Besha Rodell

For the third year running, chef Phillip Frankland Lee is celebrating what he calls "back-of-house appreciation month," offering all cooks and back-of-house employees a free meal at his Encino restaurant during the month of February. And by "meal," he means a nine-course tasting menu....

Red Herring opened in August, and it appears to be trying to walk a somewhat precarious tightrope. Is it a neighborhood spot? A destination? A family restaurant? A venue for sophisticated, high-cost special occasions? It might be trying to be all of these things....

Your guide to the best of Valentine's Day 2017...

The best restaurants on West Third Street, according to one of its most important residents....

Like most people, I assumed that the service charge is a tip. In fact, it is not — the money belongs 100 percent to the business itself....

We'd like to pay special homage to the women who constantly inspire us with their entrepreneurship, their innovation, and of course, their amazing cooking....

Bar Clacson, Sumo Dog, Verdugo West Brewery are now open in L.A....

There's a cutesy claim that's deployed a lot these days at a certain brand of meat-free restaurant: "The food just happens to be vegan!" It's a nice thought, but what they really mean to say is, "We limited ourselves for creative reasons, and not because we're hippies who care about animals." That doesn't have quite the same ring to it, does it?...

From coffee houses to fresh pressed juice to comfort food classics, a list of favorites from a Long Beach restaurateur....

The chocolatier shares her favorite family-friendly eats....