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Patricia Kelly Yeo

Patricia Kelly Yeo

Food & Drink Editor, Time Out Los Angeles

Kelly is the Food & Drink Editor of Time Out Los Angeles. Prior to joining Time Out, she interned at Insider, The Daily Beast, and Los Angeles Magazine. She majored in Human Biology and Society at UCLA and has a master's in journalism from the USC Annenberg School of Communications and Journalism. To find out where she's eating, follow her on Instagram @froginawell69.

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The best restaurants in West Hollywood

The best restaurants in West Hollywood

In West Hollywood, restaurants are typically better known for celebrity sightings and outrageous menu prices than truly amazing food, and upscale nightlife-oriented eateries are a dime a dozen within the tiny city.After all, WeHo has Boystown—the largest queer nightlife corridor across all of Los Angeles—and newer influencer favorites like Saddle Ranch and BOA Steakhouse, where the party doesn’t stop even if the food is terrible. For hardcore fans of Vanderpump Rules, SUR, PUMP and TomTom are all within city limits, the restaurants featured in the E! show and its subsequent spin-offs. The area also boasts L.A.'s most centrally located Norm's, a regional 24-hour diner stalwart housed in one of the finest examples of Southern California's Googie architecture. It's also worth noting international sushi chain Nobu and over-the-top Miami export Barton G call the neighborhood home as well, while icons like Craig's and Cecconi's (whose reputations surpass their culinary chops) cater to Hollywood power brokers, stars both wannabe and actual and the wayward tourists and paparazzi who trail in their wake. Even more people who prefer to be seen (and drink, rather than eat their calories) flock toward the Tower Bar—a West Hollywood institution with five-star service, old Hollywood style and the blandest salmon poké bowl this side of the Mississippi.  In short, West Hollywood is a little bit of a clusterfuck, and while this makes parking terrible, especially on weekends, this dense locale

The best pizza in Los Angeles, slice by slice

The best pizza in Los Angeles, slice by slice

Move over, East Coasters; the third wave pizza movement in L.A. has reached its pinnacle, and the city is awash in more pie varieties than ever before—with plenty of pizza-makers still reaching towards greatness. L.A.’s most iconic pizzas and their offshoots (California Pizza Kitchen, anyone?) might have made the city famous nationwide last century, but a new generation of chefs, as well as a handful of imports, are making the City of Angels just as great of a place to tear into a freshly baked slice as it is to bite into a taco or a piece of sushi. Gourmet or lowbrow, takeout or dine-in, thin crust or thick—these are the best pizzas in Los Angeles right now.

The best restaurants in Culver City

The best restaurants in Culver City

The self-proclaimed "Heart of Screenland," Culver City is a historic moviemaking town once located on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Today, it's the current home of Sony Pictures Studios, as well as a growing hub for digital media and tech companies. Entertainment, media and tech's outsized influence on downtown Culver City have kept the quiet Westside neighborhood's main dining scene catering primarily to employees of Sony, Amazon, Apple, HBO and TikTok, while the major E Line-adjacent shopping hub Platform Culver City continues to showcase a handful of excellent, but pricey, dining options, like New York export Roberta's. When it comes to restaurants, there's plenty to love in Culver City, both old and new alike, with newcomers like Citizen Public Market and all-around L.A. favorites like Hatchet Hall forging a peaceful coexistence alongside local favorites like Tito's Tacos and S&W Country Diner. While it remains to be seen whether the small city will ever become a true Los Angeles-wide dining destination, here's where to dine, drink and snack in Culver City—from the sleepier Mar Vista-adjacent outskirts to the pedestrian-friendly streets of downtown Culver.

The best restaurants in the Arts District

The best restaurants in the Arts District

Always full of buzzy, new and often expensive eateries, the Arts District circa 2022 might be the landing spot of choice for out-of-town chefs and restaurant groups, but this industrial-adjacent Downtown neighborhood still has plenty in the way of more everyday eats like tacos and burgers geared towards locals and budget-conscious visitors. Most weekend evenings, the entire area experiences generally heavy traffic—and the parking struggle intensifies—but some of the best dining around makes the hassle of going out here worth it for residents and tourists alike. To cut back on chaos, head to the Arts District on weekday evenings, when this restaurant- and bar-heavy neighborhood typically feels more relaxed.  RECOMMENDED: Read more on where to drink, play and shop in our guide to the Arts District

