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She tells me not to order the sator Siam. I explain to my server at Siam Central, a new Thai restaurant in Mission Viejo, that I’m an adventurous eater. But she holds her ground. She crinkles her nose and says, “That is for Thai people, not...

When he isn’t helming the kitchen at Mélisse and Charcoal Venice, chef Josiah Citrin is enjoying these dishes at other L.A. restaurants. In his own words, here’s what he loves and why. Uni Egg with CaviarProvidence It’s the most elegant bite in...

My colleague Ben Mims and I were sharing a strangely sweet veggie breakfast burrito at a cafe in West Hollywood. It was one of many stops in a project to name my top choices for L.A.’s favorite morning food. Ben wondered how it was going. “Are you...

Dining out for breakfast in Southern California is, at its finest, an expression of community and intersecting cultures: Yemeni shakshouka in Anaheim, broiled mackerel with miso soup and salt pickles in Little Tokyo, catfish and grits in...

I am not a fan of stuffing just any kind of food into a tortilla and calling it a taco, but the pastrami taco from a pop-up restaurant called Malli could be the most Los Angeles, of-the-moment thing I’ve eaten all year. When it works (e.g., Roy...

A new sushi restaurant, Seabutter, recently opened in Laguna Beach in the upstairs spot previously occupied by Sushi San Shi Go overlooking the main drag south of downtown. The menu skews toward California “new style” sushi and sashimi, which is...

Diner lovers mourned in January when it was announced that the 101 Coffee Shop would be closing. This fall, it’s coming back to life. Zack Hall, the founder-owner of Clark Street Bread, is taking over the space, but it won’t be another location of...

A Syrian flag waves outside Mama’s Shawarma, a black food truck that started parking in front of Ralphs supermarket in Glendale this spring. The logo depicts Chef Eyad Kawak wearing sunglasses, standing in front of two flame-licked spits. He...

Valley sushi superstar Mark Okuda has some things to prove on the Westside. “People see Valley sushi as more like rolls,” says Okuda, who’s working to open a Santa Monica outpost of the Brothers Sushi in October. “I want to show them that we use...