Bill Addison

Beyond Spago, exploring Wolfgang Puck’s L.A. empire at Cut and Chinois on Main

Bill Addison, Patricia Escárcega • Los Angeles Times • June 27, 2019
Spago is the undisputed crown jewel of Wolfgang Puck’s dining empire, but the acclaimed chef also oversees more than a dozen other branded restaurants around the world. Our restaurant critics Bill Addison and Patricia Escárcega drop in on two of...

Newsletter: There's no better place than Los Angeles to live the taco life

Patricia Escárcega • Los Angeles Times • October 12, 2019
Recently I reviewed Chinitos Tacos, a taquería in Lakewood with a charismatic chef and a compelling menu of Asian-influenced tacos. At his restaurant, Beeline Krouch pulls from a wide storehouse of Japanese, Chinese and Southeast Asian ingredients...
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Newsletter: This Filipino bakery in Silver Lake isn't going anywhere

Patricia Escárcega • Los Angeles Times • November 9, 2019
This week, I reviewed Spoon & Pork, where chefs Ray Yaptinchay and Jay Tugas are reinterpreting classic Filipino dishes like pork belly adobo and crispy pata. (Try the extraordinary patita.) After I interviewed the two chefs, they encouraged me to...
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Why one Iowa restaurant owner says 'No love, no tacos'

Patricia Escárcega • Los Angeles Times • October 24, 2020
This summer, Alfonso Medina installed a small yard sign in front of La Carreta Mexican Grill, the restaurant in Marshalltown, Iowa, that he opened in 2018. The “We believe” sign (whose origins journalist Chris Taylor traced recently to a group of...

Where to eat a traditional Japanese breakfast in Los Angeles

Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • January 11, 2020
I love morning foods of all kinds, and I worked through college scrambling eggs and cranking out waffles at a bed-and-breakfast in Boston. These days, though, after work meals out most nights, I rarely wake up wanting more than a few spoonfuls of...
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