The last fish fry, plus what we ate in 2023 and what’s ahead for 2024. Gone fishing Fish tacos at the Wes Avila restaurant Angry Egret Dinette in Los Angeles’ Chinatown. On the Saturday before Christmas, following the advice of Times reporter Stephanie Breijo in the food section’s recent guide to 22 of the best tamales in L.A. and O.C., …
Le Coupé A pandemic-era pivot by a husband-and-wife team is now a bricks-and-mortar restaurant in Hollywood. Sides include Anson Mills blue-corn cornbread made with duck fat and brown butter; puffed chicken skins tossed in Southern seasoning made by Craig Walker’s adoptive cousin; mustard-and-chive potato salad; queso fresco corn ribs; and fusilloni mac and cheese, with salads such as a lardon-topped …