The definitive guide to the Arts District

The definitive guide to the Arts District

What was once an industrial zone and low-cost haven for practicing artists is now L.A.’s Arts District—a trendy, burgeoning urban hub for creative professionals, professional creatives and everyone else in between. These days, the neighborhood has become one of the most exciting places to dine, and it’s long been a great place to hang out on the weekends with numerous galleries, breweries and cocktail bars, plus a handful of daytime attractions. (Under cover of night, it’s also home to many parties within the city’s underground music scene.) The 2019 arrival of the exclusive members-only Soho House outpost—a.k.a. Soho Warehouse—cemented what Arts District regulars already new: the neighborhood had completed its full-tilt transformation into a cool (read: expensive) place to live. Where exactly is the Arts District? The formal borders of the Arts District run from the L.A. River to Alameda Street (with a western carve out for neighboring Little Tokyo), and from the 101 freeway down to 7th Street—though there a few spots south of there that we’d still embrace as being part of the neighborhood. You’ll find most of the activity in the center of that area, with a particularly dense cluster of spots around Traction Avenue and 3rd Street. Public transit in the area is limited (there’s a Metro stop toward the northeast edge, near Little Tokyo) and parking can be a pain (toward the southern end, the At Mateo garage is one of the few sizable public parking lots). A series of bridges ov

8 secret L.A. spots you need to visit

8 secret L.A. spots you need to visit

There’s no keeping secrets in a city fixated on discovering the next big thing. But Los Angeles always stretches past the horizon: Our megalopolis is so vast that the other side of the 405 feels like unfamiliar territory no matter where you are. And so, we’re turning our attention to L.A.’s superlative secrets—not necessarily its best-kept ones or the spots that will have to shutter as soon as word gets out, but the inventive finds that elude guidebooks and the itineraries of most Angelenos. Read on for a shortcut on one L.A.’s best hikes, a beach entrance tucked between mansions and an underground, over-the-top supper club.

The best sushi restaurants in Los Angeles

The best sushi restaurants in Los Angeles

L.A. has the most diverse, expansive and wide-reaching sushi scene in the country, so how does one even start to begin? In Valley strip malls, Little Tokyo plazas and and swanky Beverly Hills dining rooms, you might be able to easily track down solid enough nigiri pieces and plates of sashimi, but our well-researched list of top-notch sushi restaurants at every price point just might be the answer to that question. While most of picks will easily set you back over $100 per head, there are still a handful of high-quality and affordable options around Los Angeles (after all, it’s hard to beat Sushi Gen's classic sashimi lunch special). Whether you're looking to splurge or save, these amazing sushi bars will more than satisfy your next craving for immaculately cut raw fish.

All 27 of L.A.’s Michelin star restaurants, updated for 2022

All 27 of L.A.’s Michelin star restaurants, updated for 2022

Let’s be real: Could a French tire company really encapsulate what good dining in Los Angeles entails? Apparently, they’re still going to try. After Michelin took a yearlong hiatus in California, the largely Eurocentric international guide is back in the state, and thus the City of Angels, with seven new Michelin starred restaurants in 2021—and the promotion to two stars for an eighth. With all its picks this year in the three dollar sign range and above, the nearly century-old red restaurant book is proving to us all that while age is just a number, culinary elitism is timeless.   For those blissfully unaware of what the Michelin Guide is, here’s how it all goes down: The star ratings, while controversial, are considered essentially the most prestigious award a restaurant could ever receive. One star denotes “a very good restaurant,” two signifies “excellent cooking that is worth a detour” and three stars, most coveted of all, translates to “exceptional cuisine that is worth a special journey.” A new Bib Gourmand category, added to their 2019 guide to California, also recognizes more affordable spots, with 10 new L.A. area additions this year. To determine these ratings, the guide’s anonymous inspectors visit and judge restaurants according to quality, atmosphere, service and even nominal details, such as how far apart the tables are spaced. With a clear bias towards fine dining and blatant roots in a culture of Western imperialism, the Michelin Guide is just one measure of

The best speakeasies in Los Angeles

The best speakeasies in Los Angeles

Sure, liquor’s been legal since Prohibition’s end, and there’s no practical use for smuggling hooch in basement bars post-1933, but there’s still something sleek about a speakeasy—especially in an age where everything is on full display across social media, removing all the mystery. Fortunately, L.A. keeps a bit of the playful, adventurous, seek-and-ye-shall-find spirit going thanks to the city’s oldest bars and modern-day spots tucked into corners as video stores, hotels, barber shops and anything else you need to explore to find the door. What defines a speakeasy? Some of L.A.’s top examples are shifting and adapting: Even K-town’s beloved pirate-themed speakeasy, R Bar, ditched its passwords a few years ago, and now it’s just a bar—nothing wrong with that, though, let’s be clear. So for the purposes of this list, we whittled the criteria. Evey bar on this list has an entrance that’s physically hidden or unmarked, whether it’s a door within a restaurant or in a basement, or the door is actually a bed that flips around to reveal a secret staircase. You’ve got to be in the know to find these top-notch cocktail dens. Once you’ve unlocked these great bars, you’ll usually find burlesque, live jazz, vinyl nights and other secrets waiting to be discovered. Hit the town like it’s 1922 for our city’s top new, old and everything-in-between speakeasies.

