Besha Rodell

For a while now, Elysian has been one of those tucked-away L.A. secrets, a kind-of restaurant that feels more like a garden party at a friend's house, that has gained popularity mainly through word of mouth. The Frogtown venture run by chef David Thorne used to only be open on......

It's the promise of what the Arts District is becoming, where magical spaces exist that combine art and food and drink and nightlife and architecture. And also chickens....

La Barbecue, the beloved Austin, Texas, spot that earned a place on Texas Monthly's list of the 50 best BBQ joints in the world (!!), is apparently planning a West Coast expansion, and it looks like L.A. is the lucky city. On the La Barbecue website's locations page there's the address......

From strip mall falafel to fine dining....

Lest you think pho houses have the lock on punny restaurant names, allow me to introduce you to Mazal‘rella, the kosher Italian restaurant that recently took over the former Scratch Bar space on La Cienega in Beverly Hills. Mazel tov! Mozzarella! Get it!?! Mazal‘rella is owned by Karen Attias, who recently moved......

Two of the venues on my list of mainly Italian forthcoming openings are the work of chefs who already have made important contributions to L.A.'s Italian food scene....

You forgot. You didn't know it mattered so much to him/her. You wonder why this is your damn responsibility in the first place. Whatever the reason, you screwed up and neglected to book dinner reservations for Valentine's Day this year, and now you're in trouble. We can help....

We missed Miles Thompson while he was gone. The chef left town after Allumette, the restaurant he ran in Echo Park, closed in June of 2014. He worked in Northern California for a couple of years, before returning last summer to take over the kitchen at Michael's in Santa Monica,......

All the best restaurants in Los Angeles under one roof...

Remember Maruhide Uni Club? The restaurant in Torrance that dealt almost exclusively in sea urchin, and that closed in mid-2016 after a couple of years of satiating the needs of uni addicts? Well, there's a new all-uni restaurant in town, and it has a lot in common with Maruhide. Miyabi......