When the city needed comfort, small fish and chainsaw responded. These two restaurants joined forces to serve thousands of meals to lifeguards and evacuated after the 2025 la Forest fires, including a riff on a family favorite, Congee. Little Fish in Echo Park regularly serves the rice porridge over low heat made with fish or mushrooms, but during these relief efforts, performs a special version with leeks and chicken.
It begins with a stock with an aroma to Allium, which becomes a paste and a broth to add flavor and weight to the final congee. When it is covered with a soft egg and crispy chili, it is rich and spicy, although this congee is equally good sans ingredients, which are eaten directly from the pot.