The 34 best restaurants in Los Angeles you need to try

The 34 best restaurants in Los Angeles you need to try

After weathering two years of strict dining regulations, L.A. is still host to one of the most innovative, exciting and diverse food scenes in the country. Brick-and-mortar restaurants, Instagram pop-ups, street vendors and food trucks: No matter the form, you can find amazing food in a city whose reputation is built as much on off-the-beaten-path tacos and pop-ups as it is on fine dining-trained chefs making quick work of farmers’ market produce and mainline access to the top-notch Pacific seafood. At its core, L.A.’s restaurant scene thrives on diversity, resulting in genre-bending formats and cuisines that have given rise to some of the country’s best omakase restaurants, fine dining institutions and strip mall hidden gems. Our experts scour the city for great eats and great insider info. We value fun, flavor, freshness—and value at every price point. We update our list regularly to reflect changes in menu offerings, style of service, new locations and the ever-changing pulse of the city’s food scene. If it’s on the list, we think it’s awesome and worth the hype, wait and money —and we bet you will, too. July 2022: After months of visits and plenty of heavily considered thought, we’ve switched out six of our Best Restaurant picks, adding a few old-but-new faces: Damian, Dulan’s Soul Food Kitchen, Sushi Gen, Luv2Eat Thai Bistro, Maude and Nozawa Bar. In the interest of greater transparency amid rising inflation, we’ve added prices to our tasting menu listings—so you can mak

The best new restaurants in Los Angeles to try right now

The best new restaurants in Los Angeles to try right now

If you've already eaten through L.A.'s best restaurants and sipped cocktails at the hottest bars from the Westside to Downtown, you're probably the type of person who loves checking out the city’s hottest eateries, but hates spending money on overhyped duds. With our heavily vetted list of newly opened restaurants (yes, we've personally checked out every single one), we're helping you decide where to head next—since there's nothing worse when it comes to going out than wasting one's precious, typically limited free time and, of course, money, especially with rising inflation. Updated on a monthly basis, our best new restaurants list takes into account the quality of cuisine, overall ambience, price and value. We steer clear of the social media hype cycle, give thoughtful ordering tips and let you know exactly what to expect in terms of crowd, vibe and cuisine at upscale Hollywood hot spots, laidback fast-casual joints and everything in between. If necessary, we also make recommendations as to when, and how, to fit these red-hot restaurants into your finite leisure time and budget—whether they're worth driving out of your way for, or perhaps better suited for locals in the neighborhood. In the interest of price transparency and reader convenience, we also strive to include valet costs and parking availability for every restaurant—further taking the headache out of your next great new meal in Los Angeles. Read on for August's best new restaurants, ranked.  August 2022: As summe

The 18 best bars in Los Angeles

The 18 best bars in Los Angeles

After almost two years of pandemic turmoil, L.A.'s bar scene is finally back in business, and there might be no better time than now for a good, well-made drink, preferably with a side of bar bites and good, old-fashioned camraderie. After all, bars, like restaurants and public parks, give rise to the sought-after sense of belonging and community that characterizes what sociologist Ray Oldenburg called "third spaces." Right now, much of L.A.'s drinking scene seems to have found its post-vaccine mandate footing, and we’re glad to be back at a busy bar, credit card in hand, hoping to flag down a  bartender. L.A. might have cozy dives near the beach, rooftop happy hours with views of the Hollywood Hills, and pricey but delicious concoctions in the swankiest Downtown hotels, but if you’re really asking us, here are the 18 best bars in Los Angeles—for any occasion. August 2022: Though L.A. County has dropped its mask mandate, we’ve kept our patio option callouts on our Best Bars list. Note: Both City of Los Angeles and L.A. County no longer requires bars, lounges, distilleries and wineries to ask for proof of vaccination to enter indoor spaces—but businesses can still set their own rules for guests. 

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Dtown Pizzeria

Dtown Pizzeria

Part of the post-2020 wave of Detroit-style operations that have overtaken the city’s pizza scene, this West Hollywood pop-up inside Phorage offers golden, crispy rectangular pan pizzas that L.A. transplants from Motor City just might recognize as the real deal. Chef Ryan Ososky, who hails from Detroit, offers both classic pies toppings and more unique options, like the all-white “Haole” Aka Not Hawaiian (bacon jam, charred pineapple and pickled jalapeños) and the over-the-top Resolution (shaved A5 Wagyu, pickled red onions, truffle, and scallions). Note: The pop-up shop is located inside the Trader Joe’s shopping complex.

