New tariffs raise concerns for Asian restaurants in Los Angeles
“We are going crazy,” says Billie Sayavong. He and his wife, Nokmaniphone, operate Nok's Kitchen, one of the few restaurants…
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Does the new Panda Inn have the best orange chicken anywhere?
The servers in the Panda Inn Restal Restal reopened in Pasadena slide around the dining room with massive trays that…
Review: In the heart of Camélia, the center of the Arts District redefines the Los Angeles bistro
In the darkest days of early 2021, when Courtney Kaplan and Charles Namba began to believe that the pandemic would…
As bird flu hits egg prices, brunch in Los Angeles could soon cost more
The current egg shortage in California due to the spread of bird flu among livestock is posing another challenge in…
Breakfast sandwiches from Calabama, Los Angeles, once taken down with a bucket, get a Hollywood restaurant
For three years, Cara Haltiwanger lowered foil-wrapped breakfast sandwiches to customers from her apartment window and carefully distributed them through…
Review: Vespertine returns after four years. Is 2.0 worth the splurge?
No restaurant in the history of Los Angeles has been scrutinized, ridiculed and defended like Vespertine, the modernist experiment housed…
Kiano Moju's Sukuma Wiki Recipe
In Swahili, sukuma means “push” and wiki “the week,” as in the day of the week. The name of this…
Celebrity chef Michael Mina opens new restaurant in Santa Monica
fringe At Michael Mina's newest restaurant, the meal begins with a wooden box, in which nine spices hint at what's…
Melrose's former Stir Crazy cafe champions small restaurants
For decades, Stir Crazy was a coffee shop, a business wedged between the endless connected restaurant, retail and office buildings…
How Chef Chuy Cervantes Prepares the Best Summer Ceviche
When it comes to making ceviche, “it’s supposed to be a lot of fun,” says Jesús “Chuy” Cervantes, chef de…