One last meal at Bicyclette before it closes forever
My favorite place to dine at Bicyclette, Margarita and Walter Manzke’s soon-to-close Pico-Robertson bistro, was along the bar — a nine-seat stretch of polished wood…
When anti-luxury ingredients are more lavish than caviar
The luxury of humble ingredients. Also: Who put the anchovy in Caesar salad? Armenian tacos. The most Asian Costcos. And vegan foie gras. I’m Laurie…
Culver City is now a destination for the comforts of pie
At the counter of Nicole Rucker’s new freestanding location of Fat & Flour in Culver City, pie is never far from the line of vision.…
A gorgeous new drinking destination for Dry January (and beyond)
It was a flash of stagecraft practically codified in modern cocktail bars. A dapper man behind the counter at Stay strained a reddish-bronze cocktail into…
Zero-proof cocktails and buh-bye ‘girl dinner’
Zero-proof drinking. L.A.’s iconic Ethiopian restaurant Meals by Genet reopens while Sweet Lady Jane, of L.A.’s beloved triple-berry cake, closes. Plus, Jenn Harris wants more…
The great fish taco that’s leaving L.A. … but may return
The last fish fry, plus what we ate in 2023 and what’s ahead for 2024. I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with…