Expectations are high for the new Hatfield’s. After a six month hiatus, Karen and Quinn Hatfield seem as excited as anyone, and ready to get back to work in their new, bigger space on Melrose Avenue.
Want your burger bunless? Ketchup with those fries? At Father’s Office in Santa Monica and Culver City, you’re outta luck.
You don’t have to be in the restaurant biz to know how rough it is out there. But a few places seem to be operating in an alternate universe.
Forget Match.com, eHarmony or meeting your true love on the next reality show. If you’re looking for a serious relationship, get a job, at a restaurant.
Brooke Williamson, half of the team behind Beechwood and the new Hudson House, dishes on workplace romance, the Redondo Beach dining scene, motherhood and where she gets her weekly sushi fix.
At the end of July, after more than 14 years, Jean Francois Meteigner and his wife, Allie Ko, are closing La Cachette.
Feeling peckish at 3 p.m. or 3 a.m.? Where you gonna go? Canter’s of course, the Fairfax Avenue delicatessen equally beloved by club kids and the grey haired set. Jacqueline Canter talks turkey and more with us.
Second generation restaurateur Sal Marino, the man who brought crudo to Los Angeles, muses on his dad, reminds us that Caesar salad is not Italian, and tells us why his kitchen has gotta be quiet. Shhhhh.
Over the course of 30 plus years, Bruce Marder, the man behind Capo, Brentwood, Cora’s and the Broadway Deli, has proven he has a knack for creating restaurants and food that Angelenos crave. So why isn’t he a household name?
And you think you’re busy? Chef Jason Travi operates one of this town’s most celebrated and beloved restaurants.
José Andrés, a native of Asturias, Spain.
We asked 10 of our favorite restaurant owners, chefs and managers to tell us what’s going to be hot in 2009.
Chef Craig Strong is one of LA’s biggest talents. But since his restaurant is located in Pasadena, he doesn’t always get the recognition he deserves.
If you’re into food and you’ve been in Los Angeles long enough, you know the name John Sedlar.
Don’t let the boyish looks and easygoing personality fool you. Chef Michael Cimarusti can cook.
Akasha Richmond was a caterer to the stars before opening her eponymous restaurant, Akasha, in Culver City early this year.
When your very first restaurant job is at Chasen’s, the storied Beverly Hills haunt famous for its chili and celebrity clientele, you’re bound for greatness.
At the tender age of 13, Govind Armstrong, who grew up in Encino, started an apprenticeship at the original Spago on Sunset Strip.
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Allston Yacht Club
Located just a baseball’s throw from Dodger’s Stadium, this clubby Echo Park gem offers a thoughtful small plates menu and solid wine list from a pair of film industry vets.
