Those who read my columns on a regular basis may have noticed I’m rarely the first to review a restaurant.
Richard Foss
February 17, 2024
Those who read my columns on a regular basis may have noticed I’m rarely the first to review a restaurant.
Surprises on MB Boulevard: I was sad to see Gallery 208 close because I liked the art on display and
I never expect character in a modest strip mall restaurant because most have a very sensible business plan of getting
The Empires Expand: There has been much talk about the way some local restaurant groups are becoming increasingly dominant in
In the ‘80s I shared a somewhat decrepit old house in North Redondo with a couple of oddball roommates, and
Sometimes readers contact me to ask why I haven’t reviewed one of their favorite spots, to my momentary puzzlement. The
The South Bay dining scene is shaped by a mix of forethought and improvisation. Some changes are caused by business
A closer south of the border: It was hard to tell exactly when Samba closed, because the once-popular churrascaria had
Nostalgia is a powerful thing, but not a new one – Romans of the Imperial era lamented that people in
I was puzzled when the new owners of the former Blue Agave restaurant in Hermosa changed the name to Marena,
Holiday cheer, or lack thereof: According to a survey, the day before Thanksgiving is the busiest night of the year
Fried chicken has been multicultural from its beginnings, a Scottish cooking style married to a West African tradition of battering
Ask most Americans about Australian food and you’ll get a jumble of disconnected impressions that have little to do with
Goodbye, Hello Again: While writing about the South Bay dining scene for 35 years, I have covered many restaurant openings
Musician Brian Eno once wrote a list of what he called “Oblique Strategies” for solving creative problems, which are valuable
The nomenclature of the culinary world has steadily become less precise, to the distress of academics and purists, and yawns
