Lodge Bread Brings Its Massive Cinnamon Rolls and Sourdough Loaves to Pasadena
Lodge Bread. | Wonho Frank Lee Lodge Bread Co., the bakery known for its oversized cinnamon rolls and sourdough loaves, opened its fourth location in Pasadena on Thursday, November 12. Lodge Bread’s founder, two-time James Beard Award semifinalist Or Amsalam, has big plans for the bakery’s Pasadena space, with an expanded menu, baked goods that use naturally leavened dough, a daytime menu of sandwiches, and expansive seating, plus an adjacent pizza-pasta restaurant called Full Proof, which will debut in early 2027. Arthur Sherman, who became Lodge Bread’s managing partner in 2021, says the former industrial building in Pasadena presented an opportunity to expand the business. After years of being limited to cooking breads, pizzas, and other items from a wood-fired oven at other locations, the team was able to install a full kitchen. “We love the bread that we make,” says Sherman. “We’re lucky to fully realize what Lodge can finally be. With a full kitchen, Pasadena is the first place w
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A New Arts District Ice Cream Shop Scoops California Flavors
Beamz. | Paul Anderson Beamz, a new ice cream shop from LGS Studio’s Noel Hennessy, has landed in the Arts District at the Signal Shops. The design-forward scoop shop opened at the end of September with California-inspired ice cream and sorbet made in-house on an Italian Bravo Trittico, plus sodas and floats. Born and raised in Washington, Hennessy grew up working in bakeries and cafes. After graduating high school, he moved to Seattle and worked as a barista at a street cart during the ’90s coffee boom, then relocated to Boston to study photography, sculpture, and painting. With a degree under his belt, Hennessy headed to New York and joined Bonita, a Brooklyn restaurant operated by Andrew Tarlow, of Diner and Marlow & Sons fame. “From that family of people, I learned so much about service, food, and wine,” Hennessy says. After Bonita, Hennessy worked at Cafe Gitane, and eventually opened his own restaurant, St. Helen Cafe, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. “It was a total homespun project
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Nancy Silverton Opens LA’s Most Hopeful Restaurant in Pacific Palisades
Spacca Tutto. | Matthew Kang Altadena and its vibrant restaurant community have been well documented in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire that devastated the neighborhood; the Pacific Palisades has, so far, had less of a comeback, with fewer rebuilding permits issued to businesses. In the Palisades, though many residential buildings are in full rebuild, with construction crews scattered throughout the seaside borough, many families have opted not to return. Sign up for the Kang Town newsletter This post originally appeared in my Kang Town newsletter, where I cover all things dining in the West. Sign up here to get my latest stories. In the immediate aftermath of the Palisades Fire, LA chef, podcast host, and owner of the footwear brand Snibbs Daniel Shemtob was one of many restaurant workers who immediately mobilized to feed victims and first responders of the wildfires, partnering with World Central Kitchen to provide meals from his food truck, the Lime Truck. Having lost his own home
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Every Los Angeles 2026 Eater Award Winner, Mapped
Roast chicken and Caesar Panzanella at Henrietta. | Stan Lee/Eater Los Angeles has had an exciting year in dining, with the ever-expanding culinary scene adding new destinations for daytime pastries, inventive cocktails, seasonal prix fixe dinners from celebrated chefs, and South American cooking. That excitement is reflected in Los Angeles’s 2026 Eater Awards, presented by Capital One, celebrating the best the city has to offer in bakeries, dishes, and more. Several ladder up to Eater’s national awards for 2026. Here’s where to find the local picks around town. Eater is partnering with select Eater Award winners to offer special dining perks now through January 31, 2027. To access these exclusive perks, create an Eater account or download and create an account on the Eater app for iOS. (Terms apply)
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Introducing LA’s 2026 Eater Award Winners
Tlayudas from Lugya'h at Maydan Market. | Stan Lee/Eater A slew of reimagined bistros, revivals of old dining favorites, colorful cafes, and specialty pastry makers all entered the Los Angeles scene this past year and struck a chord with diners. But being a successful Los Angeles restaurant in 2026 meant far more than superlative food and service. Each introduced experiences that transcend what we expect from a restaurant in spite of a severe economic slowdown, continuing ICE raids, and a steep decline in Los Angeles tourism. This crop of restaurants reflects the continued inventiveness of Los Angeles’s chefs and independent business owners in the face of uncertainty. In late 2025, Little Fish expanded into Melrose Hill, drawing crowds with a unique style of West Coast seafood, while Hermon’s became an envied neighborhood restaurant. Yerord Mas’s $38 sandwich kept long lines, while tasting menu prices dropped considerably. The year 2026 was also one of rebirths, with chef Ray Garcia’s
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Skywalker Grill Is Los Angeles’s Most Beautiful New Restaurant