Guerrilla Tacos Yard Sale

Guerrilla Tacos Yard Sale

Have you ever wanted to own a restaurant-grade outdoor grill? Now you can, thanks to this Sunday morning yard sale at Guerrilla Tacos. Munch on $3 tacos and $10 mimosas while you peruse the Arts District taqueria's selection of home decor (think potted plants and pendant lights) as well as assorted tiki mugs, glassware and refurbished kitchen appliances.

Pizzeria Bianco

Pizzeria Bianco

One of Phoenix's best pizzerias has arrived at ROW DTLA, and the Arts District is richer for it. While Chris Bianco's trailblazing New York-Neopolitan hybrids have yet to arrive in L.A., the relatively new shop offers a lunch-only selection of other, more takeout-friendly pizza styles, like New York-style triangles and a bright Roman alla palla square covered in a decadent mix of Montasio, Caciocavallo and Valentino, plus Meyer lemon and red onion. With dinner service (and the original Phoenix pizzas) soon to arrive, the city will soon find out just what made Bianco—and his pizzeria—so famous in the first place.

Prince Street Pizza

Prince Street Pizza

Overflowing with tiny pepperoni cups, the legendary squares sold by the slice at this New York City import drip with melted cheese, mouthwatering red sauce and a certain je ne sais quois we have yet to completely identify. Try the Spicy Vodka for an unforgettable pasta-pizza mashup—and while the thick-cut square slices are the reason to pay this West Hollywood pizza shop a visit, the New York-style triangles are also just as good as any you'll find in Manhattan. Note: For whole pies, you can order ahead and pick up, or Prince Street even offers local delivery.

Ghisallo

Ghisallo

This Ocean Park pizzeria comes by way of Pizzana, where Ghisallo's David Rodriguez first cut his teeth. Two styles of pizza are on offer here: a hybridized Neapolitan-style, whole and made to order, plus triangles of thin-crust New York-inspired available at the counter. Locals gravitate towards dining in on, when the former comes fresh from the oven and topped with ingredients like ricotta, prosciutto, quince, basil and rosemary (the Campesino, one of Rodriguez's favorites), but one could just as easily take a couple of slices to go for a day at the beach.

Hennessey + Ingalls

Hennessey + Ingalls

This art-oriented bookstore on Santa Fe specializes in coffee table-grade art and architecture titles, but the expansive shop also sells children’s books, rare and out-of-print titles, travel guides and cookbooks alongside a selection of  Moleskine notebooks, journals and planners. Despite the fairly highbrow selection, an experience here lacks the intimidation and pretension of other upmarket shops; the staff is generally friendly and helpful, and there's something for everyone here.

House of Woo

House of Woo

Since 2014, this local apparel brand's Arts District flagship retail shop has offered California-inspired boutique clothing alongside a well-curated selection of home goods, wellness products and other small luxury items. Owned and operated by Staci Woo and Mike Badt, the family-owned shop offers a unique shopping experience designed for leisurely perusing and wandering—and is an ideal spot to pick up birthday, housewarming or other special occasion gifts.

Sanctuary Fitness

Sanctuary Fitness

Approachable, but challenging HIIT is the name of the game at Sanctuary Fitness, whose popular indoor-outdoor studio in the Arts District has given rise to offshoots in Pasadena, Koreatown and West Hollywood. A spiritual tilt (Sanctuary's mission includes helping clients find "peace through perspiration") means instructors emphasize kaizen, a Japanese philosophy focused on continuous improvement—so every little bit of effort in each workout counts.

Detroit Vesey’s

Detroit Vesey’s

Though this industrial-looking café holds rides and evening events geared towards the LGBTQ and cycling communities, Detroit Vesey's welcomes all patrons in search of a place to work, a cup of coffee and all-day, affordable and health-conscious fare that can be hard to find in a neighborhood full of upscale dinner destinations. Plentiful outlets and well-made juices, smoothies and coffees are a welcome antidote to the pricier options around the Arts District, and have made DV's popular among locals as a daytime hangout spot almost every day of the week (the café closes on Mondays).

ROW DTLA

ROW DTLA

During the day, it's easy to go well beyond the two hours' free parking at ROW DTLA, the upscale outdoor mall with specialty clothing shops you've likely never heard of, picturesque floral boutique Jean Pascal and other highbrow artisan shops geared towards affluent shoppers with less-than-mainstream taste. By night, the complex is home to two Michelin-starred fine dining eateries (Hayato and Kato—both of which require booking weeks, if not months, in advance),  with more reasonably priced daytime eateries like Pizzeria Bianco, Japanese fried chicken specialist Pikunico and local coffee chain Go Get Em Tiger open during the day.

