The Chopped Salad Is Having a Moment
The centerpiece of countless power lunches, this hearty salad has been upgraded by Italian restaurants all over town. 1. Pizzana Insalata Chop A post shared by Pizzana (@pizzana_la) on Jun 14, 2017 at...
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Chef Mirko Paderno of Estrella Shares his Favorite L.A. Dishes
Chef Mirko Paderno hails from Milan and, in the decades before he moved to L.A., he cooked with some of Italy’s most acclaimed chefs. Since arriving on our shores, the James Beard Award nominee has...
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How L.A.’s Most Influential Sushi Chef Redefined Japanese Food
Nobu Matsuhisa’s restaurant was revolutionary when it opened on La Cienega in 1987. The parking lot was a showcase for the Mercedes SL; the dining room, a runway of draped Armani fabric. Back then...
View ArticleThe Last Bento-Ya in Boyle Heights Transports Diners to the Neighborhood’s Past
A restaurant like Musso & Frank’s can transport you to a different era, but a tiny one like Otomisan in Boyle Heights takes you to a lost world. A few frayed Japanese lanterns hang on the weathered...
View ArticleChinatown’s Lasa is Redefining Filipino Cuisine in L.A.
Lasa Chinatown A post shared by LASA (@lasa_la) on Jun 9, 2017 at 5:21pm PDT If you’ve followed the city’s wave of new Filipino restaurants over the past year or two, there’s a fair chance you’ve heard...
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The Essential Guide to L.A.’s Best Japanese Food
We’re calling it now: L.A. is set to enter a new golden age of Japanese food. Yes, we’ve long been obsessed with strip mall sushi and South Bay noodle shops. But thanks to a wave of creative chefs...
View ArticleThese 6 Bakers Are Saving L.A.’s Bagel Reputation
For decades our bagels were the butt of Woody Allen jokes. How times have changed. Armed with quality flour and yeast, the city’s bakers are reviving old-world traditions by slow-fermenting,...
View ArticleWhat Makes the Bolognese Sauce at Rossoblu So Good?
Turns out you may want to rethink your idea of Bolognese sauce. That’s what I find myself doing, anyway, soon after joining Steve Samson in the kitchen of downtown’s Rossoblu to make a batch. He’s...
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How Vespertine and Other Luxury Restaurants Are Blowing up the Fine Dining...
At Vespertine, chef Jordan Kahn’s new otherworldly Culver City restaurant, a meal for two with wine pairings and tea service costs around $1,200 — roughly as much as a pair of orchestra seats for...
View ArticleCheap Eats: This Restorative Korean Soup Is the Perfect Rainy Day Meal
The maestro behind Master Ha is Jason Ha, a former hotel chef whose latest passion project perfects the Korean comfort food sul lung tang, a pleasantly mild ox-bone soup that’s said to contain...
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