Josef Centeno (The Lazy Ox Canteen)'s Bäco Mercat was one of the most highly-anticipated restaurant openings of the year. LAist Featured Photos pool contributor djjewelz shared a couple of photos from a recent meal there, and it sure looks delicious! more ›

Though all around the country, backyard BBQs are being fired up today, every day in Los Angeles' Koreatown Korean-style BBQs get fiery hot and draped in meat for customers to gobble up. Today's Eye Nosh is a nod to great KBBQ. Tell us in the comments which restaurant is your favorite! more ›

Today we bring you this craveable bowl of spicy goodness from Culina at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. Recently name one of Los Angeles Magazine's top ten Best New Restaurants, the Culina menu features crudo, salads, panini, hearty entrees, and some of the best pasta in LA. more ›

Ok reader Renee you're on. You claim to be a french fryologist, let's do this thing. Here is the bold assertion put forth by one sassy spudster: "I am a french fryologist and these were the most delicious ever," Renee says of a trip to the now defunct On Fire Grill. "This is a side of fries and Israeli Salad along with the Chicken Shwarma." more ›

Salsa might be a ubiquitous condiment here in Southern California, but with so many varieties, styles, and techniques, no two bowls are alike. more ›

"I just had the most delicious Tri-tip flatbread pizza everrrrrrr!" exclaims LAist Featured Photos pool contributor Purple Blossom about a recent visit to Valencia's Tri-Tipps. "This was our first time to that restaurant. We also had tritip taco..and they're good too! The beef was so moist, tender and flavorful. The service is so nice and friendly. Definitely a favorite place." more ›

Inspired in part by today's Tomato Fest at the Hollywood Farmers' Market, as well as the abundance of tomatoes in restaurant dishes and in the garden, we culled from our LAist Featured Photos Pool a set of tomato-rrific photos. more ›

Have you had breakfast yet today? This Guac & Cheese omelet croissantwich might tempt or inspire you to hit up Porto's Bakery in either Burbank or Glendale to check it out. Known for their tantalizing pastries, as well as savory sandwiches, this popular bakery seems to have it going on at breakfast time, too. more ›

At Local in Silver Lake, they fill their the chilaquiles plate with eggs, queso fresco, black beans, salsa, avocado, and crème fraîche. Take one bite and you'll be dreaming about this dish in the middles of the night and wake up craving it in the morning. For those of you who don't eat eggs, the nice people at Local will make their chilaquiles with tofu too. more ›

Thrillist dubbed the Yatai Ramen Pop-Up "crazily meat-heavy," so perhaps vegans and vegetarians will want to steer clear of the 3rd Street location of Breadbar Monday-Saturday evenings through July 24th. The lowdown:

The menu's mostly noodle-based, with bowls full of marine poached egg, kurobuta pork belly, nori, and bamboo shoots featuring out-there additions including raw beef tenderloin, ox tail, foie gras, and truffle oil, [...] More-standard fare is also available, w/ straightforward-ramen options including sea salt, miso, and soy sauce; there's also two types of potstickers, one a dumpling stuffed w/ pigs feet and the other w/ kale

Madame Matisse is a perfect spot for a late breakfast. The inside may be cramped, and the al fresco dining a little close to traffic. (Note to restaurant manager: consider tenting the outside like Millie's has done). Still, the delicious breakfasts are worth it and you get used to the honking trucks pretty fast when a big plate is set down in front of you. more ›

Behold the Monte Cristo from Echo Park's The Park, a pork-and-sweet fried sandwich that might have the power to rethink that plan of yours to follow a healthy eating plan before bathing suit season. more ›

Summery, sweet, and chilled out... An ice cream cone goes just about perfectly on a gorgeous sunny Sunday afternoon. more ›

Well, good morning! Uh oh... Did you skip breakfast today? more ›

Seems like people these days will eat anything...if it comes on a food truck. A crepe filled with "dirt" is no exception, as LAist Featured Photos pool contributor Joits found out when a buddy ordered up this sweet treat from the Crepes Bonaparte Truck. The truck, an off-shoot of a brick-and-mortar creperie, rolls mostly around the OC. This particular item riffs on a childhood dish where Oreo cookie crumbs look like soil and gummy worms, well, look like worms. Does it taste better--or as good as--it looks? The "dirt" crepe was enjoyed, and the overall experience "was pretty good and the prices were decent too." more ›

