Articles in the “food” category

An Eastside native shares some warm memories about a very cold friend.

Elk salami. Shrimp sandwiches. Smörgåsbord. Glögi. Here's your Nordic eats guide for Southern California.

Shelli and Irving Azoff have expanded their holdings to save another classic L.A. restaurant.

Because non-drinkers cannot live on ginger beer alone.

Mushroom tarts piled high with peas. Fresh mango danishes. Ricotta toast topped with blood oranges and salted pistachios. You can thank Margarita Manzke.

From lechon asado and maduros to oxtail stew and vegan nachos, here's where to find comida cubana.

At first glance, it looked like a case of a big, bad landlord muscling out a small, indie business. But that's not the whole story.

Pho 79's James Beard Award isn't just a win for the soup shop, it's "a win for Little Saigon."

They go by many names. At Kermés Taco Grill, they're called volcanes -- and they're fantastic.

Here, in a paper-thin egg roll wrapper, is the tension at the heart of culture, cuisine and commerce in the U.S.

Some street vendors who cheered the council's move back in November are now worrying about whether they'll be able to afford the cost of operating legally. Others are upset about new no-vending zones.

Here's why -- and where to find it.

Probably not. But a special meeting of the neighborhood council and a last ditch petition might make a dent.

Rueda worked at the restaurant for 52 years, most of them as a bartender, and had a legendary ability to remember his customers' orders.

Stroll through one of SoCal's many mom-and-pop Armenian markets like a boss.

Tijuana-style tacos are like pornography -- easy to recognize but tough to define and extremely popular on the internet.

In Highland Park, Vivian Ku's thousand-layer pancake stretches all the way back to the food stands of Taiwan.

A long-suffering Jew unpacks the horrors of the jarred fish dish he has choked down for decades.

We interviewed the team behind the new brunch menu at Eataly's rooftop restaurant Terra, to ask why this isn't just another brunch in LA.

If you've ever had boysenberry pie -- or boysenberry anything -- you have the Knott family to thank.

Leave it to our local chefs to take weed culture, and you, to the next level.

For those seeking a quiet scrolling place to watch Twitter combust.

Any bar or restaurant can drop prices on well drinks and dish out reheated sliders for a couple hours. Only a few places actually make those hours happy.

And the other eats making their debut during the 2019 season.

From Isaan pork sausages to face-melting southern curries, here's where to get it.

You voted for the flavors you love -- and the flavors you love to hate.

We decided to ask the Angelenos who'd know best.

From pastrami and pickles to matzoh balls and egg creams, a roundup of L.A.'s best traditional deli fare.

Under-the-radar grains. Obscure greens. The beloved East Hollywood restaurant is back and fermenting new flavors.

A casino mogul snagged the iconic donut shop for a mere $2 million -- and he's turning it into an international donut empire.

Los Angeles has half a dozen chefs and three restaurants still in contention for a 2019 James Beard Award.

Sisters are doing it for themselves -- and the rest of us.

This is our version of bracket madness: 16 flavors enter, one will win. You decide.

(Eataly L.A.) If you haven't ventured to the Westfield Century City Mall to explore Eataly L.A., now is a great time to give it a go. The marketplace is a 67,000 square feet of Italian goodness, featuring multiple restaurants,...

Where to find a slice, a hand pie, a pie pop, a mini pie or a whole pie on March 14.

L.A. takes late-night dining seriously. These 400+ restaurants are proof.

Sing it with us: "In-N-Out. In-N-Out. That's what a lawsuit's all about."

You don't have to be a 420 fan to enjoy the food at Banc of California Stadium -- but it wouldn't hurt.

Slurp your last drops because starting in April, most spots will only be able provide disposable plastic straws on request.

The James Beard Awards are a lot like the Academy Awards -- they're a big deal and they're often myopic

Here's where to find moqueca, feijoada, pão-de-queijo and everything in between, in SoCal.

Ugly is in the eye of the beholder.

After traveling the U.S. as a Pullman porter, Rufus Estes became one of the first black chefs to write a cookbook.

The restaurant that introduced a generation of Orthodox Jews to chimichangas returns after two years.

Hint: Like champs. Many are already moving away from plastic straws, before the law says they have to.

Cold weather? Warm belly!

Eat local. Sweet local. Or as local as you can since most chocolate is grown in West Africa or Central and South America.

Entertainment mogul Irving Azoff and his wife, Shelli, bought the 72-year-old West L.A. burger shack.

