All FJM Food Articles

Los Angeles magazine's The Food Event returns October 4, 2026 to Calamigos Ranch in Malibu for its 20th year. Lineup, tickets, and the early bird deadline.

Michelin named char, smoke and flame a defining trend of 2026, and Los Angeles has the rooms to back it up. A guide to the hearths, tandoors, binchotan grills and wood ovens worth planning a night around.

Blue Ribbon Sushi returned to Palisades Village with something it did not have before: Ueki, a 14-seat omakase counter tucked behind a handcrafted shibori curtain, with a hinoki wood counter and a cedar-clad room.

Alphabet Bar and Grill opened August 15 at Palisades Village, the h.wood Group's first neighborhood restaurant, with James Beard Award-winning chef Timothy Hollingsworth running a menu built on rotisserie chicken and the farmers market next door.

Mitsi opened in April at the edge of Chinatown and Mission Junction, pairing a 110-seat cocktail bar from Mumford and Sons musician Ben Lovett with a late-night sushi counter from chef Jon Kim. The bar runs to 1 a.m., the kitchen closes at 11.

RELISH returns October 2 to 4 with Geoffrey Zakarian, Scott Conant, Sherry Yard, Kat Turner and Afrim Pristine across VEA Newport Beach, The Park Club and AnQi at Bloomingdale's South Coast Plaza.

Avish Naran is opening Schezwan Club, an Indo-Chinese restaurant, in the same Silver Lake strip mall as his Bib Gourmand sports bar Pijja Palace. Hakka noodles, chili chicken and a dozen sambals are planned.

Hive Hospitality's Ryan Ratino is opening Ode by Jont at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, a roughly 20-course chef's counter in the room that once held Jose Andres' Bazaar and Aitor Zabala's Somni.

The 18th Annual Los Angeles Chocolate Salon and Festival returns to the Pasadena Center on Sunday, October 4, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Entry covers all tastings, demos and chef talks, with a curated roster of award-winning artisan chocolate makers.

After opening at the Original Farmers Market in March, the Napa Valley burger institution has a second Los Angeles location planned for 401 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, in the former Osteria space.

Régalade, the French bistro from the Oste team on West Third Street, has widened its hours beyond the dinner-only service it opened with and now runs lunch as well.

Belmont Shore's Summer Stroll & Savor closes its 2026 season August 19 and 20, with 18 tasting tickets for $20 across more than forty Second Street businesses.

Michelin's inspectors just spotlighted the world's best fire cooking, and Los Angeles has skin in the flame, from Alto in Studio City to the city's live fire wave.

Brian Bornemann is opening Bar Fortuna, a handmade pasta restaurant, at 2917 Main Street in Santa Monica, one block from Crudo e Nudo. An early fall opening is targeted for the former Vamos Vamos space.

Year two of Malibu Food & Wine takes over Saddlerock Ranch September 18 to 20, 2026, with a Charlize Theron charity dinner, an Italian Night hosted by Adam Richman, and a family Country Cookout, plus the full 2026 chef roster.

Dine LA Restaurant Week runs August 14 to 28, 2026, and five restaurants are on the participating list for the first time. Here is who they are, what they cook and where to find them.

Swedish chef Marcus Jernmark opened Lielle in the former Bicyclette space in February. By June it had a Michelin star. The 42-seat subterranean room runs a four-course menu built on California ingredients and Nordic technique.

Cafe Laurent announced a new location on Centinela near La Cienega, on the Inglewood and Culver City border, reviving the patio and garden of its Overland years.

Maree, a more casual Parisian Californian cafe and wine bar from Lielle chef Marcus Jernmark, is planned for the upstairs space that formerly held Manzke. No opening date has been announced.

The Mahendro family opened Badmaash on Abbot Kinney in March, turning a takeout window into a full dining room. It is the brand's third restaurant and the first with a patio.