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Five L.A. Ceviches That Skip the Seafood For Ribeye Steak, Pork Belly, and King Oyster Mushrooms
We have no beef with fish. But if you can't eat seafood or don't enjoy eating it much, here is a local list of five meat-based ceviche variations from around Latin America that still deliver that rush of freshness and flavor.
Celebrity-Owned, Formerly Vegetarian Restaurant in Koreatown Reopens, Adds Meat to New Menu
Plus, a modern Mexican pop-up with scallop tartar tostadas with chicatana ants and avocado and duck quesabirria tacos comes to Culver City.
Watch Evil Cooks and Estrano ‘Make Noise’ and Set Shit on Fire In This New Show On Indie L.A. Chefs
What do a pyromaniac heavy metal taquero, a power-violence-fueled gonzo chef, and a Zapotec master of backyard Oaxacan cuisine have in common? We're glad you asked.
L.A.’s Best All-Day Turkish Breakfast Is Built For Lingering For Hours at Mid-City’s Alchemist Cafe
The spot currently serves the best Turkish breakfast spread we’ve seen in Los Angeles, Tuesdays through Sundays, regardless of the hour, like an Ottoman Norm’s. The spread includes Tulum cheese, muhammara, homemade 'nutella,' fresh bread, and potent black tea.
What To Eat This Weekend In L.A.: A Palestinian Woman-Owned Knafeh Cart in DTLA, Crimean Dumplings, and Guatemalan Revolcado
Plus a cultural festival in Watts with bubble waffles, chile relleno tortas, fried chicken, and ribs. And a spot to try a banh mi egg roll!
What To Eat This Weekend In L.A.: Sativa Spritzers, Spicy Tuna SPAM Musubi, Halal Fried Chicken, and James Beard-Winning Sonoran
Plus, a James Beard Award-nominated pizzaiolo making woodfired focaccia sandwiches in Long Beach only on Sundays, and L.A.'s most famous Peruvian ceviche master opens his first-ever independently owned restaurant in Echo Park.
These Neighboring Trucks Serve Juicy Kyrgyz Lamb and Tajik Plov in West L.A.’s Central Asian Corridor
On a short block of Butler Avenue, north of Santa Monica Boulevard, dueling generators rumble through the day from two new food trucks parked on opposite sides of the streets, showcasing the cooking and traditions of Central Asia, the vast, mostly landlocked region comprised of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan.
What To Eat This Weekend In L.A.: Korean Tteokbokki Churros, Mushroom Dan Dan Noodles, and a Sushi Omakase That Only Uses Local Fish
Plus, a DM-only pie spot that calls itself "the best underground pizza in Los Angeles" in the San Fernando Valley and a new natural wine bar-butcher shop hybrid concept soft-opens in Echo Park.
This Armenian Chef Is Making L.A.’s Best Lobster Tacos in North Hollywood
Just a year ago, the Armenian-born chef was running fine-dining restaurants in Kostrama, Russia. Then came the flight to Mexico City. The border crossing on foot and ensuing six months of detention in Nogales, New Mexico, and Jacksonville, Florida.
What To Eat In L.A. This Weekend: Parisian Hot Dogs, Steak-Stuffed Eggrolls, and a New Nicaraguan Fritanga
Plus a beautiful shawarma sandwich in Sherman Oaks and a weekend-long celebration of a Chicano brewery in La Puente.
