One food critic on surviving L.A.'s long pandemic summer

Next week, Sept. 23 to be exact, marks the end of summer in the northern hemisphere. All summer long my fellow critic, Bill Addison, has been telling us where to find the best pizza in Los Angeles; exploring the cultural subtext of kebab-centric...

The end of August is my favorite time to eat at California’s fanciest restaurants. Never is it easier to score last-minute reservations than during this lull-in-dining-out moment as Angelenos wind up summer vacations, local tourism dips briefly...

Earlier this week I was contacted by a journalist friend working on a story about restaurant criticism in the COVID era. She asked how I plan to approach writing about restaurants when restrictions on indoor dining have been lifted and things have...

This week, I’m making the case for salads. These will not help you achieve your ideal summer bod, but they will make the most of some very good produce. Morning glory salad at Jitlada My favorite salad in all of Los Angeles is deep-fried. This...

Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times Felicitations: We’re as fond of vegetables as anyone, but when the shank of summer comes around, our thoughts occasionally turn to meat. And when our thoughts turn to meat, you’ll often find us — and by us, I...