TIKI TOWN: The restaurateurs saving South Bay staples and tiki culture by Laura Garber Brian Eldridge and Patrick Mescall are on a mission that is partly cultural, oddly archeological, and wholly Laura Garber November 20, 2025
An echo of another coast: Redondo’s Montauk restaurant brings Hamptons style to a California menu by Richard Foss Naming a restaurant to evoke a famously cultured place or upscale resort is a time-honored tradition, a Richard Foss November 19, 2025
The Butchery in Manhattan Beach, a cool place by Richard Foss I was dining in a restaurant in Manhattan Beach last week that seemed to be overly air Richard Foss November 12, 2025
A La Carte: New high style, tiki, and Nayarit seafood restaurants by Richard Foss Finally! Montauk has been hyping their opening so long I figured the actual event would be an Richard Foss November 6, 2025
Seabutter El Segundo, Inside the sushi machine, The Bar Handrolls by Seabutter has an unusual but successful take on quick serve sushi by Richard Foss Sushi has Richard Foss November 4, 2025
A La Carte: Sweet spot for sweets, Italian Festival, openings and closings by Richard Foss Incoming and Outgoing: It seems every fall, there’s a rise in restaurant turnover, possibly because entrepreneurs who Richard Foss October 10, 2025
Good things come to those who wait, Saint & Second, Manhattan Beach After a delayed opening and shaky start, Saint & Second has come into their own. by Richard Foss Many years Richard Foss October 2, 2025
Then there was one. Starbucks closes three of four Hermosa Beach stores by Laura Garber Three of the four Starbucks in Hermosa Beach’s 1.4 square miles closed Saturday, September 26, as part Kevin Cody September 26, 2025
Not a post office: Redondo’s Il Posto delivers solid renditions of Roman classics by Richard Foss Los Angeles has plenty of Italian restaurants with evocative names that bring to mind idyllic surroundings – Richard Foss September 26, 2025
In the kitchen with Chef Bell, about meatballs Growing up as a Brooklyn boy, I often observed my Grandma Millie, making meatballs. She was good and fast. Most Special Contributor September 24, 2025
A taste of the Himalayas: India’s Tandoori brings Nepalese and Tibetan food to the South Bay by Richard Foss One of the cliches of the advertising industry is slapping a sticker that says “New! Improved” on Richard Foss September 17, 2025
El Segundo’s Jaime, Flipping the script on Mexican menus El Segundo’s Jaime has a limited menu of exceptional food by Richard Foss Many years ago I saw a cartoon Richard Foss September 9, 2025
In the Kitchen with Chef Bell: Grilling outdoors by Chef Robert Bell I never thought of cooking outdoors when growing up in Brooklyn. The houses typically had very Robert Bell September 6, 2025
Calling all carnivores to Pho Redbo in Rolling Hills Estates A Vietnamese restaurant with a view of an ice rink offers a unique experience by Richard Foss A few years Richard Foss September 6, 2025
A La Carte: Mexican seafood giant coming, burger favorite closed, openings on the way, and dining even by Richard Foss Now Serving: This has been a blockbuster month for restaurant news, with some long-stalled projects on the Richard Foss September 4, 2025
Chef-driven restaurants driving out Hermosa Beach nightlife by Kevin Cody In another sign of downtown Hermosa Beach trending away from nightlife, and in the direction of fine Kevin Cody September 3, 2025