Jonathan Gold: At Porridge and Puffs, spoonfuls of devotion in every bowl

The word “porridge” means something different to everyone, conjuring bowls full of soupy spoon foods from every curve of the globe. At her Historic Filipinotown restaurant Porridge + Puffs, Minh Phan begins her interpretation with a strain of...

Last Sunday, in print and online, The Times announced Minh Phan’s new project Phenakite as this year’s Restaurant of the Year. It began as a trial-run pop-up last September at Second Home, a property in Hollywood originally designed by renowned...

In late September, Minh Phan walked among generously distanced outdoor tables at Second Home, a Hollywood workshare space set among dense vegetation, with a blowtorch in hand. She ignited the blue-orange flame and waved it over a black pot...

Many Los Angeles restaurants have reinvented themselves as one-stop markets for prepared food, fresh produce, pantry staples and household items during the coronavirus shutdown. Menus, hours of operation and other details are subject to change, so...

Even before moving to Los Angeles in December, when Patricia Escárcega and I joined The Times as co-restaurant critics, I was convinced this was the most dynamic and delicious food city in America. Writing weekly restaurant reviews for The Times...