Food at Skywalker Grill in the Lucas Museum. | Tom McGovern When I heard that a restaurant called Skywalker Grill was opening at the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, I was expecting a wonderland of Star Wars-themed food and drinks (not dissimilar to the Blue Milk and Ronto Wraps served at Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge) in a hyperfuturistic dining room. My predictions were entirely wrong. Skywalker Grill is a beautiful and modern museum restaurant with a menu that doesn’t feel as enthralling as a space opera saga between good and evil. Still, if you can manage to get a reservation and temper nerdy expectations, Skywalker Grill is worth a visit, if only to appreciate the modern architecture, stunning downtown views, and simple — but serviceable — menu. What to order Tangles of fried calamari in a craggy batter that feels light and crisp, tossed with aromatic fried basil and sliced Fresno chiles, arrive steaming hot. For me, what made this shareable appetizer was the smoky kick of the acco
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The Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week: November 9
Grilled bread, Maison Bordier butter, and Nardello pepper jelly at Darling. | Ron De Angelis The editors at Eater Los Angeles dine out several times a week, if not per day, which means we’re always encountering standout dishes that deserve time in the limelight. Here’s the very best of everything the team has eaten this week. Hainan-style turkey salad sandwich from Jeff’s Table in Highland Park I’ve been on a sandwich kick recently, from tuna blanketed in cheese on crisp slices of sourdough to creamy egg salad tucked between milk bread and rounds of mozzarella smashed between focaccia. One of my favorite recent sandwiches was the Hainan-style turkey from Jeff’s Table in Highland Park, which operates out of Flask. The sandwich was everything I love about a Hainan chicken plate, with refreshing cucumbers and garlicky chile crisp, but in handheld form. Plus, even this certified turkey hater can admit that this is some good turkey. 5900 N. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90042. — Rebecca
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Nithya Raman Is LA’s Next Mayor. Here’s Her Plan to Support Restaurants
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 3: Los Angeles mayoral candidate City Council member Nithya Raman speaks to her supporters during an election night watch party at The Greek Theatre Plaza on November 3, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Raman is running against incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayor race. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images) | Getty Images On November 5, 2026, Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Karen Bass to become the 44th Mayor of Los Angeles. It was a close race for Mayor-elect (and soon-to-be former city councilmember) Raman, whose victory with 52% of the vote was called two days after Election Day, with Bass conceding. The referendum on who would take the helm of the second-largest city in the United States was between two Democrats. Still, Raman’s victory rides a nationwide, historic blue wave, where Democrats captured a majority of seats in both chambers of Congress and multiple governorships, turning many formerly red cities, states, and counties blue. Now th
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All the New Restaurant Openings to Know in Los Angeles
Bone-in short rib ssam with gochujang miso, lettuce cups, and pickles. | Emily Ferretti Los Angeles is no stranger to restaurant openings, whether debuts in iconic buildings helmed by big-name chefs, humble neighborhood haunts, or pop-ups leaping into permanent spaces. The city’s dining scene continues to grow even as operators face stunning challenges related to ongoing impacts from the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, the 2023 Hollywood labor strikes, the 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires, and systemic slowdowns affecting the entire global food supply. This roundup features a running list of all the latest openings you should know about across the Southland. For Eater editors’ curation of the best new restaurants in Los Angeles, check out the heatmap, and for a guide to the best restaurants in the city, look to the Eater 38.
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Your Los Angeles Restaurant Weekend Guide: November 6
Popcorn chicken. | Kat Thompson Every Friday, our editors compile a trusty list of recommendations to answer the most pressing of questions: “Where should I eat?” Here are four places to check out this weekend in Los Angeles. And if you need some ideas on where to drink, here’s our list of the hottest places to get cocktails in town. For a generous, soulful platter: Anjahles by Jazzy in West Adams When the clocks fell backwards last weekend, I woke up in need of something savory and hopped in the car to find it. I remembered seeing an Instagram post by chef Jazzy Harvey, in which she bakes cornbread in a circular foil takeout container, cuts a hole in the center, then fills it with stewy oxtails, candied yams laced with rum, smoky collard greens, and a pile of creamy mac and cheese. The end of daylight saving time provided me an extra hour to chat with Harvey and watch a steady stream of folks arrive to try out her platter at her business Anjahles by Jazzy. Harvey has been operating he
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