Garrett Snyder

2016 marks the arrival of some important four-year cycles, chiefly the Presidential Election (already over it) and the Summer Olympics (they're in Brazil, right?). But our favorite annual event actually takes place ever five years, the tradition wherein Original Tommy's Burger celebrates its anniversary with deeply discounted burgers. Hooray! On Sunday, May......

L.A.'s iconic Union Station has never exactly been a hotbed for food, but thanks to an extensive dining renovation under way, the city's public transit hub is showing some signs of life. The newest addition: A takeout-friendly outlet of Oto-Oto, a Japanese izakaya restaurant with a handful of locations across......

Los Angeles is to Cinco de Mayo what Boston is to St. Patrick's Day: a culturally bastardized but beloved holiday that provides an excuse to drink too much on a weekday. So while we could point you to great mezcal bars or cocktail dens that will craft you a delightful......

The biggest night of Shelleylynn Brandler’s career as a caterer was a few months ago. It was a Friday night, and her company, TaDa Catering, was triple-booked. For a boutique business like hers, that requires logistical gymnastics. But the clients were irresistible. Brandler was catering Black Sabbath’s show at the......

In 1968, a 9-year-old Southern California kid named Robert Egger was watching a news report on Sen. Robert Kennedy’s arrival in Los Angeles, where he’d be meeting with labor rights leader Cesar Chavez. The image burned itself into Egger’s memory — “I want to do that,” he recalls thinking —......

“I came to the U.S. when I was 5, so in tequila terms that would make me an añejo,” Chuy Tovar says as we cruise through Lincoln Heights, the neighborhood where the former tequila importer, coffee shop owner and all-around booster of artisanal Mexican food spent most of his......

At last night's 2016 James Beard Foundation Awards in Chicago, Los Angeles chefs finally came away with some well-deserved medals. The highlight of the evening was a win by Suzanne Goin of Lucques, who took home the coveted award for Outstanding Chef. Goin had been nominated for the award several times in......

Fresh of a win of the 2016 Taco Madness competition, Revolutionario near USC has decided to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a gift that everyone can get behind: free tacos. At his West Adams taqueria, Chef and owner Farid Zadi will be giving out one free vegetarian taco to the first 500 customers......

In its first five days of business, Howlin Ray's has sold over 1,500 pounds of hot chicken, chef and owner Johnny Ray Zone reports. By the end of the weekend, he estimates they'll have fried well over a metric ton. "We knew our hot chicken had to stand out," Zone says......

What's old is now new: As of tomorrow, Highland Park Bowl will be open for business in the former Mr. T's Bowl space, a historic bowling alley that dates back to 1927 and more recently was known as a venue for local punk bands. After a lengthy restoration process that......