Staying afloat in L.A.'s restaurant biz

Building Honey's Kettle from the ground up

Vincent Williams began his career in the food industry 40 years ago, working his way up from prepping chickens on the graveyard shift for the Golden Bird company.

18 min

Opening up Biergarten in the middle of Koreatown

Competition and density are real struggles for any restaurant in this busy city. How do new restaurateurs differentiate themselves from the rest of LA’s crowded culinary...

10 min

A family's tough decision to shutter Simbal

In 2015, Shawn Pham and his family took out a lease on a 3,200-square-foot space and invested over $1 million to open a restaurant in Little Tokyo. Simbal served a...

13 min

Jonathan Gold dines at The Ponte

This week, Jonathan Gold does “California food with an Italian overlay” at The Ponte , chef Scott Conant’s recently opened Mid-City restaurant.

3 min

Pok Pok closes in Chinatown

Andy Ricker serves his take on Thai food at five Pok Pok locations throughout Portland, Oregon, and one in Brooklyn, New York. In 2015, his noodle bar and flagship...

7 min

Weathering the storms at Michael's

In 1978, Michael McCarty opened Michael’s in Santa Monica before opening a second location in New York a decade later.

5 min

Building Honey's Kettle from the ground up

Opening up Biergarten in the middle of Koreatown

A family's tough decision to shutter Simbal

Jonathan Gold dines at The Ponte

Pok Pok closes in Chinatown

Weathering the storms at Michael's

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