Jennifer Shen, Jennifer Yee, and Rose Lawrence 8/2/21 Jennifer Shen, Jennifer Yee, and Rose Lawrence 8/2/21

The State of Pastry

As restaurant staffs decrease, the role of the pastry chef has changed more than any other. We asked Jennifer Shen, Jennifer Yee and Rose Lawrence to share what it's been like.

Kendyl Kearly 7/29/21 Kendyl Kearly 7/29/21

Pain Perdu Anew

The masterful components behind Chef Douglas Rankin’s apple and brie confection at Bar Restaurant.

Team StarChefs 7/25/21 Team StarChefs 7/25/21

Los Angeles Kitchen Notebook

An in-depth look at some of our favorite dishes and cocktails from our time on the ground in Los Angeles

Team StarChefs 7/21/21 Team StarChefs 7/21/21

Family-Style

Seven Los Angeles restaurant pros share what they've learned from their hospitality-veteran parents.

Lesley Balla 7/17/21 Lesley Balla 7/17/21

The Neighborhood Spot

Los Angeles restaurants shape their communities, and the communities shape them.

Dakota Kim 7/13/21 Dakota Kim 7/13/21

Full Asking price

Chef Justin Pichetrungsi of Anajak Thai disrupts the status quo of menu prices. Justin and food writer Dakota Kim discuss price expectations for Thai cuisine.

Erin Lettera 7/9/21 Erin Lettera 7/9/21

Prix Fixe Playlist

Twelve Los Angeles musicians-turned-hospitality-workers curate a kitchen playlist for pre-service prep.

Aiman Javed 7/5/21 Aiman Javed 7/5/21

Tacos On The Block

Evil Cooks and Birria Pa La Cruda have humble locations but large community impacts in Los Angeles. Here's how they make it work.

Amelia Schwartz 6/27/21 Amelia Schwartz 6/27/21

How to Build a Porridge Bowl

Chef Minh Phan’s guide to building the best porridge bowl imaginable!

Kendyl Kearly 6/23/21 Kendyl Kearly 6/23/21

Hot Take

Eszett’s SBez hot sauce line is politically-charged. For our Los Angeles issue, we challenged Chef Spencer Bezaire to come up with a special, Rising Stars-themed flavor that sets fire to old industry standards.

Team StarChefs 6/19/21 Team StarChefs 6/19/21

The Chicken Came First

Chef Andy Doubrava of Rustic Canyon's partnership with Autonomy Farms and Produce Hunter Karen Beverlin shows off the best of Los Angeles.

Jonathan Whitener 6/15/21 Jonathan Whitener 6/15/21

Jonathan Whitener’s Dear Los Angeles

Chef Jonathan Whitener of All Day Baby’s love letter to the City of Angels.

Team StarChefs 6/7/21 Team StarChefs 6/7/21

2021 StarChefs Los Angeles Rising Stars Awards

StarChefs returns to Los Angeles to celebrate the city’s most talented up-and-coming food and beverage professionals.

Team StarChefs 10/9/17 Team StarChefs 10/9/17

2017 Los Angeles Kitchen Notebook

An in-depth look at some of our favorite dishes and cocktails from our time on the ground in Los Angeles.

Team StarChefs 10/3/17 Team StarChefs 10/3/17

How to Feed 1,000 People on a Wednesday

Chef de Cuisine Jason Bowlin manages the kitchens (five in total) of Neal Fraser’s Redbird and Vibiana, and with a crew of 40-plus cooks, feeds 1,000 people on a busy night - here's how they do it.

Jeff Harding 10/2/17 Jeff Harding 10/2/17

Refreshing Heat

At Gwen, Somm Fahara Zamorano mirrors Gareth Evan's Baby Gem Salad with a refreshing, mineral Assyrtiko from Greece

Team StarChefs 10/1/17 Team StarChefs 10/1/17

Betting on Millenial Cooks

In a tight labor market and a shifting industry, Holly Jivin decided to double down on Millennial talent and less-than-qualified cooks to build her team at Bazaar by José Andrés.

Jeff Harding 9/30/17 Jeff Harding 9/30/17

Total Toad

Somm Alicia Kemper of Fundamental LA pairs a bright and funky Auxerrois to lend fruit and compelxity Chef Jeffrey Yuguchi’s riff on the classic toad-in-a-hole

Caroline Hatchett 9/21/17 Caroline Hatchett 9/21/17

Purity And Eccentricity At Kato

Jonathan Yao's cooking is original and improbably, impossibly good.

Jessica Yoon 9/12/17 Jessica Yoon 9/12/17

Tart-Nom-Etry

To achieve his vision of the ideal tart shell, Kriss Harvey did some serious math, coming up with a formula that uses measurements stretched to half a millimeter.

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