Food

SoCal snags 19 James Beard nominations, led by repeat contenders and rising stars

This year's semifinalists range from a Long Beach bakery to Los Angeles fine dining.

Metal pan with yellow shrimp dumplings in coconut bisque with charred scallion oil, alongside wooden bowl of coconut rice with golden-orange crispy bits

The takeout option: SoCal family meal deals (that feel like a real steal)

A list of places to get tasty take out for the family without breaking the bank.

Four plates sit on a wooden table; one holds pieces of dark sticky pieces of chicken; another holds a pizza; another bowl contains a fresh looking caesar salad, and another holds garlic bread

‘It’s colonizing all over again:’ Chefs and tortilleros react to fortified tortilla mandate

A new California law, penned by a Fresno Assembly member, mandates folic acid in corn tortillas to curb birth defects in Latina women.

An illustration of a tortilla with the chemical structure of folic acid imposed on it over a a pink striped background.

Taiwanese bagels have arrived in Pasadena — and they're nothing like you'd expect

New bakery Miopane brings stuffed, pillowy bagels filled with things like matcha and chocolate hazelnut to Old Town.

Four Taiwanese-style bagels arranged on a wooden tray at Miopane in Pasadena.

LA is giving away food carts to street vendors. Here’s how to apply

The $2.8 million program will provide more than 280 vending carts and help vendors navigate permits.

8 bakeries, 8 miles: traversing Northeast LA's ‘little treat’ trail

Sweetlovers, your time has come as L.A. hits peak pastry.

A close up of a luscious chocolate croissant, sitting on a grey plate on a wooden table in a bakery cafe

That $3.2 million bluefin tuna from Japan is sold out in LA

The 535-pound giant was purchased in Tokyo as part of an annual tradition. About 30 pounds of it was flown to L.A. It was sold out in two days.

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Smorgasburg LA reopens Sunday with 13 new vendors

The annual reopening marks a fresh chapter for the downtown market.

A woman with dark skin smiling in a bold red chef’s jacket and patterned headscarf stands proudly in front of her “Hot Grease” stall, with her arms outstretched, framed by sizzling menu boards and the hum of the street market behind her.

Which fire-affected restaurants are open and closed in Malibu and the Palisades?

The Palisades Fire destroyed and disrupted restaurants up and down the coast. A year later, here's which are open and which remain closed.

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For Altadena restaurants, recovery remains uncertain a year after the Eaton Fire

Some have reopened since the January 2025 fire, but restaurants whose structures were destroyed face challenges around costs, logistics and building requirements.

The charred remains of a building, with black smoke overhead.

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