Gowri Chandra

Keep this list on hand over the holidays. Good chance you'll need it....

When an exciting new restaurant opens in Los Angeles, L.A. Weekly heads in for a First Look, a short review based on a single visit.  If you're hungry for more, see our starred restaurant reviews.  There's a new restaurant on Santa Monica's 3rd Street Promenade that's centrifuging balsamic vinegar for......

Got a gluten allergy? An aversion to meat? Or maybe you've got an intolerance for dairy.  Whatever your dietary restrictions, L.A. is a pretty accommodating place to dine. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals even ranked us the second most vegan-friendly city in the nation this year.  But while......

There’s a new dessert-tasting series in town — think sign-up supper club but sweeter— and Jack Benchakul, owner of Chinatown's Endorffeine Coffee Bar, is the man behind it. The weekly pop-up event, called “9” (that’s how many seats there are in his minimalist coffeeshop in Far East Plaza) pairs three......

Santa Cecilia Restaurant is the kind of place you probably wouldn’t know about if you weren’t tipped off to it. Don’t let its quiet exterior and barred window fool you, though. It’s something of a Boyle Heights sensation. Step inside, and you’re met with bubbling pots of barbacoa, tripas sputtering......

Every morning, inside the marbled halls of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, 1.5 tons of lentils are simmered, stewed and spiced to feed its 100,000 daily visitors. Pilgrims and tourists alike find nourishment within the world’s largest communal kitchen — and it’s all free, embodying Sikh ideals of community......