Black Restaurant Week

Black Restaurant Week

Support under-the-radar Black-owned restaurants with Black Restaurant Week's return to Los Angeles For 10 days straight, this celebration of African-American, African and Caribbean cuisines highlights participating restaurants across the city who'll all be offering prix-fixe plate specials. There's also a BINGO card to keep score of your visits and enter you to win gift cards, plus a virtual cocktail contest and a database of local, independent Black-owned restaurants to use year round. Find the full list of participating L.A. spots here.

L.A. Times Food Bowl Launch Party

L.A. Times Food Bowl Launch Party

Kick off the Los Angeles Times' monthlong celebration of the city's diverse food scene with this fancy party at Grandmasters Recorders. The rooftop event will feature a live DJ, cocktails, wine and beer, as well as passed appetizers from Anajak Thai, Kato, Woodspoon and Fat + Flour. Laurie Ochoa, the general manager of the Times Food section and the widow of the late Jonathan Gold, will also be on hand to present awards to this year's Restaurant of the Year and Gold Award winners (Anajak Thai and Meals by Genet, respectively). All food and drink is included in the $150 ticket price.  

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This beloved SGV sushi counter just opened up shop on the Westside

This beloved SGV sushi counter just opened up shop on the Westside

Known across the San Gabriel Valley for delicious, budget-friendly sushi, Yama Seafood has now softly opened a second location in Mar Vista, with Japanese market items, snacks and drinks in tow. The longtime quick-service counter and mini-mart—one of Time Out’s favorite hidden gems in the 626—debuted its new Westside location quietly in mid-July for lunch. Dubbed Yama Sushi Sake & Attitude, the sleeker follow-up to the original outpost in San Gabriel will soon extend its daily hours of operation from 11am–3pm to 11am–7pm beginning on August 11.  Photograph: Time Out/Patricia Kelly Yeo Since 1984, the family-run business has offered SGV residents enormous pre-ordered platters of maki for parties and large gatherings, plus freshly cut trays of affordable sashimi and California rolls. All three popular options are also available now in Mar Vista at Yama Sushi Sake & Attitude, located on the corner of National and Barrington, along with vegan sushi rolls and other takeout-friendly cold case items freshly made in-house. Though Yama Sushi’s exact fish selection varies daily, patrons can reliably find more everyday cuts like salmon, tuna, yellowtail and octopus available at the counter, plus a few more premium selections like scallop and fatty tuna. A large, colorful array of drinks and snacks rounds out the Westside location’s lunch-friendly offerings, which has already attracted plenty of locals and longtime Yama fans alike.  Photograph: Time Out/Patricia Kelly Yeo Yama Sushi

Why the long-running King’s Hawaiian restaurant is a beloved South Bay family favorite

Why the long-running King’s Hawaiian restaurant is a beloved South Bay family favorite

From the moment you walk in the door, the aloha vibes are strong at King's Hawaiian Bakery & Restaurant in Torrance. Mochi doughnuts, rainbow-hued paradise cakes and more variations of the international company's signature bread than one could dream of grace the bakery section at the entrance. A giant pineapple statue welcomes patrons to the cavernous dining room, where servers in Hawaiian shirts navigate around a floor-to-ceiling tropical aquarium to serve island staples like loco moco and spam musubi, plus French toast made with King's Hawaiian sweet rolls.  Photograph: Time Out/Patricia Kelly YeoThe pineapple dressed up for the 4th of July. Though the headquarters of King's Hawaiian moved from Honolulu to the mainland—and more precisely, Torrance, home to a large population of Hawaii transplants—in 1988, seemingly few Angelenos are aware that the grocery store bread company calls greater Los Angeles home. A factory near the 405 in Torrance makes much of the packaged baked goods available in SoCal, while a second facility in Georgia also produces a few distinctive items and other baked goods, primarily for the East Coast. Outside of the South Bay, even fewer seem to be aware that the iconic supermarket brand has two L.A.-area restaurants: the full-service Torrance flagship and its fast-casual sibling, the Local Place, in nearby Gardena.  Both eateries have become mainstays for South Bay residents in search of a casual everyday meal, as well as former islanders looking for

