2023 proved untenable for dozens of Los Angeles restaurants that shut their doors forever. Some of the city’s most influential chefs closed businesses this year: Josiah Citrin, Walter and Margarita Manzke, Enrique Olvera, Zachary Pollack, “Top Chef” contestants Shirley Chung and Jackson Kalb, Timothy Hollingsworth. Caffe Roma A long-running Beverly Hills Italian restaurant closed after 45 years “with a mix …
Sambals oscillate between sweet, salty, tart and funky. Bernee is open daily from 5 to 10 p.m. 875 E. Mariposa St., Altadena, berneela.com Silver Lake’s Bar Siesta specializes in classic Spanish tapas, many of which involve Siesta Co.’s conservas. Bar Siesta, now open in the former home of Alimento, serves classic Spanish dishes such as tortilla, patatas bravas, gildas and …
A takeout window seems an apt location to begin thinking through some of the Los Angeles restaurants that managed not only to open in 2020, but also to enrich the city’s culture with creative achievement and personal narrative. Between Angry Egret Diner and Pearl River Deli in Chinatown sits Katsu Sando, Daniel Son’s ode to Japanese convenience-store sandwiches he’s evolved …
