All FJM Food Articles

Electric Owl, The Belmont, Connie and Ted's, Las Perlas and the PUMP brand all went dark within roughly a year on the same few blocks. Rent, labor and taxes come up repeatedly, and for once an operator put his name to it.

Cole's, the downtown restaurant that opened in 1908 and claims to have invented the French dip, closed on March 29 after five postponed farewells. The business was listed at roughly $500,000, with Bay Cities Italian Deli floated as a possible buyer.

Michele Galifi has turned his Arts District Sicilian trattoria into a second business before dinner service. Lulu's Coffee opened inside Bianca in mid-August, named for his younger daughter, with a signature espresso built on caramelized plantain.

Family Style Food Festival sets up inside ComplexCon at the Los Angeles Convention Center for the convention's 10th anniversary weekend, with Majordomo, Pizzeria Sei, The Boiling Crab, Bone Kettle and two dozen more. You need a ComplexCon ticket to get to the food.

Dylan Leong closed The Belmont on La Cienega at the end of August after 26 years, and unlike most operators this year he said why: rising taxes, labor costs and what he called a lack of support from the city.

Veuve Clicquot's Club Solaire takes over 619 Ocean Front Walk in Venice October 2 to 4 with Jordan Kahn dinners, Folderol soft serve and a boardwalk champagne bar.

The barbecue restaurant that opened on Artesia Boulevard in 1949 has permanently closed, ending a 75-year run. The Downey location, which opened in 1953, is now the last one standing.

Chi Spacca holds a Michelin Green Star on Melrose. We sat down with Executive Chef Alisa Vannah, ordered around the steaks, and the vegetables won the night.

Latino Carnaval returns to South LA on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at The Reef with Ivy Queen, Snow Tha Product, LEGADO 7, a Ferris wheel, vendors and free RSVP.

Sebastian Laborde's Lounge 1888 opened beside the Intuit Dome in Inglewood with a public dining room and The 8, a members-only speakeasy capped at fewer than 80 guests with private liquor lockers and a six-course tasting menu that appears on no printed menu.

Ernesto Uchimura's railway-themed restaurant and cocktail bar closed after nearly 10 years, announced September 1 with no reason given. It sat on a triangular lot that was genuinely once a Pacific Electric Railway junction.

Ray Garcia closed Broken Spanish downtown during the pandemic. He reopened it as Broken Spanish Comedor in the A-frame building that once held Roy Choi's A-Frame, with an in-house nixtamal program and a Michelin recommendation in its first year.

Holbox, Kato, Providence and Somni all landed on North America's 50 Best Restaurants for 2026, with Holbox the highest-ranked Los Angeles entry at No. 26. A guide to all four, what they cost and how hard they are to book.

Savage Seas turns the Fonda Theatre's Hollywood rooftop into a nostalgia-driven cocktail tasting experience channeling the city's classic tiki bars, with a full bar and half-sized martinis served in matching glassware.

TenderFest takes over the Wallis Annenberg Center on Saturday, September 19, from noon to 10 p.m. Unlimited chicken tender tastings, a conTENDER competition featuring Jitlada, Petit Trois, Lucia and Miya Miya, and a judging panel that includes Nancy Silverton, Cat Cora and Tim Hollingsworth.

The Brothers Sushi opened a Beverly Hills location at 255 S. Beverly Drive, in the room Sushi Kiyono held for 27 years. Address, menu plans, and what to know.

Quality Branded's first West Coast restaurant opened in the Beverly Hills space that housed The Palm steakhouse for decades. A boar sculpture named Boris guards the door, the burrata is flown from Puglia weekly, and the lobster arrives on fire.

LA Chef Con returns to City Market Social House on October 5, 2026, with Danny Meyer, Issa Rae, Kwame Onwuachi and a lunch at DAMA, Rossoblu and Skyduster.

Aaron Robins is closing Boneyard Bistro after 21 years in Sherman Oaks. The smokehouse that helped make Ventura Boulevard a destination for chef-driven barbecue serves its final meal Saturday, September 12, 2026. The chef, the history, and what to order before it goes.

Kiyoshi Kimura, the Tokyo restaurateur who has paid record prices for bluefin at the New Year tuna auction eight of the last nine years, chose Chapman Plaza in Koreatown for his first restaurant outside Japan. Tablet ordering, late-night hours and prices well under what the name suggests.