17 food fundraisers in Los Angeles supporting wildfire relief efforts
In Pasadena, Agnes Restaurant and Cheesery is donating proceeds from three brunch dishes to wildfire relief efforts. (Maggie Shannon / For The Times)
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Nearly 20 L.A. and Orange County chefs and restaurants are 2025 James Beard Awards semifinalists
Holbox chef-owner Gilberto Cetina earned a semifinalist nod this morning in the national category of outstanding chef. (Ron De Angelis / For The Times) This morning some of the country’s top chefs, restaurants and beverage professionals garnered industry-wide recognition with the announcement of the 2025 James Beard Award’s semifinalists. The annual awards ceremony — widely … Read more
28 newcomers to the 101 Best Restaurants in L.A. list to visit ASAP
At Mae Malae Thai House of Noodles, boat noodles are the irrefutable star attraction on the short menu. (Ron De Angelis / For The Times)
L.A. chefs have a wish list for 2025: ‘Don’t just keep restaurants on a list; make a plan and go’
L.A. chefs have a wish list for 2025: ‘Don’t just keep restaurants on a list; make a plan and go’ Los Angeles is a resilient town. I don’t know that we’ve witnessed a disaster as catastrophic as these fires before, but I’m hopeful the city will eventually heal and rebuild. Even before the multiple wildfires, … Read more
Craving comfort? 5 satisfying breakfast recipes to make any time of day
(Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles 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 Angeles Times. Breakfast … Read more
Dozens of pizzerias gather to make hundreds of free pies for one food-relief mission. ‘Why not pizza to bring us together?’
Dtown Pizzeria brought Detroit-style pies to the LA Pizza Alliance event on Jan. 15. Roughly two dozen pizzerias banded together to provide free food for evacuees, first responders and volunteers in the wake of the L.A. fires. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angles Times) On Wednesday night, dozens of pizzaiolos crammed into the kitchen of La … Read more
Altadena chef loses home in Eaton fire, says visiting restaurants is more important than ever
Dean Yasharian walks through what’s left of his Altadena home after the Eaton fire burned through his neighborhood. Yasharian is the chef and owner of Perle restaurant in Pasadena. (Pauline Yasharian ) Over the past eight years, Dean and Pauline Yasharian built a life for their family in a quiet corner of northeast Altadena. They … Read more
Fires burned up their restaurant jobs. ‘From one day to another, we have no work’
Felipe Ortega, a 64-year-old bartender and maintenance worker, from Gladstones, worries about future work after the restaurant sustained damage in the Palisades fire. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Felipe Ortega has spent 38 years — more than half of his life — working at Gladstones in Pacific Palisades. He started as a busboy and … Read more
What (and how) do you cook during an epic disaster?
(Mariah Tauger/Los Angeles 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 Angeles Times. On Wednesday, the … Read more
Review: An Arts District hot spot redefines the bistro for Los Angeles
Review: An Arts District hot spot redefines the bistro for Los Angeles In the bleakest days of early 2021, when Courtney Kaplan and Charles Namba started believing that the pandemic would force the closure of Tsubaki, their modern izakaya in Echo Park, the couple would distract themselves with some hopeful fantasizing: If this place did … Read more