Stephanie Breijo is a reporter for the Food section and the author of its weekly news column. Previously, she served as the restaurants and bars editor for Time Out Los Angeles, and prior to that, the award-winning food editor of Richmond magazine in Richmond, Va. Born and primarily raised in Los Angeles, she believes L.A. to be the finest food city in the country and might be biased on that count but doesn’t believe she’s wrong.
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Nov. 21, 2023
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Oct. 31, 2023
A team of Gladstone’s employees banded together to create a new entity at the 11th hour, keeping the world-famous seafood restaurant afloat.
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