I inspired Jon Favreau’s movie Chef, I have 5 food trucks and 147K followers on Twitter … who am I? Roy Choi, who else! It’s impossible to miss Kogi in LA, this KoMex fleet (the first ever to do Korean–Mexican...
Kang Kang Food Court is the best place to do a bang bang. Don’t be afraid, this sentence is not a libidinous invitation. To do a bang bang, in chefs’ jargon (and on Louis CK’s show in the first place),...
In a social network era, Tacos Tu Madre has found the key to success: a pop-colored calavera mural by “The Art of Chase”, i.e. the perfect background for Instagram pictures. Joshua Pourgol (from Groundworks Coffee) and Oliver Mateen dynamited the...
The Szechuan Impression owners must have had a good laugh when they decided on the menu: “Cinderella’s Pumpkin Rides”, “Potato Strips on Street Corner”, “Big Mouth Ginger Frog” or “Fiery Temper Goose Intestine”… Don’t feel intimidated by the abrupt staff...
The first (and only) rule of a spicy restaurant is to avoid drinking water. You’ll help the California drought with this trick, but you’ll most of all help yourself and your tastebuds. Hunanese cuisine is famous for being the spiciest...
You may have heard about Crossroads because of their beautiful book shown in the best bookstores. Or maybe was it thanks to a vegan friend who tagged you on an Instagram picture of vegan cheese that looked like the real...
It’s not a restaurant, it’s a postcard. A white wooden hut nestled at the end of a pontoon, floating above the Pacific Ocean on the Malibu beach. We can already spot seagulls, waves and surfers in the distance… and a...
Musso & Frank is a time machine. Red-leather banquettes, bow-tied waiters, and the radiocarbon-dated decor all have the musty charm of the old relative you love to see every Christmas Eve. Opened in 1919 by Joseph Musso and Frank Toulet,...
In several spots around LA, a few chicos are doing very good tacos at Chicas TAcos: organic, local, GMO-free, and sustainable. You order them in the cutest 60s-inspired hut: peppered steak, beer-battered fish, cauliflower, stewed pork… Then devour them on...
You already know it all about In-N-Out, and the whole debate with Shake Shack . We won’t rub it in. Order a Double Double Animal Style, well-done fries, and judge for yourself. Congratulations, you can finally say you’ve eaten at...