Food and the kitchen is something that connects us all. We talk to top Chefs, restauranteurs, restaurant designers, as well as the best in food & drink, dining, cooking culture, and kitchen products throughout Los Angeles.
In 2016, the first Tocaya Organica opened its doors. The earthy spot on Pacific Avenue in Venice dished up hearty bowls, burritos, and wraps. They’re based on traditional Mexican recipes that were tweaked for the health-conscious.
Sweet Laurel: Cake, Coffee and Tea is owned by brand founder Lauren Gallucci, who turned to savory whole-foods baking after suffering an autoimmune disorder, and her creative partner, Kitchy Kitchen food blogger Claire Thomas.
Logistically, a high-quality, pre-fab greenhouse as the infrastructure of a restaurant set on the second level of a hotel—as cool as it sounds—seems problematic. The acoustics alone. But this is Los Angeles, nothing is impossible—not a conservatory in the sky, not a homegrown kid turned restaurant impresario.
Since opening in 2011, Jeffrey Faust and Woogene Lee’s intimate restaurant fundamental LA has emerged as a beloved Westwood institution thanks to its casual counter-service lunch, refined full-service dinner and eclectic wine selection. Now Faust and Lee have expanded their concept with fundamental DTLA, complete with the addition of breakfast service featuring a wide selection of pastries and baked goods crafted in-house, plus a bar that’s destined to become the area’s next go-to gathering spot.
Hi-Lo Liquor is a credit to its co-owners Chris Harris and Talmadge Lowe (founder of L.A.’s custom cocktail catering service Pharmacie).
A clever take on seafood izakaya and sushi has come to South Bay, with the owners of West L.A.’s popular Hamasaku restaurant opening Umi by Hamasaku in El Segundo this past October.
“Rolling Zone Creamery has brought people together around delicious ice cream,” says trained gourmet chef Juan José Da Silva, who opened the shop last July with partners Mishell Flood, and Liliana Barker. A new ice cream shop that allows customers to watch as their treats are mixed and prepared has rolled into town.
In 2005, Tamsin Lonsdale was preparing dinner for 20 at her family home in South Kensington, London—an auspicious beginning for The Supper Club, the cosmopolitan, salon-inspired side project she launched while juggling a jet-setting career as a fashion stylist for Italian Vogue.
While L.A.’s food truck movement is expansive, having grown beyond hipster cuisine, Prince Emanuele Filiberto took the opportunity to flavor it with regional recipes from his homeland.
