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The Closing of L.A.’s Oldest Restaurant Goes Beyond French Dips
The loss of The Pantry, Hank's Bar, and now this DTLA watering hole in 2025 is devastating for an area already struggling to recover from the pandemic.
Residents Protest Gentrification in Mexico City Neighborhoods
So-called "digital nomads" have made life unaffordable for residents
ICE Had to Take Her to E.R. After Detaining Her, And Now They Wait Outside to Re-Detain Her
Family and friends are rallying to protect the victim from detainment.
ICE Is Staging on Terminal Island, Where Japanese Americans Were Once Abducted
Protesters are gathering from dawn until dusk at the Japanese Fishing Village Memorial today, a San Pedro monument built to honor the local community of Japanese Americans who were forcibly removed by the government under Executive Order 9066.
The 10 Best Meat Markets and Carnicerías in Los Angeles
If you do participate in any grilling this 4th of July weekend, shop local, and we'll leave you with some wise words from L.A. TACO OG Erick Galindo, who said: "Carne asada isn’t just food. It’s a ritual. It’s resistance."
Weekend Eats: Chicago-Style Hot Dogs and Wild Pita Sandwiches For CHIRLA
Plus liquid waffles from an acclaimed chef, Himalayan dumplings covered in Cheetos dust, and a Japanese cafe by day that becomes a Japanese speakeasy at night.
I Was High at Noma When Rene Redzepi Told Me He Was Opening In L.A.
I couldn’t process that the scoop of a lifetime before he publicized it was hitting my ears, as an L.A.-raised food-obsessed person, and I was trying my best to “play it cool.” While we can focus on the optics of opening a pop-up fine dining restaurant during an I.C.E. siege that will be inaccessible to too many, Noma’s arrival in Los Angeles is a monumental event, as it’s not just any fine dining restaurant—it’s the fine dining restaurant that redefined culinary innovation globally, raising foraging and hyper-local ingredients to an art form.
How Honduras’ Kitchen Became A Beacon Of Resilience In Huntington Park
Like J. Gold’s culinary prose, the food at Honduras’ Kitchen still slaps—like a good punta track pulsing through a crowded dance floor at La Cita. Their pollo chuco, a crown jewel of Honduran street fare—legs and thighs fried to a shattering crisp, yet impossibly juicy within, as if the meat has been seasoned not just with salt and citrus but with the essence of ancient Maya itself.
The Home Depot Boycott Is What You Think It’s About, But Also Much More
While L.A. activists accuse the home improvement retailer of being complicit in immigration raids at its stores, a nationwide boycott is being called to "stop funding the systems that don't serve us," and focus on small independent vendors instead.
‘We Need Help:’ MacArthur Park Street Vendors Fear For Their Livelihood As ICE Raids Continue
“I don't know if Karen Bass can do anything about these masked men that are hunting us down like animals, but we need help,” said a 59-year-old street vendor who preferred not to disclose his name. L.A. street vendors contribute an estimated $500 million annually to the local economy and while they are resilient, they are worried for the future.
