Food & Dining
A Taqueria's Third Location and the Cost of Growing
Reporting from Sun Valley and the Community College District on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Omar Haddad · September 9, 2026 · 3 min read
The Los Angeles Mirror · food desk
Food & Dining
Kitchens, markets, family recipes and the economics of eating out.
Food & Dining
Farmers Markets Add Winter Hours as Demand Holds
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Claire Devereux · September 1, 2026 · 3 min read
Food & Dining
The Bakery Reviving a Regional Bread
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Wesley Kim · August 24, 2026 · 3 min read
Food & Dining
Restaurant Workers Organize Across Four Kitchens
Reporting from Watts and the County Board of Supervisors on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Marisol Vega · August 16, 2026 · 3 min read
Food & Dining
Tasting Menus Retreat; À la Carte Returns
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Daniel Okafor · August 8, 2026 · 3 min read
Food & Dining
Seafood Sourcing Gets a Traceability Test
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Priya Raman · July 31, 2026 · 3 min read
Food & Dining
Family Recipes, Written Down at Last
Reporting from Sylmar and the Department of Water and Power on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Thomas Ballard · July 23, 2026 · 3 min read
Food & Dining
Coffee Roasters Confront Green Bean Prices
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Ines Cardoso · July 15, 2026 · 3 min read
Food & Dining
Food Halls Grow Up, and Grow Smaller
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Andre Whitfield · July 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Food & Dining
School Kitchens Cook From Scratch Again
Reporting from Echo Park and the County Department of Public Health on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Hana Sato · June 29, 2026 · 3 min read
Food & Dining
The Night Market That Became an Institution
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Gabriel Duarte · June 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Food & Dining
Non-Alcoholic Menus Move Beyond Novelty
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Ruth Feldman · June 13, 2026 · 3 min read
Food & Dining
Ghost Kitchens Retreat From the Delivery Boom
Reporting from Sun Valley and Metro on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Omar Haddad · June 5, 2026 · 3 min read
Food & Dining
Regional Wines Find a Local Audience
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Claire Devereux · May 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Food & Dining
A Butcher Shop Teaches the Whole Animal
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Wesley Kim · May 20, 2026 · 3 min read