The new crown jewel of Los Feliz excels at British food. But that's just for starters When Wilde’s opened in late October, taking over a corner space in Los Feliz with room enough for 10 tables, crowds showed up from day one. They huddled in line under th... See more
An Armenian restaurant like L.A. has never seen — in a former doughnut shop in Glendale Hoist up half of Arthur Grigoryan’s basturma brisket sandwich for a first bite, and stare for a moment into the mouth of the beast. You’ll need a firm grip to handle t... See more
A FULL SPREAD: the waffle, melty sandwiches, soup and meatloaf at Max & Helen's. Nancy Silverton, Phil Rosenthal, Lily Rosenthal Royal and Mason Royal in front of their Larchmont diner, below left. The waffle, made with yeasted batter, gets a generous... See more
LIKE MOST VISITORS, I head to Palm Springs, with its average of 350 days of sunshine, to retreat from life's stresses — to watch the colors of the San Jacinto Mountains shift from morning to evening, to sip dry martinis in the tradition of the city's Ho... See more
ATSAQARTVELO IN VAN NUYS, baker Nini Qutidze stands in view behind the tiny restaurant’s ordering counter, forming dough into seven versions of made-to-order Georgian breads. Watching her calm pace — cutting, rolling, sprinkling and layering various s... See more
