Food

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 26: Artist in Residency, Minh Phan, shows early food waste experiments and art installation concepts inside of her trailer studio at The Food Forward Pit Stop on September 26, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Shelby Moore / For The Times)

This Michelin-starred chef wants to feed people. So she closed her restaurants

Minh Phan shut her restaurants so she could feed people’s hearts and minds, and their stomachs, with immersive art and ‘challenging’ foods at the surplus produce nonprofit Food Forward.

Charred sweet potato with miso butter and katsuobushi, A chopped-tuna and negi hand roll at RVR Venice, and Boiled shrimp dumplings at RVR in Venice.

Gjusta and Gjelina chef-founder returns to Venice with RVR, a modern izakaya

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Our L.A. food critic’s highly specific guide to San Francisco dining

Steak, roasted sweet potatoes and marcona almonds with a glass of white wine on a wood table at Sam's Place in Highland Park

Highland Park’s mysterious and cozy new hot spot has no social media presence. Here’s why

An overhead of whole cheese and pepperoni pizzas on blue-and-white checkered paper at LaSorted's pizzeria in Chinatown

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Where to eat and drink near Dodger Stadium before or after a game

Recipe of the Day

Rice Noodle-Crusted ‘Coco’ Fried Shrimp

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101 Best Restaurants in L.A.

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These are the 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles

If you’re searching for the essential food of L.A., let our critic’s 2023 restaurant list be your guide! Find the best vegetarian, Japanese, Mexican cuisine and more.

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Hall of Fame restaurants: These timeless classics define L.A. dining

Newport Beach, CA - October 29: Fable and Spirit in Newport Beach cocktails (from left) Beets By Drew, Late Night Conversations, Donnelly Visa, Chasing Perfection, A Millie Here, A Millie There on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023 in Newport Beach, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

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Coffee, tea, wine, sake and mezcal: Our critic’s favorite spots to drink in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, CA- March 1, 2020: A colorful display of dishes offered from an array of vendors at Smorgasburg LA on Sunday, March 1, 2020. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)

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101 Best Tacos

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These are the 101 best tacos in Los Angeles

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Restaurant critic Bill Addison’s list of best tacos in L.A.

Los Angeles, CA - July 14: A plate of tacos is displayed from at the Industrial Downtown Night Market on Sunday, July 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

How L.A. reached peak taco

Scenes and tacos at Evil Cooks, photographed for the 101 Best Tacos 2024 on Friday, July 12th, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Andrea D'Agosto / For The Times)

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A taco glossary: Words you need to know to order tacos like a pro

Illustrated portraits of 8 faces surrounded by taco ingredients

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Behind the scenes of the Food team devouring tons of tacos.

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Our L.A. Guides

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The best places to eat and drink in L.A. this month, according to our food writers

A selection of plates and wines from Barr Seco

13 romantic restaurants where you can impress a date for under $100

A latte in a white mug topped with a cinnamon stencil of a pumpkin at Nonna Mercato in Long Beach. Behind, a pumpkin cupcake

10 of the best pumpkin spice lattes and seasonal drinks to sip this fall

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L.A. is sandwich heaven. 37 of our favorites to try now.

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15 fantastic carnitas and pastor tacos to try from the 101 Best Tacos Guide

Mooncakes illustrated against a red table

Where to find the most irresistible mooncakes in L.A. this season

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 22: A tlayuda filled with chorizo, with a side of blood sausage seasoned with mint grown in the garden, at Poncho's Tlayudas on Friday, September 22, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA. (Shelby Moore / For The Times)

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13 excellent Latin American restaurants from the 101 Best Restaurants guide

LOS ANGELES-CA-OCTOBER 27, 2020: Sara's Market in Los Angeles is photographed on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

Where to find the most exciting food pop-ups in L.A.

An overhead of five pupusas, with varying masa colors and salsas, on a blue plate at Walking Spanish inside Las Perlas.

12 must-try dishes that celebrate L.A.’s vibrant Salvadoran food scene

Photo collage of tacos, bagels, and sandwiches

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9 L.A. supper clubs serving up unique, connection-driven dining experiences

Weekend brunch spread at Joyce restaurant in Downtown L.A.

