Bring an Appetite: Manhattan Beach Food & Wine Returns for Two Big Nights
The South Bay culinary festival moves to westdrift Manhattan Beach with unlimited tastings from an all-star roster of chefs, wineries, breweries and spirits producers. The proper strategy for Manhattan Beach Food & Wine requires comfortable shoes, an empty stomach…
Burger She Wrote Is Bringing Its Wagyu Smashburgers to Brentwood
The acclaimed dim sum restaurant will fill September with mooncakes, milk tea, special dishes and a ticketed Mid-Autumn celebration at Diamond Jamboree. Steam rising from bamboo baskets, cups of strong Hong Kong milk tea and a mooncake waiting at the end—September is…
Burger She Wrote Is Bringing Its Wagyu Smashburgers to Brentwood
The acclaimed dim sum restaurant will fill September with mooncakes, milk tea, special dishes and a ticketed Mid-Autumn celebration at Diamond Jamboree. Steam rising from bamboo baskets, cups of strong Hong Kong milk tea and a mooncake waiting at the end—September is…
Tim Ho Wan Brings Hong Kong’s Mid-Autumn Traditions to Irvine
The acclaimed dim sum restaurant will fill September with mooncakes, milk tea, special dishes and a ticketed Mid-Autumn celebration at Diamond Jamboree. Steam rising from bamboo baskets, cups of strong Hong Kong milk tea and a mooncake waiting at the end—September is…
Döner Haus Brings Berlin-Style Kebab to South Los Angeles
The New York fast-casual brand has opened its first West Coast restaurant at Juanita Tate Marketplace, serving halal döner sandwiches, wraps and boxes inside its first dedicated dining room. Inside the new Döner Haus at Juanita…
OC Food Alert: Din Tai Fung Is Now Open at Brea Mall
North Orange County’s newest dumpling destination is serving guests by reservation during a limited soft opening ahead of its Aug. 31 grand opening. The 14,000-square-foot restaurant features an open dumpling kitchen, indoor dining and an outdoor patio…
Inside Vitello’s: Italian Comfort Food, Live Jazz and a Hidden Speakeasy
The neighborhood restaurant pairs comforting Italian cooking with live jazz, a Rat Pack-inspired lounge and a hidden speakeasy behind a bookshelf. On Tujunga Avenue, dinner can begin with garlic knots and house-made meatballs…
OC Food Alert: Din Tai Fung Is Now Open at Brea Mall
North Orange County’s newest dumpling destination is serving guests by reservation during a limited soft opening ahead of its Aug. 31 grand opening. The 14,000-square-foot restaurant features an open dumpling kitchen, indoor dining and an outdoor patio…
Tiki Kai Brings an Island Escape to Hermosa Beach
Steps from the sand, the South Bay’s immersive tiki restaurant pairs one of the area’s most striking dining rooms with weekend brunch, weekday lunch and rum-driven cocktails. A 14-foot tiki mask with glowing red eyes stands…
Beyond Aperol: Bar Avoja Reimagines the Summer Spritz
For International Spritz Day on Aug. 1, Evan Funke’s hidden Hollywood lounge explores the cocktail’s range through bergamot, grapefruit, limoncello and peach. Los Angeles in August asks two things of a cocktail: keep it cold and…