Los Angeles is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after dining destinations in the United States. From its pioneering California cuisine to its fast and casual food, the city offers a wide variety of cuisines from around the world. Ten years ago, it would have been hard to believe that L. A.
would become a foodie paradise, but now it's undeniable!If you're visiting from outside of Los Angeles, you may be wondering where to start. Our guide is here to help! According to Wallethub, Portland, Oregon is the “best food city in the United States” based on affordability, diversity, accessibility and quality. But Los Angeles has plenty to offer too! There are countless dining itineraries that tell different stories about what and how you eat in Los Angeles and why. The trend of using social media to obsess over the last course began in Los Angeles with Kogi and Twitter. As a cuisine, it will be “fundamentally Mexican” according to chef Kris Koslow.
This means that there will be tortillas made with single-origin corn sourced from Mexico and ground in Los Angeles by artisanal tortilla company Kernel of Truth Organics. Laurie Ochoa, assistant entertainment and art editor at the Los Angeles Times and wife of Jonathan Gold, has said that thanks to young chefs with unconventional ideas, first-class local ingredients and a melting pot of cultures, Los Angeles has become the most exciting food city in the United States. In a new report on the best cities for food lovers of all types, three cities in California - San Francisco, Sacramento and San Diego - are in the top 10. In Los Angeles, many of these cuisines are also local because, like the roads that lead to ancient Rome, culinary routes from around the world lead to L. It's been an incredible decade for Los Angeles gastronomy - a time when once-quiet neighborhoods became restaurant hotspots, when voices from all levels of the industry were diversified and decentralized spaces were created, and when a sense of ownership and pride in L. A.'s culinary culture was born.
