Los Angeles Coffee Community Portraits
Coffee bars bring me joy. Sure, the caffeine in their cups (or my Hydro Flask) helps, but people set the tone. Meet some of the talented baristas, coffee roasters, business owners, and other Los...
BagelFest West: People Behind The Bagels
Audrey Irmas Pavilion hosted BagelFest West on April 12 in Los Angeles in partnership with Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Jewish Food Lab. BagelFest Founder, Sam Silverman, built on New York City success and curated some...
Encinitas Food Worth Seeking
Encinitas is a coastal North County community that combines five main neighborhoods: Leucadia (north), Old Leucadia (central), and Cardiff-by-the-Sea (south), with New Encinitas and Olivenhain east of the 5 freeway. The name Encinitas means...
Interview: NADC Burger co-founders Neen Williams + Phillip Frankland Lee
Phillip Frankland Lee founded Scratch Restaurants with wife Margarita Kallas-Lee in Los Angeles. They initially ran Scratch|Bar and The Gadarene Swine. That’s when I met the couple, who later relocated to Austin, Texas. Scratch...
Food + Drink Delivery Trucks
Delivery trucks, vans, and cars are mobile billboards for businesses in different parts of the culinary ecosystem. Restaurants, bakeries, breweries, coffee roasters, and purveyors juggle pickups and deliveries. Driving around (mostly) California, I’m fascinated...
Los Angeles Restaurant Community Portraits
People are the driving force behind restaurants. Whenever I visit restaurants and bakeries, I like to photograph chefs, bakers, and other contributors, and not just plates or pastries. Below, you’ll find some of my...
