Creativity and $400 menus amid record restaurant closures
L.A. is fully in the era of the $400 tasting menu. Plus, a golden era for Champagne, a good bowl of pho, Feast of the…
Passengers ‘fly back in time’ as flight takes off from Hong Kong in 2025 and will land in Los Angeles back in 2024
PASSENGERS will "fly back in time" this evening as their flight takes off from Hong Kong in 2025 and will land in Los Angeles back…
The favorite stories written by the Food team in 2024
Plenty of nicknames knock around the Internet to describe the blurry stretch of time between Christmas (Chrismukkah this year!) and New Year’s Day. “Feral Week”…
Hong Kong police announce bounties on overseas pro-democracy activists | Human Rights News
Police in Chinese territory offer $130,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest of six campaigners.Hong Kong authorities have placed bounties on six pro-democracy activists…
A taste of 1789 Japan
A meal out of history, babka love, Christmas Caesar, Kismet’s cheesy pickle-and-greens dip, ranking the best and worst chicken tenders, a Somni sneak peek, why…
Why Destroyer is still crushing it at breakfast and lunch
“This is so 2017 of me,” I texted my journalist friend Meghan McCarron earlier this week, “but I’m spontaneously going to Destroyer today. Any chance…
Here are the 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles for 2024, ranked
Our annual mega-project is live!Since 2013, The Times has published a yearly guide to the 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles, though in the six…
Hong Kong court rejects first legal challenge to 2024 national security law | Human Rights News
Judge dismisses bid for early release by man sentenced to five years in prision for ‘inciting secession’.A Hong Kong court has dismissed a jailed protester’s…
Inside the Italian food warehouse every cook should know
Beatrice Ughi’s Italian connection. Plus, obsessing over chicken rice, how to use extra pumpkin filling, where chefs eat on their night off and how food…
Hong Kong’s top court rules in favour of same-sex couple rights | LGBTQ News
Judge rules that the government’s policies favouring heterosexual couples ‘cannot be justified’.Hong Kong’s top court has ruled to affirm housing and inheritance rights for same-sex…
Will RFK Jr. ‘go wild on Big Food? Why that could be a good thing
Could RFK Jr. “make America healthy again”? Plus, the Mountain fire’s toll on avocado growers, the closing of a beloved Silver Lake diner, mincemeat cookies…
Hong Kong jails pro-democracy activists over controversial election | Hong Kong Protests
NewsFeedHong Kong’s High Court has sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to up to 10 years in prison, over a move to challenge Beijing’s influence on Hong…
Hong Kong democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about? | Hong Kong Protests News
A Hong Kong Court sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to jail terms of up to 10 years on Tuesday, in the first-ever mass sentencing since Beijing…
Hong Kong jails all 45 pro-democracy activists in largest security case | News
BREAKINGBREAKING, Academic Benny Tai sentenced to 10 years, while others receive sentences of between four and seven years.Taipei, Taiwan – A Hong Kong court has…
A favorite L.A. brunch is back — and better than ever — at Kismet
Do your tastes lean sweet or savory for the day’s first meal? At home, the answer for me is simple: savory, mostly involving a soft…
No bread crumbs: David Campigotto’s cassoulet road show
Comfort us with cassoulet. Also, Thanksgiving prep begins, TGI Fridays struggles, Helms Bakery reopens and La Casita Mexicana gets sweet and spicy. Plus the full…
Before smashburgers, a crisper L.A. burger
Lettuce, cheese, pickle, onion ... on a buttered bun. Also, masa-powered sourdough, spooky cocktails, New Haven-style pizza ... with the char but without the coal,…
How French-Japanese cuisine found a home in California
Gustavo Arellano’s dispatch from “America’s unofficial Chile Highway.” Cooking for Día de Muertos. A giant corn maze. And big kids sucking on baby food-style pouches…
Critic Bill Addison names 35 great places to dine in San Francisco
Beyond telling you that The Times published my fresh guide to dining in San Francisco after two recent weeks of research, I have a hard…
Wildly popular, ‘the sandwich’ is perfect. Why I mess with it
Dodgertown gets a new fan-friendly pizza joint. The ultimate English Premier League bar guide. Brian Dunsmoor’s Lowcountry risotto. I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A.…