Food

The original King Taco location in Cypress Park will become a Historic-Cultural Monument

LA City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to recognize the business' cultural importance.

The iconic King Taco sign at the original Cypress Park location, which opened in 1974 and is now being considered for historic-cultural monument designation.

Greek marinade, Latin heat: The recipe at Dino’s Famous Chicken tells the history of Pico Union

What many say makes the family-run chain special is its chicken marinade, which is tangy, garlicky and slightly smoky.

A few pieces of grilled chicken topped on a pile of fries with a small container of sauce inside a black to-go food box sits on a table outside.

A treehouse, a racetrack, an Echo Park living room: LA’s most unusual places to caffeinate

Switch up your morning routine at these five unique L.A. cafés

An outside patio full of wooden tables and benches rises above the ground; beyond is nothing but thick trees and vegetation

AirTalk Food: Cyclops Coffee and The Burger Ghoul

On 'AirTalk''s Food Friday segment, host Austin Cross spoke to two more vendors involved with Ubefest, which takes place this weekend.

exterior of a building, with a sign that says "cyclops" in capital letters.

You’ve seen them on the Eastside. Now, these food vendors are heading to Coachella

These restaurants are bringing tacos, pupusas and plant-based eats to the desert.

A plate of nachos topped with three scoops of guacamole and salsas

Ask a local: Mar Vista eateries

We discuss breakfast, lunch and dinner in this often overlooked Westside neighborhood.

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An interior of a busy restaurant, with people seated at a counter in front of an open kitchen on the left, and tables and chairs to the right. It's a warm atmosphere with mellow lighting

Late night madness: How to navigate Seafood City's Filipino grocery store dance party

Seafood City's Late Night Madness transforms a Filipino grocery store into a dance party and street food experience.

A person in a Seafood City shirt dances with arms outstretched inside a Seafood City supermarket as a crowd watches and cheers.

Cafe drinks inspired by feminist icons

Newly opened Caféina in West L.A., operated by the Women’s March Foundation, is offering drinks like the Gloria Steinem Latte.

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This East LA food pantry needed a new home. The Boyle Heights community stepped up

The pantry was previously stationed outside of Ramirez Meat Market and now has a new home in Boyle Heights.

A woman with medium skin tone and tattoos, wearing a black graphic tee and black Nike hat, smiles as she sets up a metal basket in a small wooden storage with shelves. There are cans of coffee and other canned goods on a shelf. The front exterior is painted green with writing, partially out of frame, that reads "Pantry" with a smiley face and heart.

To see how Koreatown has changed over the years, look at its restaurant menus

From European restaurants serving pasta to Korean restaurants inscribing menus on gourds, food can provide a lens to see Koreatown’s development over time.

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A gourd with Korean hangul lettering painted on.

You can eat tons of pie in Griffith Park on Pi Day. Here’s how

Our friends at KCRW are bringing together a lot of pie-makers for their annual PieFest & Contest. It’s all going down this weekend in Griffith Park.

A close up of pies on a table. They have crispy crustes that are brown on the edges. The center is cut out in a star shape, which reveals the bright red strawberries inside the pie.

World-famous Noma chef, about to start $1,500-a-plate residency in LA, faces past allegations again

An investigation from the New York Times published Saturday detailed troubling incidents of past abuse by Noma's star chef, René Redzepi.

A man with short brown hair wearing an apron staring at the camera with his arms crossed.

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