StopBye Cafe has been quietly dishing out fine "Asian Fusion Cuisine" at nearly fast-food prices for the better part of six months now. The Lilliputian space has bar
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There aren't very many old-school restaurateurs left in the world, the kind who are the face of the business, who greet customers by name when they arrive, and w
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Ramen started in China, became a staple in Japan and, in the past decade, blew up in Southern California. It's a pork-based soup, with noodles, so its popularity isn
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Pizza is the antidote to any of the world's problems. There's a little bit of magic in its simplicity ? just dough, sauce, cheese and toppings. Add a hot fla
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FrankieLucy Bakeshop, which has been in soft-open mode for a few weeks, is having a grand opening party on Jan. 14 with $1 coffee and free mini pavlovas. The Benaddi
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Starting Jan. 14, Intelligentsia Coffee will serve Mr. Holmes Bakehouse's pastries in all of its Los Angeles locations, including Venice, Pasadena and Silver Lake.Mr
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In the past year or so, the Westfield Santa Anita mall in Arcadia became home to two upscale restaurants from mainland China. Meizhou Dongpo and Hai Di Lao are big c
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Valerie Gordon has been a busy chocolate maker and business owner lately. In October, she opened a new chocolate boutique in Westlake. In December, she unveiled a sl
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What puts Los Angeles on the culinary map is the serious amount of creativity coursing through the veins of our chefs, and how our city celebrates so many different
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Smorgasburg launched this summer to great acclaim on one of the hottest days of the year. We imagine its grand reopening this weekend will be even more popular, give
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From the 19th century to the late 1960s, Chinese food in America in general and in Los Angeles' Chinatown in particular was exclusively Cantonese in origin. Not
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I'm just a nervous wreck is all, says Jared Meisler of opening his newest bar, the Friend, on Silver Lake's Hyperion Avenue. It's light and bright and playful an
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