Sponsored message
Logged in as
Audience-funded nonprofit news
radio tower icon laist logo
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
 — 
See All Episodes
Subscribe

Hey, LA listener!

Download our app for the optimal streaming experience

Apple Store logo Google play logo
  • Listen Now Playing Listen

Food

A close up of a glistening hot pepperoniz pizza. A curved large knife is cutting into it.
Food Friday
L.A., we know you love food. So do we. From the best fried chicken to internet-breaking arguments, come to us to find out what's happening where across our beloved city (and beyond).
n/naka marks 15 years celebrating its own version of kaiseki cuisine
Overhead view of an oyster dish in a turquoise, scalloped ceramic dish set in a blue bowl of white stones. A pale green disc is topped with red seaweed and a small white blossom.
The joy of donabe, the Japanese clay cooking pot, at our next Cookbook Live
Overhead view of a donabe hot pot meal, with a hand adding cabbage to a clay pot of broth on a tabletop burner, surrounded by sliced beef, vegetables, steamed fish and mixed rice.
Come for the birria, stay for the exquisite mushroom tacos in El Sereno
Overhead view of a white paper plate holding three tacos on crisp, griddled tortillas: one folded with melted cheese along the edges, one topped with mushrooms, refried beans, red onion, and cilantro, and one topped with grilled chicken, onion, and cilantro. Carrot sticks, pickled red onions, and lime wedges sit alongside.
Meet the DTLA chefs making mouthwatering, boundary-breaking Indian cuisine
A green-and-white striped dessert drizzled with sauce, topped with edible pink and purple flowers, served over dollops of
Watch
A woman with blonde hair, sunglasses and red earrings stands outdoors on a sunny day with a drink and a basket of loaded disco fries from Tony's Darts Away and a Lockheed jet aircraft on display in a park behind her.
3 spots in Burbank you must try! | Ask a Local
A person with glasses and brown hair eats dry egg noodles with chopsticks at a restaurant table. In front of them are three bowls, including a plate of dumplings in sauce and a small bowl of broth.
Cheap Fast Eats: How far can $15 get you in Little Saigon?
A Kogi marinade and sauce bottle held up in front of a restaurant called Sam Woo BBQ.
Why the Kogi x Sam Woo collab this weekend is a love letter to the SGV
Sauce is drizzled over a burrito being held with two hands.
The lomo saltado burrito that broke the internet
A person dancing in a grocery store aisle with food overlayed on top of the image. A cast iron skillet with chopped up bits of pork, onions, peppers and calamansi on the left. On the right, a cardboard basket with lumpia cheese and longaniza on top.
Seafood City Late Night Madness: What you need to know
A woman's image superimposed on a photo of a building with a big blue fin on top are images of plates with meals on them overlayed, chicken and fish.
Must-try food in Mar Vista | Ask a Local
Two men stand next to each other in front of a menu that reads Mario's Peruvian Restaurant.
Is Mario’s Peruvian in LA worth the wait?
Pasties displayed on some wooden treys with light peeking through.
Trying the viral bagels from Miopane
Sponsored message
Cheap Fast Eats

Support local food coverage

Your donation helps LAist highlight neighborhood gems and bring you the latest discoveries, guides, and flavors that make Southern California unique.
More LA spots to try
  • jucylucyla.png
    Cafe Introduces Minnesotan-Inspired Cheese Stuffed Burgers
    It's good to be the son of a restaurant owner. Miriam Toam's son loved the Jucy Lucy burger trend in Minneapolis so much, he convinced her to experiment and make her own for Mira'le Cafe and Grill on West 3rd Street. Customers gave a thumbs up and now five cheese stuffed burgers are on the menu, whether it be a brie with cranberries, blue cheese with carmelized onions or pepper jack with bacon and...
  • kissmybundt.jpg
    Kiss My Bundt Celebrates 1 Year, Upcoming Cookbook
    Caroline on Crack/LAist It's been almost a year since the popular alternative cupcakery opened its doors on West 3rd Street, TastingTableLA reminds us in an e-mail. Back then, LAist Contributor Caroline on Crack was happy with the bakery for three reasons: "1) they are available in teeny tiny cupcake-size bundts rather than not-so-cute bundt cake slices, 2) they aren't uber sweet, making them a perfect coffee complement and 3) the small bundts are pleasantly...
  • homegirldinner.png
    Dinner in Chinatown: Homegirl Cafe Expands Hours
    Taking on the next challenge, Homeboy Industries has expanded their breakfast and lunchtime eatery, Homegirl Cafe, to include Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights for dinner, says Ed Fuentes at blogdowntown. The cafe provides job experience for former gang members and at-risk youth and includes an organic garden, classes and an art gallery. The new dinner menu includes a Mexican salsa pasta, a vegan mole tofu dish and a cucumber avocado salad. Homeboy Industries also...
  • tomatoes_market.jpg
    It's National Farmers Market Week... Where Will You Celebrate?
    Photo by Lucyrk in LA via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has declared that in light of the fact that "farmers markets are important nationwide outlets for agricultural producers," and that thousands of markets "across the country offer consumers affordable, convenient, and healthful products sold directly from the farm in their freshest possible state," and beacusw of the numerous economic and health-related benefits of getting...
  • yorkonyork.jpg
    Best Gastropub in L.A.? Maybe York on York (in Highland Park)?
    Certainly everyone has their favorite gastropub, maybe because it's their neighborhood hang or because they like the burger a lot, let's say from Father's Office. But let's face it, sometimes these gastropubs are out of control busy, packed and with a line out the door. That's why we love York on York (Blvd.) in Highland Park. How can you beat a chillax environment with $5 Craftsman beers and some of the best skin-on fries...
  • EyeNosh_AngeliCaffe.jpg
    Eye Nosh: Bounty of the Season at Angeli Caffe
    Julie Wolfson/LAist Evan Kleiman is well known on the local foodie scene thanks to her tasty weekly KCRW show Good Food, and her involvement in many local food endeavors and events. Of course, Kleiman is also the owner of the fabulous Angeli Caffe, where local foods, including market-fresh veggies, are celebrated with an Italian flair. This is their colorful season antipasto plate, as captured recently by LAist's Lifestyle Editor Julie Wolfson, featuring asparagus with...