Lingua Franca Nearly six years in the making, the highly anticipated restaurant Lingua Franca — from the owners of one...
I’ve lived most of my life in Pasadena, a sprawling suburb northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It’s where Julia Child...
Small squid had been stuffed with rice and suspended in glossy tomato-pepper sauce spiced with clove and bay leaf. Sardines...
The key to Vietnamese restaurant Pho 87’s signature soup — 16 to 20 hours of simmering on the stove —...
L.A. might not boast the world’s most legendary micro-roasters, bleeding-edge brewing techniques or centuries of coffee tradition. But it is...
Mondays are Jack Benchakul’s favorite day of the week at Endorffeine. He looks forward to the calm, even though he’s...
Beyond a curved bay window painted with flowers, Sherry Gao is pouring coffee made from single-origin beans, infusing honey with...
I’d describe myself as a minor-league coffee snob — a daily drinker but not an obsessive. I’m not overly particular...
With more than 100 local roasters and countless coffee shops in Los Angeles, there are seemingly endless choices when it...
Even the coffee cups are black. You step inside a coffee shop and are greeted not just with a sign...