Restaurants serving plant-based meat

There is an entire universe of alternative proteins that mimic beef, chicken, pork and fish. There’s even a hunk of mycelium (the fibers that make up nature’s fungal network) created to look, feel and taste like a chicken breast. What follows are...

Metropolitan Los Angeles is one of the most creative, pluralistic places in the world to eat, and that goes for vegetarians and vegans, who can choose from an astonishing array of restaurants. Whether you’re already a plant-forward person or...

If you’re wondering how you might upgrade your diet in 2022, know that an army of entrepreneurs hope they have your answer: alternative proteins. They’re using plants, cultured cells and fungi to create meat mimics that taste like beef, chicken,...

Sometimes, it feels as if the forces of the universe are conspiring to create a food of the moment. That food, at this moment, is the fried fish sandwich. We seem to have emerged from the Fried Chicken Sandwich ecosphere only to enter an era of...

Lately a common refrain runs through morning text exchanges with friends who are longtime Angelenos. It starts with me asking if they want to meet for breakfast at Clark Street Diner. “You mean Clark Street Bread?” they respond. “Don’t know about...