Review: Laotian-style barbecue seizes the spotlight at Kra Z Kai’s in Corona

As year-end lists go, wrangling something as wondrously complex as the Los Angeles dining scene is always a fraught task. 2019 provided plenty of threads to chase. The resurgence of French cuisine saw its apex in posh restaurants with chefs who...

Colapasta    Kra Z Kai's BBQ    La Diosa de los Moles    Nightshade    Spoon & Pork    Tacos y Birria La Unica    Bulgarini Gelateria    Tacos 1986    Yang's Kitchen    Spoon By H 7158 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles    Pasjoli    Porridge + Puffs    Bon Temps    Hayato    Fiona   

Every few minutes at Dolan’s Uyghur Cuisine in Alhambra, a server blasts out of the kitchen with his arms outstretched, lugging a round platter with both hands. He’s delivering the next order of da pan ji, or “big plate chicken.” Nearly everyone...

In the six months since Bill Addison and I joined the L.A. Times as co-restaurant critics, my personal highlight reel of phenomenally good Meals to Remember has blown up to embarrassing proportions. There have been rewarding late-night food truck...

Teddy's Red Tacos    Yours Truly    Kra Z Kai's BBQ    Sonoratown    Nightshade   

Any steak overcooked to ruin feels like a bitter waste. It’s particularly vexing when that fate befalls an exquisitely dry-aged, 36-ounce rib-eye from California-raised beef — a steak so marbled it brings to mind aerial views of sinuous river...

The Farmhouse is the high temple of alfresco dining in Corona del Mar, where the streets are named after flowers and patio life is practically a sacrament. Chef Rich Mead’s popular “field-to-fork” restaurant opened almost three years ago inside...