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Coffee City

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19 cafes that make L.A. a world-class coffee destination

Head to these coffee shops in L.A., Hollywood, Culver City, Santa Monica and beyond, for great espresso drinks, lattes and pour-overs and options for remote work.

INGLEWOOD , CA - FEBRUARY 14: From Left - Shanita Nicholas and Amanda-Jane Thomas owners of Sip & Sonder coffee shop on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 in Inglewood , CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

A Black-owned coffee shop renaissance is brewing in L.A. 25 cafes with all the vibes

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An illustration of the much-heralded espresso martini

Why the espresso martini won’t go away — and never should

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Pasadena's Mandarin Coffee Stand specializes in China-grown coffee beans and tea-infused lattes.

You should be drinking more coffee from China, according to this new Pasadena cafe

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There is more to coffee culture in L.A. than you can ever imagine

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L.A. Dreams of Sushi

This South Bay sushi shop has been serving the same six items for decades — and wants to keep it that way

Illustration of tuna surrounded by other fishes

Should we be eating bluefin tuna?

Wild or farmed? Pacific or Atlantic? Here’s what to know about bluefin tuna

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SHERMAN OAKS, CA - APRIL 7, 2023 - Portrait of Liwei Liao, the founder of The Joint Tea/Seafood market, posing behind display counter, with a Dry aging Chamber on the right, April 7, 2023, Sherman Oaks, CA. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Dry-aged sushi? One of L.A.’s best fishmongers says ‘fresh is boring’

The secret history of L.A.’s sushi revolution

TORRANCE, CA - APRIL 18: Seiwa Premium Nigiri from chef Shin Nagata at Seiwa Market on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 in Torrance, CA. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)

Supermarket sushi you’ll actually want to eat

Illustration of playful hand rolls and ingredients

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Grab quick, affordable sushi at 11 of the best hand roll bars in L.A.

SAN GABRIEL, CA - APRIL 12, 2023 - The best California Roll at Yama Seafood, San Gabriel, CA, on Thursday, April 12, 2023. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

The ultimate California roll lives on at this SGV fish market. (Fights at the sushi case prove it.)

Sushi ingredients For DIY Hand Roll Party with Jeni Afuso

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Morihiro resturant in Atwater Village, California.

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21 places in L.A. to find the best sushi, omakase, chirashi and more

Customers eating at Hanamaru Ginza, a conveyor belt sushi restaurant in Japan.

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What makes L.A.’s sushi scene so great? I found answers in Tokyo

Gizzard shad / kohada nigiri, photographed at Morihiro in Los Angeles

How Los Angeles became the epicenter of sushi in America

The Kitchen

Chef That! Lowcountry Risotto!

Brian Dunsmoor and Manuel Mendoza of Dunsmoor make a creamy shrimp risotto with Carolina Gold rice and shrimp stock.

Chef That! Frenchy Grilled Cheese!

Chef That! Ceviche!

Chef That! Pork Belly Cubano!

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Cooking

Curtis Stone prepares tomato sauce and sausage rolls - an Australian specialty and a childhood favorite - in the L.A. Times Test Kitchen.

Curtis Stone’s Italian Pork Sausage Rolls

Chef Curtis Stone of the Pie Room makes a classic Australian snack: sausage rolls, wrapped in flaky pastry and served with homemade tomato sauce.

Curtis Stone’s Chicken Sausage Rolls

Curtis Stone’s Tomato Sauce (Ketchup)

Egg Sambal ‘Shakshuka’

Dunsmoor execuive chef Brian Dunsmoor and chef de cuisine Manuel Mendoza prepare Carolina Gold Rice with Lowcountry shrimp paste in the L.A. Times Test Kitchen.

Dunsmoor’s Lowcountry Risotto

Los Angeles Times Food Videos

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Feb. 3, 2022: A simple guacamole recipe by Ben Mims, photographed on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Proplink Studios in the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles. (Silvia Razgova / For The Times, Prop and Food Styling / Jennifer Sacks)

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