Resy Features How Spago Changed Everything Spago opened on a chilly evening in January 1982. The first night, 21 Rolls-Royces jammed into the restaurant’s tiny parking lot… By Garrett Snyder September 16, 2022
The Classics L.A.’s Timeless Dresden Begins a New Chapter, Minus a Familiar Sound There is a reason that “Mad Men,” that iconic capsule of 1960s cool, used The Dresden Restaurant & Lounge on… By Hadley Meares August 9, 2022
The Classics At Bake n Broil, Nothing Is More Precious Than The Last Chicken Pot Pie Jongewaard’s Bake n Broil is equidistant from the hospital I was born in, and the home I grew up in.… By Jessica Koslow September 27, 2021
The Classics At the Heart of L.A., Harold & Belle’s Preserves a Legacy and Looks Ahead Ryan Legaux says that he’s probably eaten more po’ boys than most people alive. Having at least three or four… By Dakota Kim March 18, 2021
The Classics A New Brush With Fame, Yes, But Casa Vega Has Always Been There For Us Rafael “Ray” Vega opened his Casa Vega restaurant in 1956, near the corner of Ventura Boulevard and Fulton Avenue in… By Barbara Fairchild November 20, 2020
The Classics Daniel Navarro Kept El Cochinito in the Family. Now He’s Made Sure It Reflects the Community In the days before COVID-19, there’s a good chance you drove by El Cochinito a million times without noticing it.… By Lesley Balla October 16, 2020
The Classics The Golden Bull Has Been a Cornerstone for Santa Monica Canyon and the LGBTQ Community Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, author Christopher Isherwood, and painter Don Bachardy walk into a bar. This isn’t a joke. It’s… By Lesley Balla October 12, 2020
The Classics The Night That Changed L.A. Forever Also Put El Coyote on the Map On a hot August night in 1969, actress Sharon Tate and friends Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, and Abigail Folger sat… By Alison Martino September 8, 2020
The Classics El Tepeyac’s Rich Family Legacy Continues One Burrito at a Time Back at the end of February, when there was talk of a citywide shut down, I met a friend at… By Bill Esparza September 8, 2020
The Classics Cielito Lindo Defines the Flavors of East L.A. Mexican American food conquered America with its popular flavors of fresh and dried chiles stewed into hearty dishes thickened by… By Bill Esparza September 8, 2020
