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Food editor Daniel Hernandez’s guacamole recipe is a simple, spicy version he picked up in Mexico City. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Guacamole is the ultimate side dish — one most of us will be eating atop tortilla chips come Super Bowl Sunday. Simple ingredients of avocado, tomato, onion and lime juice define … Read more

Once a pop-up, Yellow Paper Burger now operates a bricks-and-mortar in Eagle Rock with burgers, hot dogs, hand pies and other nostalgic American fare. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Times) Yellow Paper Burger With items inspired by classic L.A. burger stands and bars, Yellow Paper Burger is serving a new take on nostalgic flavors at … Read more

Rainbow trout in garlic chive pil pil sauce, a signature at Bar Chelou, can be found until the restaurant’s final day of service, Feb. 16. (Dino Kuznik / For The Times) Bar Chelou garnered local and national praise from a small corner of the century-old Pasadena Playhouse building when it opened in early 2023, but … Read more

Old Hollywood loved this celebrity chili. Everybody will love yours When it comes to chili, people feel the same way about their recipe as they do about their dog: Everyone thinks theirs is the best. I know I do. Mine started with Chasen’s chili. If you’re a longtime Angeleno, then you know the West Hollywood … Read more

Review: Head to this new SGV dumpling parlor for Kaifeng-style xiao long bao Four variations of guan tang bao — a style of soup dumplings popularized in Kaifeng, a city in north-central China’s Henan province — headline the menu at Good Alley in Rosemead. Pork anchors three of the fillings. The fourth, featuring chicken, surprised … Read more

Helmed by chef John Cleveland and his wife, Roni Cleveland, popular South L.A. restaurant Post & Beam will close permanently at the end of the month. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) 1 Post & Beam, a destination restaurant for California comfort food in Baldwin Hills for 13 years, will close permanently at the end … Read more

Wes Avila, chef of Ka’teen and MXO and the founder of Guerrilla Tacos, went to City Hall Feb. 4, 2025, to rally political support for restaurants and other local operations in the wake of the city’s devastating fires. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Times) On Tuesday morning one of the city’s most influential chefs stood … Read more

It’s time to drop tomato and onion from your guacamole, America Food editor Daniel Hernandez at the Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen proposes subtraction for making guacamole at home: Remove two ingredients considered holy to its base — tomato and onion — and you’re on your way to ancient avocado nirvana. (Myung J. Chun / … Read more

In the downtown Arts District, Camelia is celebrating Valentine’s Day with a five-course French-Japanese menu. (Ron De Angelis / For The Times)

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