The Fifteen Most Gloriously Dramatic Fights Between Restaurant Owners and Food Critics
See the threats, exposed identities, accusations, and ejections fly.
Was it a date, business, or just a little flirtation between the two young stars?
The L.A. Weekly critic calls it, "the most ambitious Chinese restaurant to open in Los Angeles in a decade — maybe ever..."
The co-owner admits the restaurant might have not been review-ready anyway.
Elsewhere, Jonathan Gold targets Bryant Ng's Spice Table as the bulls-eye of L.A.'s coherent new dining scene.
A look back at one delicious year.
A strike is looming for Southern California's major grocery chains.
The former Petrossian chef goes into catering, though we can't imagine he won't return to restaurants.
The chef simply had his feelings hurt by a bad review of XIV, as was long suspected.
The new menus go heavy on rum, tequila, mezcal, and literary references.
L.A. Weekly deems Jordan Kahn's cooking "the most modern in Los Angeles at the moment."
Michael McCarty simply whips up a lobster and Iberico ham during his downtime.
The owner of L.A.'s red-hot burger chain has an ambitious new outpost planned in Downtown, but that's not all.
Jay Weston gushes, "This restaurant shall overcome that situation and rise forth to shine in the reflected glory of the three guys who dreamed the dream, walked the walk, and brought it to fruition."