Advertisement
Top Headlines
A new Los Angeles Times Food series devoted to the best fried chicken in Los Angeles, hosted by senior food writer Jenn Harris.
Bill Addison reviews El Ruso, a taco trailer in Boyle Heights.
Subscriber exclusive: Times Food critics Bill Addison and Patricia Escárcega compiled a list of 101 places to eat in L.A. Their top picks include familiar names and brand-new entrants.
It’s Saturday morning at Echo Park Lake when Tania Macin hoists the heavy lid off a vintage yellow Le Creuset stock pot.
Koreatown, one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in Los Angeles, boasts an impressive array of restaurants serving some of the most exciting food in the city.
The San Gabriel Valley is in the midst of a sea change, and the ever-growing presence of Sichuan- and Chongqing-style hot pot restaurants populating the region is the clearest sign.
The appeal of Sichuan hot pot is manifold. There is an overabundance of flavor, yes, but also a sense of power.
-
Meatballs flavored with spicy Dijon mustard lift a creamy gratin of cauliflower showered with Gruyere cheese.
-
Bill Addison reviews Melissa Perello’s modern American restaurant M Georgina in Row DTLA.
-
L.A. County is now home to more than 100 breweries, but across Orange, Ventura, San Bernardino and Kern counties you’ll find nearly 80 more, including several road-trip-worthy destinations producing world-class suds.
Los Angeles Times Food videos
On Now
The Bucket List with Jenn Harris | Official Trailer
1:22
On Now
Lucas goes to Mexico City for carnitas, pan dulce, tlacoyos, tacos and more! | Off Menu
13:51
On Now
How to make the secret off-menu Jazz Burger from Jitlada | I Can Make That
12:04
On Now
Impossible Foods vs Beyond Meat: Which fake-meat fast food burger is better? | STUFF IN OFFICE
6:47
On Now
Heading to South L.A. for chicken sausage, a staple of Los Angeles’ black community | Off Menu
14:14
-
Chicken sausage, an unheralded staple of the L.A. food scene, gets its due in this latest episode of “Off Menu.” Host Lucas Kwan Peterson heads to South L.A. to sample some from two of its most well-known purveyors: Mama’s Chicken and Best Buy Meat.
-
In this episode of “Off Menu,” Lucas Kwan Peterson heads to the Chinese food mecca the San Gabriel Valley, and chats with historian David Chan and Kato’s Jon Yao.
-
Lucas meets with comedian Margaret Cho and Eater’s L.A. editor Matthew Kang to explore some of the city’s best Korean food, ranging from kimchi pancakes to spicy Korean chicken wings.
Advertisement
Power Rankings
-
One man’s opinion on the best (and worst) instant ramens.
-
True story: The first time I got drunk was freshman year of college.
-
It’s June, which means that we have the longest day of the year to look forward to this month.
-
We have a nationwide preoccupation with heat.
-
Look, it’s been a long two years for everyone.
Thick-cut pork chops are served atop a brick-red sauce of peppers and paprika in this restaurant-style spin on the classic Eastern European dish paprikash.
Salmon fillets, baked with a simple topping of green curry paste and Greek yogurt, are served with crunchy salted cucumbers and cashews for a speedy weeknight dinner.
Creamy avocado and hearty kale round out this dish of tender chicken thighs baked in olive brine, which seasons them along with caramelized bits of lemon.
Keto recipes that dieters and foodies alike will love, including meatball and cauliflower gratin, green curry and yogurt roasted salmon, chicken baked in olive brine with lemon and kale, and pork chops served with paprikash sauce.
Instead of fake meat products, these meatless vegetarian meatballs use whole plant-based ingredients such as beets, lentils, sunflower seeds and onions.
These golden dishes symbolize good fortune: Beijing-style kale and mushroom jiaozi; Thai chicken golden bags; Shanghai lumpia with pork and shrimp.
This Filipino recipe for Shanghai lumpia comes from chef Charles Olalia of Ma’am Sir in Silver Lake and combines a classic pork, shrimp and vegetable filling with a spicy coconut vinegar dipping sauce.
Adapted from chef Marie Surakal of Bamboo in the Pechanga Casino, these crunchy golden bag dumplings are filled with a chicken and vegetable stir-fry and served with a Thai sweet chili sauce.
This vegan Jiaozi dumpling recipe with a shiitake mushroom/kale filling, turmeric wrappers and black vinegar dipping sauce is adapted from chef Shirley Chung of Ms. Chi Cafe in Culver City.
Critic Patricia Escárcega samples a small-batch mole made from the fruit used to make mezcal.
Immigration authorities find that many of the workers at the Liberty Station business were unauthorized.
Times restaurant critic Patricia Escárcega reviews Bebot Filipino Soul Food in Long Beach.
Bill Addison considers morning meals at Azay, Fukagawa, Konbi and Gatsu Gatsu
Here are 10 L.A. Mexican restaurants serving excellent mole.
More stories
-
The best and easiest dinner party to cook for lunar new year is hot pot. Get your guests to do the cooking, and all you need to do is shop and host.
-
The Cabernet Sauvignon, enough to fill eight large tanker trucks, spilled at the Rodney Strong Vineyards in Healdsburg on Wednesday.
-
The catastrophic fires have burned millions of acres through the southeastern part of Australia since they began in late October. Aussie chefs in L.A. want to help.
-
Burger King isn’t backing away from plant-based Impossible Foods items: It plans more promotions and ads, said the CEO of a major franchisee.
-
Critic Patricia Escárcega considers the flamboyant cooking at Tirsa’s Mexican Cafe.
-
Ralphs customers are being told that joining the company’s rewards program could result in extensive data gathering, including your job, your education, your health and your insurance coverage.
-
Advertisement
Advertisement