L.A. Secret Dishes
L.A. Secret Dishes is a curated newsletter that showcases one exciting off-menu item from each participating restaurant. This week’s secret dish is available April 11-17, 2016. Just ask your server for the “Food GPS...
My Regular Los Angeles Restaurants
I’m a food writer, which breaks down to two restaurant meals per day that are driven by a pending assignment or an endless hunger for variety. I do occasionally get a spare meal, and...
Chefs Leave, Then What?
Chefs leave. It’s inevitable. They leave to open their own restaurants. They’re fired. They leave the industry entirely. In the past two years, some of my favorite chefs have left L.A. restaurants. Since I’m...
USC Restaurant Guide
Eating near the University of Southern California can seem bleak at times, considering the plethora of fast food surrounding the school. On-campus dining options have greatly improved in past years, with the introduction of...
Los Angeles Chefs Praise Dishes from Other Restaurants
I recently asked eight of L.A.’s most talented local chefs, What dish from another restaurant do you most wish you had developed, and why? Their responses might surprise you. Josiah Citrin (Melisse) The “New...
The Hazards of Professional Eating
You probably can’t tell from looking at me, but my body endures constant abuse. No, it’s not like I’m getting battered in a boxing ring, working on an oil rig near the Arctic Circle,...
