Resy Spotlight How Crustacean Changed America’s Vietnamese Fusion Landscape When Helene An arrived in California as a refugee and started melding her native Vietnamese cooking with French and Chinese… By Jean Trinh April 9, 2024
Resy Spotlight How The Galley, Age 90, Became Santa Monica’s Most Beloved Nautical Dive The mermaid seated comfortably in a canoe that levitates above the entrance is the first thing that tells you this… By David Greene June 27, 2023
The Classics How the Historic Damon’s in Glendale Honors Tiki Culture, in Six Drinks For over 85 years, Damon’s, a Glendale institution, has offered a distinct experience to intrepid Angelenos: “If people want a… By Emily Wilson June 8, 2023
The Classics The History of Omakase in Los Angeles, As Told Through 10 Restaurants Los Angeles is ground zero for some of the most important moments in America’s sushi history, including the first U.S.… By Kelly Dobkin May 15, 2023
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 and 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 Updated: August 7, 2023
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
