The Chairman – LA Eater
SF’s The Chairman Brings Chinese Bao Buns and Rice Bowls to Arts District The food truck-turned-standalone is expanding to L.A. There’s a chance you’ve seen The Chairman’s panda-fied logo while wandering around San Francisco on vacation. The longtime food truck expanded into a Tenderloin brick and mortar just this past spring, but now comes word that they’re […]
Seoul Sausage Co. – LA Eater
Seoul Sausage Co. Debuts Tonight in Little Tokyo With Makgeoli Cocktails and Dad Beers The super cool space has a great inside-outside feel. Seoul Sausage Co. hosted friends and family, plus a sleeper soft opening through Labor Day, offering an expanded version of their Little Tokyo menu. That means more than sausages in a bun, though their […]
Dudley Market – LA Magazine
Where to Eat Now: Hot ‘n’ Fresh L.A. Restaurants, 9/4 Each Friday, the Digest surveys the burgeoning L.A. restaurant scene and compiles a list of the newest, most hyped and heralded restaurants in town this instant. Whether big or small, near or far, these are the restaurants that have people talking—us among them. Snag a […]
Plan Check & Seoul Sausage – LA Eater
The 16 Best Fried Chicken Dishes in Los Angeles There’s no doubt fried chicken sandwiches are having a moment in the culinary scene, what with the Fuku vs ChickenShack rivalry making waves in New York and, of course, LA’s own spread of its phenomenal varieties. Sometimes though, you just need to dig in to a […]
Ledlow & Animal Restaurant – Zagat
Burger of the Week Recap: Great New Burgers to Try Around LA There are just as many new burgers on the dining scene in LA as there are restaurants, and no one’s complaining. We happen to love a great burger, be it beef, chicken, turkey or, sure, we’ll even do a veggie burger if it’s […]
Wurstküche, Tender Greens, The Oinkster & Lemonade – Zagat
The 10 Hottest Fast-Casual Chains in Los Angeles Los Angeles is the birthplace of many delicious things, such as chopped salads and French dip sandwiches, but it’s also ground zero for growing chains that go beyond the norm. These burgeoning businesses, serving fresh-from-the-farm salads, quick-fire customizable pizzas and loaded hot dogs, have multiplied across the […]
Sprinkles Cupcakes – Thrillist
WHICH INSANELY LONG LA RESTAURANT LINES ARE ACTUALLY WORTH STANDING IN? As the great philosopher Tom Petty once said: “The waiting is the hardest part.” In Southern California, “the waiting” seems to happen on a daily basis. There’s the wait in traffic, the wait in line, the wait on hold… and then there’s the wait […]
Dudley Market – Thrillist
THE 11 MOST IMPORTANT LA RESTAURANT OPENINGS IN AUGUST You were super busy this August and didn’t have time to hit any of LA’s best new restaurants (Photoshopping “Straight Outta…” memes takes time, we get it). The good news is LA’s best new spots haven’t gone anywhere. (Well, other than onto this list of the […]
Tar Pit – Thrillist
22 SHUTTERED LA BARS WE MISS THE MOST Over the last 25 years, Los Angeles has seen its fair share of bar turnover. And while any LA bar closing sucks, some just suck a little more than others. These are the suckiest of the bunch: the 22 shuttered LA bars we miss the most, from […]
Dudley Market – LA Magazine
You Can Have Soup for Breakfast at Dudley Market Chef Jesse Barber’s new all-day menu in Venice offers a few surprises “We have year-round access to amazing fruits and veggies here, and I love soup,” says Jesse Barber. The chef, who just debuted his restaurant/gourmet retail spot Dudley Market in Venice, loves soup so much, […]