Decade in dining: How Los Angeles became America's best and most exciting food city

A look back at the highlights that made the 2010s extraordinary for L.A.'s restaurant culture.
Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • January 3, 2020
It has been a radical decade in dining for Los Angeles — a time when once-quiet neighborhoods became restaurant destinations, when voices at every tier of the industry diversified, when culinary spaces decentralized, when a sense of ownership and...
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