Readers share memories of the Original Pantry Cafe, gone after 101 years
A fixture in L.A.’s dining scene since 1924, the Original Pantry Cafe closed on Sunday after a union contract dispute between the owners and staff, many of whom had worked ...
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In pursuit of the perfect martini. No, there is no coffee. Yes, there is vermouth
There are few better places in the world one might begin to self-identify as a martini drinker than at Musso & Frank Grill, the 106-year-old Hollywood statehouse for martini consumption. ...
That extra dab of guacamole on your burrito could cost more because of new tariffs
That extra dab of guacamole on a burrito is likely to cost more in coming days. President Trump’s new tariffs, if they go into effect on Tuesday as scheduled, are ...
4 all-you-can-eat restaurants changing the buffet game in Los Angeles
Before the pandemic made people scrunch up their noses at the thought of communal serving ware, buffet restaurants in the United States made up a nearly $8-billion industry. It was ...
Patriarch of L.A. classic Eastside Italian Deli dies at 81
Eastside Italian Deli owner Giovanni “Johnny” Angiuli died at the age of 81, leaving behind one of the city’s oldest restaurants and a legion of fans. Along with his late ...
Changing tastes, cheap imports and a Canadian boycott. A ‘perfect storm’ for California’s wine industry
Just as uncontrollable financial, demographic and other forces have wreaked havoc in Hollywood, California’s wine industry is now reeling from epochal stresses that are grinding down yet another mainstay of ...
Roasted baby goat tacos hide in a rural street food row near San Bernardino
The first thing a visitor might notice upon approaching the taco stand Tacos de Cabrito y Machitos El Lagunero is the remains of a whole baby goat roasting on a ...
Head to this South Bay pop-up bakery for your new favorite croissants and sticky buns
A lot of stuff had to go very wrong for Noga Bread Co. to be a success. The bakery run by Lee Begim and Avi Sabag sets up shop in ...
Long Beach’s hottest new restaurant is a Filipino vegan bakery with lines down the block
Some of the most sought-after pastries at San & Wolves Bakeshop are gushing with ube, slathered with fresh salted caramel or showered in shaved cheddar — they’re Filipino, and they’re ...
The Original Pantry Cafe owner threatens to close historic diner over union contract dispute
During his 25 years at the Original Pantry Cafe, Alejandro Ortiz worked his way from cleaner to prep cook and, most recently, server. Often, he pulled night shifts and double ...
