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After more than 10 weeks, restaurants in Los Angeles County were abruptly greenlit to restart dine-in service on Friday. But many owners and chefs say it’s just too soon to throw open their doors. They cite substantial challenges to getting fully...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing shutdown have left many restaurants uncertain about their future. As they grapple with new realities, we asked some of them to share their stories. This spring, for perhaps the first time in the...

Los Angeles County restaurants may soon be able to resume dine-in service, and hair salons and barbershops can start taking customers. With those reopenings, the region takes a significant step forward in the resumption of normal economic...

Wondering what it might be like to sit down for a meal at a local restaurant when Los Angeles allows dine-in service to resume? A “toolkit” posted to the city’s pandemic recovery website may offer some clues. It includes an extensive list of best...

Apparently there’s a nationwide meat shortage. Disruptions in the supply chain are forcing grocery stores to ration steaks the same way they’ve been rationing toilet paper. Fortunately there’s a fork in the supply chain where, at least for now,...

Tito’s Tacos, the beloved Culver City taco stand, will reopen on June 1 after a temporary closure. When they come back, not only will they be serving up the same hardshell tacos and other throwback dishes they’ve sold since 1959, but they’ll...

Is there such thing as sushi weather? Maybe, maybe not, but this week is as good a time as any to order takeout from Hamasaku. The beloved Westside strip-mall sushi joint recently reopened for pickup on Fridays and Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. The...

I thought it would come with instructions. But I guess Puesto thought people should already know how to assemble a taco. Granted, I’ve already finished my first margarita, and the tequila is messing with my spatial coordination. I pick up the...

Recently I wrote about Tony Ruiz and Oscar, two restaurant workers in L.A. facing extreme economic insecurity after losing their jobs to the coronavirus shutdown. Because they are undocumented, Tony and Oscar have no access to unemployment...

Silver Lake favorite Alimento is back. Zach Pollack reopened his trattoria this week, with some of the restaurant’s most-loved dishes available for takeout and delivery. You can order up various salads, the chicken Milanese sandwich, or pastas...