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Lesley Balla

Lesley Balla writes about restaurants, travel, wine, and more. You’ll find her work in publications including Los Angeles Magazine, Angeleno, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Seattle Times. In a previous life, she was the L.A. editor for Zagat and Eater. Follow her on X and Instagram.

Resy Features   Los Angeles

How Chefs Are Trying to Keep Their Favorite Farms and Fishmongers in Business

Any Los Angeles chef will tell you that a dish is only as good as its ingredients, from highly prized…

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At Home Hit List   Los Angeles

Melisse x Citrin, Antico, Guerilla Tacos, and More: Introducing The Resy At Home Hit List

Just because things aren’t “normal” yet doesn’t mean the city stops. For restaurants that didn’t immediately pivot to takeout and…

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Guides   Los Angeles

Resy’s Guide to Wine and Cocktail Takeout in Los Angeles

Even if we can’t dine out right now, there are a few bright sides to our current state of eating…

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Guides   Los Angeles

Resy’s Guide to Restaurants Selling Groceries in Los Angeles

While many Los Angeles restaurants have shifted to doing takeout and delivery, others have become de facto marketplaces for their…

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Chef Series   Los Angeles

For Off Menu Week, Lasa is diving deeper into its Filipino roots

Tables covered in ceramic bowls and plates, various sizes and hues, some holding a stewed meat, maybe a dry-rubbed pork…

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Chef Series   Los Angeles

Adamae’s Matt Cheek channels Los Angeles (and a little bit of Pok Pok)

Named for Ada May Sharpless, the woman whose The Lady of the Lake sculpture watches over Echo Park, Adamae is…

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Resy Features   Los Angeles

At Charcoal in Venice, dishes literally rise up out of the ashes

There’s something magical that happens when you throw a whole yam in a pile of hot ash. The skin acts…

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Pies at Pizzana West Hollywood.

Guides   Los Angeles

LA’s Ode to Italian Red-Sauce Eateries

Though Los Angeles will never have the piazzas, Vespas, and romantic charm Italy has, there are two things the City…

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Guides   Los Angeles

Neighborhood Spotlight: Santa Monica

A quintessential Southern California beach city, Santa Monica is made up of several wonderful little neighborhoods, stretching from the tourist-filled…

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Resy Features   Los Angeles

Reimagining Kaiseki Through the Lens of Three Award-Winning LA Chefs

L.A. is buzzing with kaiseki right now—the tradition of serving multi-course meals to celebrate the seasons with exacting technique and…

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