Food

Five-course tasting menu for $75 or less in LA? Yes, you read that right

Tasting and prix-fixe menus have traditionally been reserved for expensive fine dining. But now chefs and restaurant owners are offering them to attract customers.

The corner building, featuring tri-colored signage that reads "Osteria Mozza," is painted light blue and has black awnings. Its entrance includes windowed double doors. To the left of the building stands a man on the sidewalk, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, a baseball cap, and sunglasses.

Downtown LA restaurants are closing early and pivoting to lunch in the face of curfews and protests

Already hurting, downtown restaurants are forced to adapt in the current chaotic atmosphere in their neighborhood.

Pappy Van Winkle or Jameson? Whatever the tipple, take your Dad to an LA whiskey bar for Father’s Day

So many choices, so little time. Some bars boast a 700 plus whisky collection, and you won't be limited.

Many many warm-colored whiskey bottles, on two shelves, beautifully lit to look enticing

Your top 20 SoCal cheeseburgers are now revealed. Is your favorite on the list?

All now have a chance to win the 2nd annual Tournament of Cheeseburgers crown in July, so get voting!

2nd Annual Tournament of Cheeseburgers poster

'Would you like a plant with that?' How a Culver City vegan restaurant supports bees and butterflies

Hey, Sunshine Kitchen is offering a free pollinator plant every Monday to improve native habitats.

Two female presenting persons stand in front of glass windows and hold plants in pots.

Remembering the joy of a Thrifty ice cream trip, from 10 cent scoops to iconic flavors

As the beloved ice cream counter shutters along with Rite Aids across L.A. and O.C., folks look back at what made it special.

A close up of a cup of icecream, which says Thrifty in white letters on a red background. Inside there is a green chocolate chip mint icecream, with a plastic spoon. The cup is on a counter in a Rite Aid.

From LA food stand to billion-dollar brand, how Dave’s Hot Chicken got us hooked

Three young friends set up a fried chicken pop up in a Hollywood parking lot. The rest is the stuff of legend.

A night time scene of an impromptu cooking operation, showing three young men frying chicken with basic equipment, inside a parking lot with a yellow metal fence.

Dave’s Hot Chicken sold for $1 billion just eight years after starting in an LA parking lot

Not bad for a bunch of childhood friends with a dream.

The outside of a grey building has the words DAVE'S HOT CHICKEN on the side, and a log of a yellow chicken face with red lips and crest.

How much is too much when it comes to eating out?

Setting the right menu price is all about customer psychology.

The exterior of a building, with a gorgeous mural showing flowers in a vase covering one entire wall. You can see a sign that says Ronan on the side.

All day breakfasts and vinyl booths: What are your favorite diners, SoCal?

Our week of diner coverage sparked intense debates, so we asked: Where do you like to go?

The view is of a vintage dinner: A row of orange-red stools that are anchored to the ground sit in front of a long counter with a view into a kitchen with bright green walls. A menu is hand written in chalk on the wall.

Last chance to nominate your fave SoCal cheeseburger. You have till midnight tonight!

Don’t let the moment pass you by — vote in this year’s Tournament of Cheeseburgers.

A promotional image for the 2nd Annual Tournament of Cheeseburgers, presented by LAist and hosted at Smorgasburg Los Angeles, featuring a playful and energetic aesthetic with cartoon cheeseburgers.

Public health records for the home of the Godmother sandwich refer to "vermin infestation."

Outside signage of Bay Cities Italian Deli and Bakery. There is a large plater with purple flowers in front of a brick building.

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