Erin Mosbaugh

Erin Mosbaugh

Los Angeles Contributor

Erin works in content and comms at a tech company, but her first love has always been food. She co-founded First We Feast, Complex Media’s food, drink, and pop culture offshoot, and has since written for Food & Wine, The Wall Street Journal, Soho House, Headspace, Airbnb, and more. When she’s not shaping tech narratives or feeding her soul with food stories, she’s probably hosting a dinner party or planning her next L.A. taco crawl with friends.

Fun Facts

  • Lives in
    Venice, Los Angeles
  • Restaurant you’ve been to the most
    The Apple Pan (“Quality Forever”).
  • Next on your bucket list
    A Tí in Echo Park.
  • Favorite food movie
    “Tampopo.”
  • Your Ratatouille moment
    Making meatballs with my dad, Rick.
  • A spot you’d almost gatekeep
    Aki Restaurant near Sawtelle.
  • Favorite food city
    Los Angeles, baby! Hanoi and CDMX are close.

Erin’s Featured Stories

Burgette space

The Rundown

Burgette in Santa Monica Is Your Next Date Night Destination

Dish By Dish

Six Essential Dishes at Holbox, L.A.’s Game-Changing Mexican Seafood Stall

Dish By Dish

Five Must-Order Dishes at Gucci Osteria in Beverly Hills

The Ruby Fruit owners Emily Bielagus and Mara Herbkersman

Interviews

The Ruby Fruit is Revitalizing America’s Lesbian Bar Scene

The Rundown

Cosetta Turns Out Perfect Pizzas and So Much More in Santa Monica

Recent Posts


The RundownLos Angeles

Everything You Need to Know About Evan Funke’s New Cocktail Lounge, Bar Avoja

Hidden behind Mother Wolf, Funke’s new bar and lounge is the spot for a spritz and a Roman snack.

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The RundownLos Angeles

Cosetta Turns Out Perfect Pizzas and So Much More in Santa Monica

Alimento and Cosa Buona chef Zach Pollack is back with a new restaurant, Cosetta, in Santa Monica, which aims to please with pizzas and more.

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Dish By DishLos Angeles

Six Essential Dishes at Holbox, L.A.’s Game-Changing Mexican Seafood Stall

Holbox is a modestly sized Mexican seafood counter inside Mercado La Paloma, a food court and community hub in South…

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The RundownLos Angeles

Gran Blanco 2.0 Flips the Script on Izakaya Vibes in Venice

The revamped Gran Blanco in Venice is an undeniably good time. With black snakeskin menus (we’re obsessed), yin-yang cocktail coasters,…

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Some of the bottles from Old Lightning's collection

Resy SpotlightLos Angeles

Old Lightning Is Back, With Rare Spirits For an Experience Unlike Any Other in L.A.

Maybe you’re a liquor history buff, or perhaps you’re just looking to impress your date with a $2,000 pour of…

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Burgette space

The RundownLos Angeles

Burgette in Santa Monica Is Your Next Date Night Destination

My partner and I were fighting, or shall we say, co-creating a deeper understanding of our shared life journey. Whatever…

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Dish By DishLos Angeles

Five Must-Order Dishes from Highly Likely’s New Dinner Menu

Before Kat Turner became the chef and co-owner of Highly Likely, the art school grad sported a platinum blonde mohawk,…

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The RundownLos Angeles

Buzzy Korean Drinking Spot Jilli Is Changing the Game in K-Town

We’re willing to bet that you listen to (or at the very least, know of) BTS or Jay Park, and…

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The RundownLos Angeles

Si! Mon Brings a Taste of Panama to Venice Beach

When James Beach, the iconic Venice Beach restaurant and safe haven for the Westside queer community, closed last year after…

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GuidesLos Angeles

The Resy Guide to the Westside’s Coolest Spots

The Westside isn’t exactly cool, but its dining scene is palpably transforming into something much more intriguing than what we’ve…

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