Among the holiday's many scams and shams, the prix fixe restaurant meal is perhaps its crowning achievement.

Martin Sanchez's hundreds of sculptures, made from recycled materials, are worth the drive.

It kind of makes sense.

The iconic Googie structure is functioning but not as its original architects envisioned.

PSA: DO NOT resort to violence because you are angry about the price of hot dogs.

Welcome to the hospitality industry's Hunger Games, but with less archery and more truffle salt.

The son of deli founder Ben Canter has passed away at age 82.

Lucky Boy -- and its massive breakfast burritos -- have bounced back.

Settled by French and Swiss immigrants, it became a hub of California haute cuisine.

With Smosh Town, an immigrant family chases success in America's parking lot of dreams.

In order that we may celebrate the auspicious victories of our local sports team, let us eat foods and drink beverages of tribute.

However they prepare it, people the world over put a lot of stock in the curative powers of soup.

Here's how one Inland Empire church plans to help airport workers put food on the table.

Fried chicken. Waffles. Collard greens. Oxtail. Parmesan grits. Catfish. Okra. Cornbread. Chitterlings.

Sandwiches for students. Tacos for teachers. See what's cooking.

Tradition, social media -- and gentrification.

Mt. Lowe Brewing honors the railway that took riders on a breathtaking trip through the San Gabriel Mountains.

Slice into the cake that celebrates Three Kings Day and maybe you'll find the baby Jesus.

Sure, the best jjigae is made at home but we don't all have a Korean mom willing to do that at the drop of a hat.

Black-eyed peas. Mochi. Donuts. Lentils. Grapes. Nosh your way to prosperity.

L.A. has the broadest, deepest Chinese restaurant scene in the country. But does it have all of these noodles?

It's called World Harvest and anybody can shop there -- including you. Yes, really.

Looking for something extra to spruce up your weekend? This town has a ton of melodic choices.

And only one of them is eggnog.

"I bet the secretions from the anal gland of a deer would be delicious if you mixed them with rose water and pink food coloring."

If the motion moves forward, it could go into effect as soon as February 2019.

We've got more details on the Clifton's closure -- and its planned reopening.

L.A. city council thinks it might be possible to phase out all single-use plastic straws by the year 2021.

It's a deceptively simple dish. You need only six ingredients. The trick is in how they come together.

Fill your bowl (and your soul) with the rich, noodley goodness of this delicious Vietnamese soup.

It only takes two words to make them golden and edible.

If a giant redwood tree falls in the middle of downtown L.A. and nobody's around to hear it, does it make a sound?

The approval came on a 13-0 vote by the City Council on Wednesday. The idea had been working its way through City Hall for years.

We tested four of the top meal kits to find out how much waste they leave behind.

Dried whitefish reconstituted in a solution of water and lye until it becomes a quivering, gelatinous hunk -- what's not to love?

The host of Pati's Mexican Table says, "Thanksgiving is all about appreciating what we all bring to the American table, different waves of immigrants through time."

With a nationwide alert about Romaine lettuce and a Salmonella outbreak threatening the turkey industry, it's a serious concern.

What's old is new again at the beloved Boyle Heights burger stand.

With the addition of Bill Addison, Patricia Escárcega and Lucas Peterson, the L.A. Times now boasts its most robust food section in more than a decade.

The layout has changed but the bagels are just as good.

It's one of the most varied cuisines in the world but you have to know where to find Indonesian food around here.

The rewards of living in a democratic nation where corrupt politicians can be voted out of office should be enough. But a free cookie and a cheap cocktail never hurt.

Los Angeles is the mecca of doughy dreams and chocolate-glazed wishes -- and we've chosen 32 of the finest specimens.

Sorry Rally's -- you're close, but you're no Sonic.

We asked. You answered. What are your favorite Halloween candies from yum to yuck?

Accessibility should be the gold standard at all venues, but that's rarely the reality.

Eagle Rock and Highland Park have tons of great watering holes if you've got accessibility issues.

Only 95 cents for the famous #1 combo plate? Go now!

Peter Meehan, the co-founder and editor of now defunct food mag Lucky Peach, scored the coveted gig. And he was pals with Jonathan Gold.

Going barhopping on Hollywood Boulevard? Skip the outrageously priced bottle service and froofy martinis. Drink here instead.

It tastes way better than it sounds -- and here's where to drink it in Los Angeles.

In some parts of the 818, you'll find a truck on nearly every corner and great ceviche spots tucked in the most unlikely places.