Iconic L.A. hot dog stand Tail o’ the Pup reopens in West Hollywood

Iconic L.A. hot dog stand Tail o’ the Pup reopens in West Hollywood

In yet another retro-cool comeback for the area, the Tail o’ the Pup is back up and running at 8512 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. After years of back and forth, the quirkily shaped hot dog stand made its grand debut today at its new address, located right next to Shake Shack. The new Pup comes complete with indoor-outdoor seating, menu additions that include beer and wine and an extra dose of plaque-commemorated history: In 1971, the Doors recorded their hit song “L.A. Woman” in the same building the expanded eatery now occupies. Photograph: Courtesy Maxim Shapovalov The original 1946 stand, beloved by countless celebrities over the decades, was first located on La Cienega Boulevard near Beverly, where you’ll now find Sofitel Los Angeles. In 2002, the Pup even made an appearance on A Cook’s Tour, one of late Anthony Bourdain’s earlier TV shows. The preservationist-oriented 1933 Group, which acquired ownership of the Pup in 2018, first announced plans to restore and expand the stand with an on-site dining area and new menu items. Now, the Pup’s years-delayed grand opening is finally here. Red and white stripes, bright mustard yellow accents now further distinguish the 76-year-old Pup, with the current colors chosen by 1933 Group’s Bobby Green intended to resemble the original iteration as closely as possible. (Over the years, the stand has received about five different paint jobs.) Photograph: Courtesy the 1933 Group Beyond classic hot dogs with every topping u

76-year-old Irv’s Burgers returns to West Hollywood after four years

76-year-old Irv’s Burgers returns to West Hollywood after four years

Just for you! In one of the city’s most surprising restaurant comeback stories, Irv’s Burgers reopened last Friday with proprietor Sonia Hong’s iconic paper plate doodles and messages in tow. Now located at 7998 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood (half a block from its original location), the septuagenarian burger stand will offer its longtime double cheeseburgers and pastrami sandwiches, plus a slate of newer, equally all-American items under new culinary director Armen Piskoulian of Oui Melrose. Think hot dogs, tuna melts and milkshakes, plus a charitable add-on known as Brady’s Way that donates $1 from each sale to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. First established as Queen’s in 1946, the original burger stand served countless celebrities, West Hollywood locals and tourists along a stretch of the historic Route 66—which in this part of town runs along Santa Monica Boulevard. (Today, the structure itself still exists in front of Conservatory.) The stand took on the name of Irv’s Burgers in 1970, after then-new owner Irv Genis, and attracted the likes of Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin. Thirty years later, Hong and her family took over the stand from Genis, with the former becoming a local celebrity in her own right for her friendly hospitality and adorable paper plate drawings. They faced eviction from Irv’s original location in 2013, relocation a year later (to a storefront next door to its current spot) and closure in 2018 after failing to gain traction. Now, a newer,

Amazon’s creepy palm recognition service is coming to two L.A. area Whole Foods

Amazon’s creepy palm recognition service is coming to two L.A. area Whole Foods

Paying for groceries with your phone or watch might already be easy, but Amazon now wants you to pay with a swipe of the palm of your hand. In another round of potential privacy-encroaching convenience, the tech giant has rolled out its palm recognition payment service, Amazon One, in two Southern California Whole Foods locations (Silver Lake and Irvine), with plans to add the capability to the organic grocery store’s Playa Vista location in the weeks to come. The device creates a unique palm signature for each user, which is then saved for future purchases.  Per the multi-billion dollar company’s spokesperson, the touch-free service promises to protect your data by storing users’ palm images in a secure part of the Amazon Web Services cloud, rather than locally on each palm recognition device itself. Users can elect to enroll one or both palms in the service, along with a credit or debit card. A single hover of one’s palm will charge the card on file. It’s that simple, and it’s that unsettling. This isn’t the first time Amazon One has made an appearance in the L.A. area. As of writing, the palm recognition service is already available at Amazon Fresh stores in Moorpark, Woodland Hills, Ladera Heights and Cerritos, as well as the Whole Foods in Sherman Oaks.

