “green” with energy-saving LED bulbs. Now Ray’s and Stark Bar has a new menu and practices focused on the environment and animal welfare....