Food
This Egyptian-Mexican Taquería in El Sereno Does Kofta Burritos and Falafel Sopes
After closing their first restaurant in Downtown L.A., Tirsa and Steve Farah opened Tirzah's Mexi-Terranean where they serve fusion dishes inspired by their home cooking.
Behold Lincoln Heights’ Moroccan Fried Sardine Taco
Moroccan chef Majda Belaroui's take on tacos are the life force of Café Maghreb, a pop-up at Zizou.
L.A.’s Best Comfort Dishes, According to L.A. Line Cooks
Line cooks know the truth behind every plate. Their recommendations are hard-earned, and if they let you in on them, you listen. Here's a guide to their favorite comfort dishes in L.A.
The 24 Best Fish and Seafood Tacos In Los Angeles, Mapped
From scallop tacos to fish machaca flautas to a smoked marlin gobernador, here is a taco crawl for our pescatarian friends, and those just looking to eat less meat.
L.A. TACO Neighborhood Guides: Chinatown
A stroll through Chinatown feels like slipping between the shifting planes of time and space. Here are our recommendations for places to eat and shop, along with a look into its dark history.
L.A.’s 7 Best Tacos Fusing Middle Eastern and Arabic Influences
Fueled by a deep love for Mexican and Middle Eastern cuisines or by their own family recipes, chefs in L.A. are remixing recipes to create tacos that are L.A. through and through.
L.A.’s 12 Best Old-School Italian Delis
From Chinatown to the Valley, L.A.'s home to sandwiches that will make you forget all your problems for however long it takes you to put it down.
L.A.’s 13 Most Memorable Desserts
Los Angeles pastry chefs work a quiet kind of magic, turning butter, sugar, and cream into desserts that linger long after the last bite. From nostalgic bites to transformative modern takes on classics, this guide walks you through some of Los Angeles' best little treats.
‘It’s Colonizing All Over Again:’ Chefs and Tortilleros React to California’s Fortified Tortilla Mandate
A new California law, penned by a Fresno assemblyman, mandates folic acid in corn tortillas to curb birth defects in Latina women—rattling L.A.'s taco universe. Tortilla makers in California, who have followed the same 12,000 year-old recipe, now must add a synthetic vitamin... but not all are complying.
Nine Places to Get to Know Venezuelan Food In L.A.
These are L.A.'s nine best places for getting to know Venezuelan cooking, from its beloved arepas, tequeños, and cachapas, to its national dish of pabellón criollo.
