Food

(Nearly) every restaurant that's open late in LA, by neighborhood

Yes, you can get late night food in this town: in Koreatown, the Valley, Hollywood, downtown and elsewhere. You just have to know where to go.

An outdoor parking lot at night full of people standing around and chatting near heat lamps. The back wall has the words "LOVE HOUR" painted on and surrounded by red neon lights.

On the Eastside, chicken coops are easing the pain of egg prices

Amid a nationwide egg shortage, families in Boyle Heights and Lincoln Heights are turning to backyard farming to support their communities.

A man wearing a black t-shirt and blue apron holding a chicken while standing in a garden.

Hollywood career pivot: production design to designing empanadas

After the Hollywood strikes left them with little work, two longtime production designers opened Fuegos, an Argentine restaurant in South L.A. inspired by their roots.

A man with light skin tone and short blond hair wearing a black t-shirt and necklaces hanging on his neck leans onto a counter from behind a bar next to a man with light skin tone wearing a black hat, black-rimmed glasses, and a black t-shirt. Behind them are shelves filled with wine glasses and bottles of wine.

Go beyond the beefsteak: Tomato-maniac shares 6 varieties you should plant this year

Spring's here, which means it's time to plant some tomatoes.

A sign saying that this is the 2025 tomato of the year.

The tradition of iftar is thriving in SoCal during Ramadan. Here's what it's like to be at the table

Two LAist colleagues attend iftar to break the Ramadan fast together with a Palestinian family in Rowland Heights.

A large group of people, many wearing hijabs sitting around a long rectangular table filled with food and a green drink.

Cheap Fast Eats goes vegan, with meatless dishes across LA for around $10

Eating a plant-based diet doesn’t have to cost the earth.

A pair of hands with a dark skin tone, adorned with various rings and bracelets, holds a paper container containing a vegan chili dog. The chili dog features a reddish chili topped with vegan orange grated cheese and sprinkled with chunks of red onion, all encased in a white hot dog bun. The person holding the hot dog is wearing a multi-colored camouflage print zip-up sweatshirt and has long red braids, although their face is not visible.

Hot pot breakdown: three distinct styles you need to try

Explore the differences between traditions, from Sichuan’s spicy mala to Japan’s delicate shabu-shabu and Korea’s hearty jeongol.

A large grey-colored stone dish containing a variety of meats and vegetables sits in the center of an assortment of round, light brown-colored steamer baskets, each containing different types of food on a black surface.

For restaurants on the coast, Palisades Fire is just the latest disaster

Some restaurants in Malibu, the Palisades and Santa Monica, like those throughout the industry, were already on life support after pandemic lockdowns, the Hollywood writers strike and inflation.