We're big fans of the Lazy Ox Canteen--especially its unsung hero, the burger--and these photos from a recent visit by LAist Featured Photos pool contributor djjewelz are a feast for the eyes. It's okay if you drool a little while looking at your screen. Head down to Little Tokyo to check out this popular restaurant to see if the taste lives up to the food porn we've got here. Yes, we know: Tease, tease, tease... more ›

Last week another food truck hit the streets of Los Angeles, and LAist Featured Photos pool contributor nomsnotbombs had a taste. Touting burgers with a conscience, The Patty Wagon is poised to give other burger trucks--maybe burgers in general?--a run for their money, particularly with their focus on locally-sourced ingredients and patties made with grass-fed beef. Noms Not Bombs the blogger explains the concept:

If you're not the Food Inc.-watching, The Omnivore's Dilemma-reading type, feeding cows grass (rather than corn, grain or other animals) is better for them, you and the environment. In short, if every truck needs a "gimmick," Patty Wagon's is sustainability and great taste.

With the release (and subsequent big box office take) of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland lots of local shops and restaurants are capitalizing on the movie's enchanting motif and creating Alice-themed specials. Among those is the London West Hollywood's Boxwood Cafe, who have added some color and whimsy to their afternoon tea service ($28). more ›

Okay, we can easily answer our own question in its literal sense: No, bacon is not Kosher. more ›

We weren't kidding yesterday when we said there was a day for pretty much any foodstuff you can conjure, and, in that spirit, break out the bunny ears, because today happens to be National Carrot Cake Day. more ›

So, hey, maybe today is a good day to spark the contentious debate over who makes the best old school French Dip sammie in Los Angeles. more ›

We are still doggedly in pursuit of finding the best burger in town (although sometimes it helps if we break it down by region) and recently we tucked into this tempting meat, cheese, toppings, and bun combo from Cube and found it's definitely in contention for a top spot on the list. more ›

A Recession Obsession is, 1) a meal so great that it sticks in your mind long after digestion's end, and, 2) plays nice with your sensitive wallet. Is there a better place than Los Angeles to eat a wide variety of amazing food that so happens to be inexpensive? Probably not. We're as lucky as we are well fed. We last obsessed over looking at Old School Pie, and Churro Bites. Today we obsess... more ›

Good morning, sunshine! Did you have your breakfast today? more ›

LAist is a big fan of Philippe's The Original. The restaurant has been in Los Angeles for so long that you can French Dip Like It's 1909 (and don't forget their breakfast.) For $2-$3 a slice, you can have a generous piece of one of their many pies. They seem to have about a dozen different fruit and cream pies, each looking up at you longingly from below the glass. Need something more? Wash it down with a beverage. Most are under a buck. Philippe's is easily accessible on the Metro too. more ›

All this talk about burgers means only one thing: FRIES! So how about a little side-order tastebud teasing with these Eye Nosh pics of fries from all over town found in our LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr. more ›

Once upon a time, LAist ate our way through Thai Town, and that included a stop at Sapp's Coffee Shop, which is not exactly a coffee shop in the traditional American sense, but rather a place known for its spicy, authentic, Eye Nosh-worthy Boat Noodles. This is what LAist Featured Photos pool contributor stutefish found. The one-sentence review: "They were nothing short of spectacular." more ›

The Border Grill's Truck Churro Bites, or Churro Tots, are to be consumed to be believed. These warm, cinnamon sugar-covered, delicate spheres of dulce de leche-infused churro, are a holiday treat that can be enjoyed year round. The homemade whipped cream just ups the likelihood of having a mouthgasm. All for $3.50. The Border Grill Truck is a favorite of LAist, and, of course, they're on Twitter. more ›

Some of us have a longstanding love affair with sushi. For many that means loyal repeat visits to a beloved spot, and for others its a never-ending quest to taste and try new places. One favorite way to enjoy a sushi meal is to hand yourself over to the chef and to say "omakase," which translates into "it's up to you." This is how LAist Featured Photos pool contributor djjewelz approached a recent dinner at Sushi Toshi in Little Tokyo. He left us some images to ogle, and we had to follow up with him to learn more about what appeared to be a beautiful meal. He explains: more ›

If we're talking nosh, there's no item perhaps more quintessential than pastrami on rye. The one pictured above hailed from a plate served up at Langer's, a deli that has been a longtime favorite of locals, but has now been praised for offering up the best of its kind in the whole country. The accolade comes from writer David Sax, whose pursuit of the pastrami--and other deli delights--was profiled recently in the LA Times. more ›