Fast-Food Chain Shake Shack Suddenly Closes Five Southern California Restaurants

Eater LA 9/3 7:00A Matthew Kang

Shake Shack burgers and fries. | Shake Shack Plus, the safety of eating street hot dogs, the top Texas barbecue spots in LA, and more Shake Shack has grown steadily across Southern California since...

The Return of Koo Koo Roo and More Fast-Food Icons Headline ChainFest This October in LA

Eater LA 8/21 7:15A Rebecca Roland

ChainFest 2023. | Chain Plus, a new menu at the Coco Club, El Gato Negro throws a house party, and more Chef Tim Hollingsworth and BJ Novak are bringing ChainFest, an extension of their gourmet chain...

The Best Food Events and Pop-Ups to Check Out This Week in Los Angeles: August 16

Eater LA 8/16 9:23A Rebecca Roland

A white pie with mortadella. | Paul Sun An Italian social club throws a party in Venice, La Morra goes on tour, and more Some of LA’s most exciting meals can be found on the back patio of a wine bar...

The LA Couple Using a Speakeasy and Standout Sushi to Prove Love — and Magic — Aren’t Dead

Eater LA 7/30 10:31A Mona Holmes

Tamara Fox and Jordane Andrieu. | Tamara Fox Mixing business and romance can often end in chaos. At Rideau Speakeasy and Jade Beverly Hills, the partners’ love feels less like a cliché. In late April...

Cool Food Events and Pop-Ups to Check Out This Week in Los Angeles: July 26

Eater LA 7/26 9:55A Rebecca Roland

Budonoki. | Dylan James Ho Soban heads to Budonoki, a jazz festival in Long Beach, and more Some of LA’s most exciting meals can be found on the back patio of a wine bar or under an EZ-up on a...

One of LA’s First New-School Doughnut Shops Just Suddenly Closed

Eater LA 7/18 6:54A Rebecca Roland

Blue Star Donuts. | Wonho Frank Lee Plus, a new lunch menu at Origin, Mas Vino at Silverlake Wine, and more Blue Star Donuts , a craft doughnut shop from Portland, announced it was closing its Venice...

Cool Food Events and Pop-Ups to Check Out This Week in Los Angeles: July 12

Eater LA 7/12 9:28A Rebecca Roland

Mendy’s Bagels. | Cathy Chaplin A bagel pop-up in Altadena, Mélisse’s 25th birthday party, and more Some of LA’s most exciting meals can be found on the back patio of a wine bar or under an EZ-up on a...

‘The Bear’ Brings Chicago’s Mr. Beef to Los Angeles for One Weekend Only

Eater LA 7/11 7:14A Rebecca Roland

Jeremy Allen White in the Bear. | FX Plus, Stache closes, a natural wine festival in Chinatown, and more Mr. Beef, the fictional Italian beef shop from The Bear, is popping up in Los Angeles this...

Famous Compton Burger Stand Gets a Huge Boost From New Kendrick Lamar Music Video

Eater LA 7/10 6:35A Mona Holmes

Kendrick Lamar in his “Not Like Us” video. | Getty Images Plus, the Los Angeles Times’s Restaurant of the Year, Northgate’s Asada Fest, and more Days after releasing his viral “Not Like Us” music...

Two Big Bay Area Chain Restaurants Are Coming to Los Angeles

Eater LA 7/9 6:41A Matthew Kang

Gott’s Roadside in St. Helena, California in 2010. | Photo by Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Plus, an ode to a Long Beach burger spot, Monkish Brewing in Echo Park,...

A 98-Year-Old Ice Cream Shop From Chicago Is Opening in Southern California

Eater LA 7/3 6:37A Cathy Chaplin

Plus, afternoon tea by the sea, a new shoppy shop in Altadena, and more Rainbow Cone , a 98-year-old ice cream shop from Chicago, is opening three locations in Southern California. The first store is...

Acclaimed LA Pitmaster Kevin Bludso Is Hosting a Huge Barbecue Festival in Compton

Eater LA 7/1 6:54A Mona Holmes

Kevin Bludso of Bludso’s BBQ. | Wonho Frank Lee Plus, Muraya switch in Larchmont, the pricey and paperwork-laden liquor license game, and more Compton native Kevin Bludso, a James Beard award-winning...