Recommended: Beets, grilled octopus, burrata, bucatini, chitarra, swordfish, Dover sole, meatloaf, steak, espresso granita, berries with zabaglione. Read more.
This year’s poke-splosion in L.A. happened without explanation... Hell, even Gelson’s, L.A.’s posh grocery, installed a mean poke bar, selling marinated raw fish by the pound. Read more.
Korean joint Oiji, inspired by chips that started a craze in Seoul—as in, bags sold on eBay—douses paper-thin potato in honey, butter, and a dash of cayenne pepper (that’s them to the right). Read more.