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Al Fresco Dining In Los Angeles Is Now One Step Closer To Becoming Permanent

Business friendly changes to requirements for restaurants to open outdoor dining spaces were approved by the city planning commission. Now the city council needs to vote.

A young woman with a ponytail, wearing a white shirt and black pants, with a blue face mask and a large plastic face shield, waits on diners in the outdoor patio area of a restaurant where several wood tables with wicker-backed chairs are positioned around tall space heaters behind a chain-linked posts.

Are Angelenos Turning Their Backs On Plant-Based Eating?

Plant-based diets are as popular as ever, but restaurants in Los Angeles featuring all-vegan menus are struggling to make ends meet.

These Are The Most Wild Donuts In Los Angeles

The new season of LAist Studios' WILD podcast is a fictional rom-com set in Southeast L.A. Donuts play a big role in episode two of the show. Here are some of our favorite, wildly creative, and iconic donut shops in Los Angeles.

Erick Galindo eating a donut with colorful captain crunch cereal, outside the Voodoo Donuts in Universal City.

Heading To Coachella? Here Are 10 Desert Restaurants To Satisfy Your Pit-Stop Cravings

Going to Coachella but looking for something outside the regular festival fare? We've got you covered with a round-up of local restaurants and eateries.

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LA Mayor Karen Bass Says She Wants Outdoor Dining To Stay

For a while it looked like alfresco dining was under threat — but the mayor is making her views known.

An illustrated street indicates where outdoor tables were allowed in the street, sidewalk and on private property

Sous-vide Brisket, Matzah Pizza And Rosewater Marzipan — A Guide To Delicious Passover Food (Yes, Really) In LA

The ways to celebrate Passover is as diverse as LA's population

A table of scape of various different dishes associated with the Passover holiday

Going Vegan For Lent, Armenian-style, In LA

Armenians who celebrate lent adopt a special meat-free diet.

An overhead photo of four white plates on top of white table cloth. On the left, a round white plate of 4 football shaped browinish kbbeh, with a metal serving cup of a red sauce. At the bottom center a white plate of stuffed grape leaves decorated with lemon and red tomato slices in between each stuffed grape leaf roll. To the right a round white plate of a mound of a mixture of redish bulgur with green herbs. The round mound is decorated with slices of pickles surrounding it. Mint leaves stick out in the center of the mound. At the top center there's a round white plate of small beige dumplings stuffed with a dark mixture and covered with white yogurt and decorated with parsley leaves.

Cheap Fast Eats, Koreatown After Dark! Asian American Pizza, Hot Cheeto-Encrusted Corn Dogs And More

Cheap Fast Eats visits one of L.A.’s most distinctive neighborhoods for some nighttime bites.

An overhead photo of three corn dogs in a box: one is drizzled with a cream sauce, the other is drizzled with cheese sauce, and the third has yellow chunks, a cheese drizzle and red spicy sprinkles. Next to the corn dogs are a box of fries. There's also the edge of a drink cup and a container that reads 'Two Hands Seoul Fresh Corn Dogs."

Persian Restaurants In LA Offer Solace And Connection For A Difficult Nowruz New Year, As Women-Led Protests Continue In Iran

Iranian Americans in Los Angeles celebrate the new year Nowruz, despite the women-led unrest happening back home.

An older woman with redish, brown hair wears a black cardigan and a gray and white plaid blouse. She stands at the doorway of a restaurant. At the top of the doorway there's a red painted sign that reads "Attari" in English and Farsi.

Getting Diagnosed with Celiac Disease Sucks, But There Are Amazing Gluten-Free Options In LA

Getting diagnosed with celiac disease doesn't have to mean curtains on delicious food. In the L.A. area, there are plenty of quality gluten-free restaurants and eateries that provide tasty bites that won't wreak havoc on one's immune system.

Against a white tiled wall there are black metal mounts where multiple bagels hang. Some are full of sesame and poppy seeds, others are plain.

It's Cold. We Recommend Some Of LA's Best Comfort Food To Get You Through

From gamjatang to carne con papas to meatballs, we've got you covered.

17 corn tortillas are rolled into narrow cylinders with meat visible inside, and aligned on a metal pan. Two spatulas can be seen in the background. Aluminum foil is placed under the pan.

LA Restaurants May End Outdoor Dining If Permit Fees Are Raised. Here’s What Happened To Two Eateries In Santa Monica And Long Beach

Places like Gusto Bread in Long Beach and Crudo e Nudo in Santa Monica have thrived with outdoor spaces since the pandemic. Now, in order to keep them as a permanent setup, it’s going to cost — and not everyone is willing to pay.

A street view of an outdoor dining area with a person riding a blue bicycle in front of a white plaster wall. They are wearing a blue bicycle helmet and a backpack. Behind the white wall, on the left, sits a group of people under a pale orange umbrella, and to the right sits a person wearing a yellow sweatshirt also under a similar umbrella. Behind them is a windowed storefront with blue trim and shelves containing objects.

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