Food & Drink

Eat out to support restaurants that lost business due to the Palisades Fire. Here are recommendations for west side eateries participating in DineLA, which is happening now.

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Good Food looks back on a conversation with Slanted Door chef Charles Phan, who paired local California ingredients with elegant Vietnamese food.

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Randy Clement, who owns Good Neighbor Bar, used wine delivery software to canvas Altadena, informing neighbors whether or not their homes had survived.

How one Altadena bar owner helped his neighbors after the Eaton Fire

Randy Clement, who owns Good Neighbor Bar, used wine delivery software to canvas Altadena, informing neighbors whether or not their homes had survived.

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Mother and daughter Patricia Tanumihardja and Juliana Evari Suparman share recipes from their Indonesian kitchen.

A new cookbook highlights Indonesian snacking culture and the Dutch influence on the cuisine

Mother and daughter Patricia Tanumihardja and Juliana Evari Suparman share recipes from their Indonesian kitchen.

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Sergio Olmos reports on the recent immigration raids in Kern County.

Immigration raids sow fear at Bakersfield farms

Sergio Olmos reports on the recent immigration raids in Kern County.

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Lisa Kyung Gross founded the League of Kitchens Cooking School, where women from around the world act as instructors. Now, they've compiled their recipes into a cookbook.

Lisa Kyung Gross dreamed of a cooking school with a curriculum of international family recipes; now there's a cookbook, too

Lisa Kyung Gross founded the League of Kitchens Cooking School, where women from around the world act as instructors. Now, they've compiled their recipes into a cookbook.

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Mother and daughter Hsiao-Ching Chou and Meilee Riddle prepare for the Lunar New Year with recipes from their new cookbook.

For the Lunar New Year, prepare a whole fish to bring prosperity

Mother and daughter Hsiao-Ching Chou and Meilee Riddle prepare for the Lunar New Year with recipes from their new cookbook.

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LA transplant Vanessa Anderson, aka The Grocery Goblin on Tiktok, documents the city by visiting its markets.

The Grocery Goblin takes us on a sociological journey through LA via its grocery stores

LA transplant Vanessa Anderson, aka The Grocery Goblin on Tiktok, documents the city by visiting its markets.

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New York Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi follows a Haviland pattern of china that has set the table for five generations of women.

How one family passed down their fine china for five generations even as porcelain dishes are on the decline

New York Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi follows a Haviland pattern of china that has set the table for five generations of women.

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Chef Travis Hayden lost his home in the Palisades Fire but is finding time to feed first responders and other fire victims.

At the farmers market, chef Travis Hayden starts rebuilding by feeding others

Chef Travis Hayden lost his home in the Palisades Fire but is finding time to feed first responders and other fire victims.

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Julia Van Soelen Kim shares advice for gardeners concerned about how ash from the Palisades and Eaton fires might impact their crops.

Is the ash and residue from the recent fires a danger to the fruits and vegetables in your garden?

Julia Van Soelen Kim shares advice for gardeners concerned about how ash from the Palisades and Eaton fires might impact their crops.

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Only by patronizing neighborhood restaurants can we keep them afloat and our communities vibrant. Here are some eateries located in neighborhoods adjacent to the Eaton Fire.

Eat out: Eaton Fire-adjacent neighborhoods edition

Only by patronizing neighborhood restaurants can we keep them afloat and our communities vibrant. Here are some eateries located in neighborhoods adjacent to the Eaton Fire.

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From Bridgetown Roti, Evil Cooks, and Baroo to Kato, Thunderbolt, and Etra, here are all the JamesBeard SoCal semifinalists.

All the 2025 SoCal James Beard Semifinalists

From Bridgetown Roti, Evil Cooks, and Baroo to Kato, Thunderbolt, and Etra, here are all the JamesBeard SoCal semifinalists.

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Dina Samson offers perspective on how the fires are impacting LA's already struggling hospitality industry.

How will the wildfires affect restaurants in LA?

Dina Samson offers perspective on how the fires are impacting LA's already struggling hospitality industry.

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Teddy and Andy Leonard look back on their Malibu restaurant, which succumbed to fire after 36 years of selling seafood on the Pacific Coast Highway.

Remembering the Reel Inn, a century old building, lost to the Palisades Fire

Teddy and Andy Leonard look back on their Malibu restaurant, which succumbed to fire after 36 years of selling seafood on the Pacific Coast Highway.

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Christine Moore, owner of Little Flower in Pasadena, fought flames in her neighborhood and is now feeding the community while navigating her own displacement.

'I just knew it was biblical,' says restaurateur Christine Moore of the Eaton Fire

Christine Moore, owner of Little Flower in Pasadena, fought flames in her neighborhood and is now feeding the community while navigating her own displacement.

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Wendy Escobedo of World Central Kitchen explains how the organization mobilizes — with a little help from chefs and restaurateurs like Roy, Choi, Kim Prince, and Greg Dulan — to feed…

Local chefs team up with World Central Kitchen to feed evacuees of the historic LA wildfires

Wendy Escobedo of World Central Kitchen explains how the organization mobilizes — with a little help from chefs and restaurateurs like Roy, Choi, Kim Prince, and Greg Dulan — to feed…

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With help from World Central Kitchen, Kim Prince and Greg Dulan of the Dulanville soul food truck know how to get hot meals to people who need them

From fried chicken to vegan jambalaya, food truck serves free hot meals to fire victims

With help from World Central Kitchen, Kim Prince and Greg Dulan of the Dulanville soul food truck know how to get hot meals to people who need them

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LA’s cooks, restaurateurs, caterers, small grocers, etc. went from (barely) making profits to donating meals to wildfire victims. They still need to be paid, so please eat out.

Wildfires’ impact on LA restaurant community: How to help

LA’s cooks, restaurateurs, caterers, small grocers, etc. went from (barely) making profits to donating meals to wildfire victims. They still need to be paid, so please eat out.

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"What if we slowed down and savored flavors, smells, and textures?" asks Betsy Andrews as she considers the science behind pacing ourselves.

Resolve to eat slower and savor each bite this year

"What if we slowed down and savored flavors, smells, and textures?" asks Betsy Andrews as she considers the science behind pacing ourselves.

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