ジョリビーがロサンゼルスのダウンタウンにオープン

ジョリビーがロサンゼルスのダウンタウンにオープン

ロサンゼルスのダウンタウンに、フィリピン生まれの大手ファストフードチェーン、ジョリビー(Jollibee)がオープンした。ローケーションは、ショッピングセンターであるBlocの向かい(住所:729 Seventh Street)。 同チェーンはこれまで、ロサンゼルス郡イーストハリウッド、イーグルロック、アルハンブラ、パノラマシティ、トーランス、カーソン、アルテシアに7店舗を出店。この新店のオープンにより、看板メニューの『Chickenjoy』や甘い味付けのスパゲティが、ロサンゼルスの中心部でより気軽に食べられるようになった。ダウンタウン店では、DoorDashを利用したデリバリーサービスも提供する予定だ。 Photograph: Courtesy Jollibee USA ジョリビーは「フィリピンのマクドナルド」として同国民や同国にルーツを持つに人たちに広く知られ、愛されている。1998年にアメリカ進出し、2019年にはロサンゼルスを「重要なハブ」として、4年以内にアメリカの店舗数を3倍にする拡張計画を発表していた。 原文はこちら 関連記事 『カナダ発のビーガンファストフードチェーンがニューヨークに進出』 『人気バーガーチェーンのソニックがマンハッタンに出店』 『国産フライドチキンショップ4選』 『アラウンド・ザ・ワールド、ご当地グルメ10選』 『海外旅行、隔離なしで入国できる国リスト』 東京の最新情報をタイムアウト東京のメールマガジンでチェックしよう。登録はこちら

Filipino fast food giant Jollibee opens in Downtown L.A.

Filipino fast food giant Jollibee opens in Downtown L.A.

Pure, unbridled Chickenjoy has come to Downtown L.A., where a brand new Jollibee location has just opened. Located at 729 Seventh Street across from the Bloc outdoor shopping center, the international Filipino fast food chain will offer Angelenos a more centrally located outpost to get their fried chicken and sweet spaghetti fix. The brand already has seven L.A. County locations in East Hollywood, Eagle Rock, Alhambra, Panorama City, Torrance, Carson and Artesia. The Downtown location will also offer delivery through DoorDash. In 2019, Jollibee announced expansion plans that would triple the number of U.S. outlets within four years, with Los Angeles as a “key hub.” The beloved chain is largely billed as the McDonald’s of the Philippines and its diaspora.  Photograph: Courtesy Jollibee USA The Downtown Jollibee's initial opening hours are from 9am to 9pm daily.

World-famous dumpling spot Din Tai Fung is coming to Downtown Disney

World-famous dumpling spot Din Tai Fung is coming to Downtown Disney

Two iconic SoCal purveyors of long waits and best-in-class hospitality are joining forces: Disneyland and Din Tai Fung. Though there’s no official opening date, the Downtown Disney shopping district (situated just outside the actual theme park) will soon reveal a new Anaheim outpost of the Taiwanese restaurant group. The arrival of the xiaolongbao specialist is easily the splashiest addition to the Disneyland food scene in ages.  Along with a larger global presence, Din Tai Fung has several locations throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties. The consistently excellent chain is known for its handcrafted soup dumplings and other family-style Taiwanese staples—as well as for its extreme busyness from open to close.   Rendering: Courtesy Artist Concept/Patina Restaurant GroupThe new Centrico will occupy the space that once housed Uva Bar & Cafe.   Along with Din Tai Fung, Disney also announced the opening of a few other eateries (as well as a Pixar-themed hotel) via its parks blog. The additions come as part of a mid-century-inspired makeover of the west end of Downtown Disney that’s looking to diversify the array of cuisines on offer. Two new Mexican restaurants named Paseo and Centrico are coming, courtesy of chef Carlos Gaytán, whose Tzuco and now-closed Mexique in Chicago once earned Michelin stars (those will land in the former Uva Bar & Cafe space). The pre-existing Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen will refresh its New Orleans-inspired menu, while onetime brick-and-mortar E

Fairfax’s newest breezy patio eatery just debuted brunch in the old Tart Restaurant space

Fairfax’s newest breezy patio eatery just debuted brunch in the old Tart Restaurant space

Bottomless mimosas on Fairfax are back, courtesy of Short Stories Restaurant, a brand-new brunch spot occupying what was once Tart Restaurant inside the old Farmer’s Daughter hotel. Located inside the also-new hotel by the same name, the beautifully redesigned eatery first opened for dinner service in early March with a menu of flavorful, market-driven cuisine by Ricardo Zarate. Now, as of April 10, Short Stories has launched the Rosaliné chef’s similarly Peruvian-inspired Sunday brunch, available from 10am to 4pm. In true Sunday Funday fashion, the menu includes $30 bottomless mimosas with your choice of fruit purée and a brief but satisfying selection of all-day staples perfect for enjoying en plein air on the restaurant’s dreamy, plant-filled patio. Photograph: Courtesy Stefan Merriweather Longtime patrons of Tart will hardly recognize the same indoor-outdoor courtyard, which now features marble chess board flooring, evergreen trees strung with lanterns and plenty of bright white accents. A stone fountain by the restaurant entrance and plenty of foliage at Short Stories add to the secret garden-like feel worlds away from the roar of L.A. traffic just outside its walls. In terms of brunch fare, Short Stories offers 10 familiar items with a few Peruvian twists, including a kale caesar salad made with huacatay, or black mint; steak and eggs with a Peruvian soy glaze; and the Nikkei Cobb salad, which winks at Zarate’s soon-to-open Peruvian-Japanese spot Causita with a sesame

