Food
The Ultimate Guide to the 25 Best Soups, Chowders, and Stews in Long Beach
Soup is good food. From ramen and pozole, to clam chowder, these are the best 25 soups in Long Beach—just in time time for the first rains of the season. But real talk, these soups hit the spot year-round.
After Leaving Mírate and Nearly Dying of Cancer, Chef Josh Gil Is Bringing Back His Underground Supper Liberation Front Dinners
The Supper Liberation Front is considered to be one of the first pop-ups in L.A. and Mexico's dining scenes, starting in a punk squat house in Riverside in 2009. After fighting cancer for two years, the pioneering chef who refined his style working in Baja fine dining restaurants is excited to get back to his anarcho-punk DIY cooking roots.
L.A.’s Best Pozoles Come In Red, Green, and White. And Sometimes With Shrimp, ‘Shrooms, and Jackfruit, Too
L.A. is a city of legendary pozoles, if you know where to look. Vegan, chicken, pork, pata, and even jackfruit. Each pozole on this list has its own distinct identity. All will warm your body and soul.
Here Are The 11 Tacos That Made The L.A. Times 101 List
Among the new school and classics featured in our hometown paper's prestigious annual list, there's a fine-dining chef who makes tacos in secret.
Tacos Neza Brings Its Handmade Tortillas to New Location in Old Pasadena
The taqueria sells 19 varieties of tacos and started five years ago on The Walk of Fame.
L.A.’s 14 Best Old-School Pie Shops
From a Hawaiian-inspired chocolate haupia pie in Torrance to a tender gourmet cobbler in Pasadena and a traditional apple pie in Van Nuys in between, this is your ultimate guide to pies that have stood the test of time in L.A.
L.A.’s First ‘Salvi Breakfast Burrito’ Arrives, With Yuca Frita, Chicharrón, and Curtido In A Flour Tortilla
This breakfast burrito is genuinely “very L.A.” It reflects the time and place well, with Salvadoran cooks and a Japanese-Jewish co-creator taking on a Mexican favorite that was originally an amalgamation of Mexican and North American cuisine itself.
L.A.’s Latest Great Sonoran Taco (and Hot Dog) Contender is a Taco Stand in Boyle Heights
The menu includes crispy lorenzas, papas locas loaded with asada, and bacon-wrapped "momias." This taquero keeps his homemade flour tortilla purveyor a secret, too.
The 23 Best Tamales In Los Angeles
Banana leaf ones, savory pudding-like ones, sweet ones...Los Angeles really is the best city in the U.S. for tamal season. Here are our best ones from all corners of the County.
L.A.’s First ‘Paw-nadería’ For Dogs Just Opened Its Doors In Downey, With Pet-Friendly Pan Dulce
After a year of doing pop-ups, Adriana Montoya has opened L.A.'s panadería in southeast Los Angeles, including a menu of all the pan dulce classics, doggie guayaberas, and even 'Paw-cifico' cold ones to crack open with your loyal canine familia.
