All FJM Food Articles

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.

Soma Suisan closed its La Cienega Boulevard location in West Hollywood on July 26 and is relocating to the fifth floor of Ovation Hollywood at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.

B.J. Novak's Chain opens its first long-term residency at Topanga Social inside Westfield Topanga on September 2, running six months with signature dishes from Roy Choi, Mason Hereford, Mei Lin and Calvin Eng.

Boulevard Hospitality Group is bringing a new concept called Casa Luna to Topanga Village in Woodland Hills, near Alfred's Coffee. Signage is up and the restaurant is expected to serve Mexican food.

BOBO Thai has opened its first U.S. location in Silver Lake, bringing a menu built around 12 distinct versions of Pad Thai to Sunset Boulevard. The brand comes from Taiwanese restaurant group TTFB and made its American debut on August 2.

Bocha Ice Cream brings Argentine gelato to Van Nuys with dulce de leche, sambayon, and crema del cielo, plus passionfruit and strawberry, on Sepulveda Blvd.

Palisades Village reopened August 15 after the 2025 fire, but Nancy Silverton's Spacca Tutto was not on the opening-day dining list. The Italian American steakhouse is now expected in September.

Lapaba, the Silverton backed Korean Italian pasta bar at 6th and Western, is Koreatown's boldest new opening, and the Michelin Guide already took notice this spring.

Jitlada, LA's Southern Thai institution and three time Bib Gourmand pick, is now taking reservations on Resy. One of the city's toughest tables just got easier.

Thai Fest by the Beach takes over the Santa Monica Pier September 19 and 20, 2026, with free admission, Thai street food vendors, Muay Thai demos, and live music.

Philadelphia and Ziggi's Coffee launch the Everything Bagel Latte, an iced latte with cream cheese cold foam, August 11 to 17 at LA locations for one week only.

Roughly 50 San Fernando Valley restaurants are running Dine LA prix fixe menus from August 14 to 28, 2026. Here is the full lineup, sorted by what you pay.

Glassell Park's Wife and the Somm earns a 2026 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for a list of 75-plus selections and one of the region's largest Coravin programs.