(Photos by Andrea D’Agosto, Prop / For The Times) Newsletter You are reading our Cooking newsletter Sign up to get a taste of Los Angeles — and the world — in your own home and in your inbox every Friday Enter email address Sign Me Up You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los … Read more
An ube “cheez” pandesal at San & Wolves. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Times) Some of the most sought-after pastries at San & Wolves Bakeshop are gushing with ube, slathered with fresh salted caramel or showered in shaved cheddar — they’re Filipino, and they’re vegan. After years of pop-ups, partners Kym Estrada and Arvin Torres … Read more
New York-founded H&H Bagels lands in a new Santa Monica location at the end of February, and is donating its first week of sales to L.A. wildfire relief. (H&H Bagels)
Classic Chinese American dishes at the newly remodeled Panda Inn in Pasadena include mapo tofu, top left, lion’s head meatballs, the famous orange chicken and crispy beef. (Shelby Moore / For The Times) Servers at the newly reopened Panda Inn restaurant in Pasadena glide around the dining room with massive trays hoisted over their shoulders, … Read more
Looking for comfort-food nirvana at this 50-year-old chicken pot pie shop It was December of 1980, and Juan Valerio Garcia needed a job. The 17-year-old immigrant from Zacatecas, Mexico, didn’t have much work experience beyond a few landscaping gigs. He decided his best chance at landing a full-time job was to knock on some restaurant … Read more
The next must-see art exhibit? Check out this East Hollywood basturma shop Series Vanessa Anderson is the Grocery Goblin, on a mission to explore every grocery store in Southern California. Around the corner from the cavernous aisles — past the frozen hunks of galangal, tinned lychees in their syrupy baths and smooth plastic jugs of … Read more
Full Send BBQ’s Filipino-inspired, Texas-style barbecue of pork skewers, beef rib, longanisa and sides at Smorgasburg. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Times) One of L.A.’s favorite food festivals is back in action, and with more than a dozen new culinary vendors in its 2025 roster. Nearly every Sunday of the year Smorgasburg fills the Row … Read more
Fewer diners, tense workers at L.A. restaurants amid Trump’s immigration crackdown The chilly first two months of the year are usually a peak business period for Teddy’s Red Tacos, where diners indulge in the restaurant’s specialty, birria — spicy, warm and deeply tender meat slowly braised in its own fat and served with a pool … Read more
The rou jia mo from Good Alley in Rosemead, Calif. (Shelby Moore / For The Times) (Shelby Moore / For The Times) Rou jia mo can be an unlovely thing, uncouth as a sloppy Joe and as decadent and satisfying as your favorite steakhouse burger. Sometimes called a Chinese hamburger, when done well, it’s one … Read more
Newsletter You are reading our Cooking newsletter Sign up to get a taste of Los Angeles — and the world — in your own home and in your inbox every Friday Enter email address Sign Me Up You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. My all-time favorite Super Bowl snack is, … Read more
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