All FJM Food Articles

Forkstrike scored 94 LA County steakhouses on six months of reviews. BOA Santa Monica leads at 98, and a 1922 tavern still makes the cut. The full 19 and climbers.

Niteglow opened at 843 N Spring Street with a microbrewery inside a Dayglow coffee bar, pouring Czech-style milkpours from side-pull faucets in a converted timber warehouse.

The Thai SELECT Festival 2026 lands at The Pavilion at Century Park on November 22, free, with certified Thai restaurants and a fan meeting for Keng and Namping attached.

BIH Events presents Los Angeles Diwali Fest 2026, an all-ages Indian food and music festival at Academy LA in Hollywood on Saturday, November 7, from 6 to 11 p.m.

Enrico Bergonzi of Michelin Guide listed Al Vedel is cooking 400 meals at the Hollywood Food Coalition on November 17, as Italy's Verdi OFF movement makes its US debut in Los Angeles.

Gilbert Perez Bar opened October 22 upstairs from Daisy on Ventura Boulevard. Reservation only, 24 seats, no photographs, and a room that changes destination every 45 minutes.

Brian Bornemann's Cal-Italian pasta and cocktail bar opened October 21, one block from Crudo e Nudo, with five Negroni variations and a to-go window pouring shakerato.

The h.wood Group's first Japanese restaurant is serving at the old Bootsy Bellows address, with quail karaage, caviar egg salad on milk bread and a bartender from Tokyo Noir.

Forkstrike scored 437 Los Angeles County seafood rooms on six months of reviews. Mariscos Choix in Downey leads at 98, and only seven of the 25 are anywhere near the water.

Spacca Tutto opened at Palisades Village in October with 108 seats, a 50-ounce porterhouse and Nancy Silverton's focaccia di Recco. It is her first restaurant west of the 405.

Henri's is a raw bar going into the space adjoining Mistral in Sherman Oaks, named for Henri Abergel, who opened the French bistro in 1988 and sold it last year.

Yumiyaki Sukiyaki House serves Kansai-style sukiyaki with A5 wagyu, nigiri and sashimi at 18184 Colima Road in Rowland Heights. Sets from $78, walk-in only.

Aja and Barbara Dawson cook Jamaican Chinese food at abl, a 35 seat room on Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood. Menu, hours, address and reservations.

The Beverly Hills Hotel is adding a 94 seat supper club with former Gucci Osteria chef Mattia Agazzi in the kitchen, opening by the end of 2026.

The L.A. Times Food Bowl lands at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica October 23 and 24, 2026, with 40-plus restaurants and the 101 Best Restaurants countdown live.

Matt Egan of Mirate is opening La Morocha on South Mateo Street in the Arts District with chef David Castro Hussong of Fauna and La Morocha in Ensenada.

The Infatuation gave Oy Bar an 8.2 and put its Joutine, a wagyu brisket poutine, on the list of LA’s greatest potato dishes. Inside the dish, the dive bar, and the former Friends writer behind it.

Forkstrike scored 525 Los Angeles County sushi rooms on six months of reviews. Japonica in Redondo Beach leads at 97. The full 25, the climbers, and an honest look at what a review-based method misses.

The Infatuation gave Hermon’s an 8.9 and put its loaded potato fritter on both the LA and national lists of the greatest potato dishes. What is in it, what else to order, and how to get a table.

Birdie G's closed in Santa Monica at the end of 2025. Jeremy Fox is reopening it inside the Fairmont Century Plaza, and the matzo ball soup is coming back.