North Italia Gives Fall a Pasta Course
New dishes and seasonal produce give the Irvine and Brea menus a reason for another look. Roasted butternut squash and Fuji apple arrive alongside burrata; a pasta inspired by Roman supplì leans into tomato, mozzarella and…
A Halloween Date Night That Starts at the Stove
The Gourmandise School’s Oct. 31 class turns short rib ragu, beet salad and chocolate cake into an evening for two. The short rib ragu has a graveyard name. The beet salad supplies the blood-red color. At The Gourmandise School…
From Brooklyn to Crenshaw, Asase Yaa Brings a Living History of Rhythm
The company’s Los Angeles debut on Oct. 24 connects West African traditions with the sounds and movement of contemporary Black life. A djembe can carry a story across an ocean and into a city block. In The Revival: Djembe in the…
Five Sauces, Five Stops: Momofuku Takes Its Pantry on an L.A. Road Trip
The Drizzle + Drip truck rolls through Los Angeles Oct. 21–25, pairing sauce tastings with OLIPOP’s caramel apple soda. A bottle of sauce can rescue a weeknight dinner. This October, Momofuku Goods is taking that proposition out of the…
At Bar Fortuna, the First Drink Could Turn Into Dinner
Brian Bornemann’s new Santa Monica bar opens October 21 with five Negroni variations, handmade pasta and an Italian sensibility close to home. Start with a Negroni and fried cheese. Leave room for pasta. At Bar Fortuna, opening…
Five Sauces, Five Stops: Momofuku Takes Its Pantry on an L.A. Road Trip
Live On Sunset brings Crow, Local Natives, Empress Of and other artists with local ties to West Hollywood on November 14. Before the Sunset Strip becomes a place in someone’s music history, it has to be a place where…
At L.A.’s Natural History Museum, Movie Night Comes With a Reality Check
Explorers and Real Genius return to the screen this October, followed by conversations with scientists and people who help Hollywood tell its stories. A homemade spacecraft and a high-powered laser make a promising double…
Where to Toast JAY-Z in L.A.: Six Stops on the CODE30 Cocktail Trail
From Koreatown smashburgers to Hollywood bowling lanes, D’USSÉ’s cocktail trail celebrates 30 years of Reasonable Doubt ahead of JAY-Z’s SoFi Stadium shows. A rooftop above Hill Street. A burger counter in Koreatown. A pair of…
At Hotel Clark, Votana Gives Historic Downtown a New Dinner Address
Chef Gio Koletty’s California-Mediterranean restaurant brings seasonal cooking to a Hill Street landmark, with its grand opening celebration set for October 15. A hotel built in 1914 has a new invitation for Los Angeles…
Birdie G’s Brings Its Family Story to a New Table in Century City
Jeremy Fox’s restaurant is scheduled to open at Fairmont Century Plaza on Oct. 26, with plans reaching from morning coffee to weekend brunch. The name is a family introduction: Birdie, chef Jeremy Fox’s daughter, and Gladys…