A sublime encounter with sunrise at James Turrell’s Dividing the Light

A sublime encounter with sunrise at James Turrell’s Dividing the Light

 The works of James Turrell were not made for TikTok. Nor are the 78-year-old light artist’s works made for Instagram, or any social media platform offering up the attention span equivalent of hors d’oeuvres. Instead, the exhibits are designed to be savored over minutes and hours, the full impression of them only apparent to you only after a slow, gradual change in your own perception. Quite likely, you’ve seen the direct impact of Turrell without even knowing it. Despite his decades-long visionary status in the fine art world, the artist’s sway over the cultural mainstream generally recedes into the background, sometimes literally, as in the case of Drake’s “Hotline Bling.” In the 2015 music video, moody shades of bright pink, blue-purples and Drakeposting yellow intermittently bathe the rapper and his backup dancers, not entirely unlike the Breathing Light room at the artist’s LACMA retrospective, which ran from 2013 to 2014.  “I fuck with Turrell,” Drake later told Rolling Stone, directly citing the Light and Space Movement pioneer as inspiration while preparing to enter one of the artist’s Perceptual Cells at the same exhibit, where I also first encountered Turrell as a high school art student. Though the immersive metal sphere shrouded the viewer—in this case, Drake—in a 12-minute mixture of colorful lights and atonal sound, many of Turrell’s other works restrict their manipulation of perception solely to light, time and space. While you can’t currently view his work at

This new comfort food hangout in Hollywood comes by way of quarantine hit Ronnie's Kickin'

This new comfort food hangout in Hollywood comes by way of quarantine hit Ronnie's Kickin'

After two years of deferred dreams and a successful fried chicken pop-up in quarantine, Ronnie Muñoz has finally launched his new Hollywood brick-and-mortar: Ronnie’s Kitchen + Cocktails. The everyday New American gastropub’s menu includes the chef's cult-favorite Kickin’ spicy fried chicken, as well as a slate of gourmet chain restaurant classics, like a deep-fried, cheekily named "flowering" onion and skillet cookie topped with ice cream. But there’s even more in the pipeline. At the same sprawling 5960 Sunset Boulevard address, Muñoz—along with Sunset Food Group—will also open three other dining concepts in the near future: Besties Burgers, a takeaway gourmet hamburger joint; Todos Santos, an upscale-casual Mexican eatery; and a still unnamed New York-inspired bodega. Until then, the full-service Ronnie’s Kitchen will host diners with 80 indoor seats, a 20-foot bar with 10 TVs intended for game days and a small outdoor patio. Photograph: Courtesy Liz WardThe ’flowering’ onion at Ronnie’s Kitchen + Cocktails. The fine dining chef's more casual cooking first gained citywide recognition after the Los Angeles Times covered his quarantine pop-up-turned-food truck Ronnie’s Kickin’, a fried chicken concept whose Instagram account soon gleaned over 10,000 followers. At its height, the food truck's appearance drew socially distanced lines spanning several blocks, with Muñoz and his team often selling out early. Before the pandemic, Muñoz had worked his way up from line cook at St

Where to savor kesar pista in L.A. ahead of Holi, the Hindu festival of spring

Where to savor kesar pista in L.A. ahead of Holi, the Hindu festival of spring

What happens when one of the most expensive spices in the world combines with the creaminess of pistachios? Kesar pista, that’s what. The combination of saffron and pistachio goes back centuries on the Indian subcontinent and its diaspora. Every year, kesar pista is consumed in the form of thandai, a chilled sweet milk drink typically consumed around Holi, the Hindu festival of colors (and spring) which falls this year on Friday, March 18.  Though South Asians often incorporate the duo of subtly floral saffron and green-tinged nuts into several desserts—hence its name in both Hindi and Urdu—neither ingredient is native to the region. The luxurious red threads are thought to be native to what is now considered the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Pistachios also originate in the Middle East, including present-day Iran and Afghanistan. Across wider Los Angeles, you can find the unique blend of subtly floral saffron and nutty, almost savory pistachio in all kinds of desserts. Here are four ways to savor kesar pista this Holi season and usher in the start of spring—including seasonal sweets available just for this week and desserts available year-round.  Saffron and pistachio croissant From Thursday, March 17 through the weekend, artisan bread favorite Clark Street Bakery will offer saffron and pistachio croissants to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and Holi. Available at their Brentwood and Echo Park locations, these bright green pastries are poised to be an extremely limited-run