LA Times Crowns Lielle the No. 1 Restaurant in Los Angeles at Annual Food Bowl Celebration
Los Angeles’ greatest names in meals got here collectively for the Los Angeles Times Food Bowl’s 101 Best Restaurants celebration on Friday evening (October 23) on the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.
The annual culinary occasion introduced collectively a few of Southern California’s most celebrated cooks and eating places for a night of meals, drinks, and a dwell countdown revealing the Los Angeles Times’ 101 Best Restaurants in L.A. listing, curated by L.A. Times Food restaurant critics Bill Addison and Jenn Harris.
Taking the coveted No. 1 spot this yr was Lielle and Swedish-born chef Marcus Jernmark, incomes the title of Los Angeles’ finest restaurant.
Among the taking part cooks have been Kato’s Jon Yao, Anajak Thai’s Justin Pichetrungsi, Funke’s Evan Funke, Holbox’s Gilberto Cetina, Saffy’s Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis, Pasjoli’s Dave Beran, Baroo’s Kwang Uh, Sqirl’s Jessica Koslow, and Alta Adams’ Keith Corbin.
Other taking part eating places and cooks included A Tí’s Andrew Ponce, Badmaash’s Nakul Mahendro, Bistro Na’s Yong Tian, Broken Spanish Comedor’s Ray Garcia, Budonoki’s Dan Rabilwongse, Colossus’ Kristin Colazas Rodriguez and Eugene Santiago, Darling’s Sean Brock, Dunsmoor’s Brian Dunsmoor, Fat + Flour’s Nicole Rucker, Henrietta’s Alexis Brown, Jade Rabbit’s Bryant Ng, Komal’s Fátima Juárez, Mini Kabob’s Armen Martirosyan, Mish’s Eric Greenspan, Moo’s Craft Barbecue’s Andrew Munoz and Michelle Munoz, Perilla LA’s Jihee Kim, Rustic Canyon’s Elijah G. Deleon, Two Hommés’ Chef Mando and Chef AB, Wilde’s Natasha Price, and Yerord Mas’ Arthur Grigoryan.
The night additionally celebrated Norm Langer of the legendary Langer’s Delicatessen, who obtained the 2026 L.A. Times Gold Award, recognizing his contributions to Southern California’s culinary panorama. The award honors culinary excellence in reminiscence of the late meals critic Jonathan Gold.
Guests additionally had the chance to pattern dishes from taking part eating places, get pleasure from specialty cocktails, and have a good time the various culinary expertise that makes Los Angeles one of many nation’s most enjoyable eating locations.
The finest bites of the evening included Mini Kabob’s A5 Wagyu, Broken Spanish Comedor’s chicharrón, A Tí’s tuna tostada, Baroo’s mixture of pork stomach, gamtae seaweed, and candy potato noodles, Funke’s delicate tortellini served in a wealthy meat broth, and Wilde’s tackle the traditional Welsh rarebit.
The L.A. Times Food Bowl continues Saturday (October 24) with particular visitor appearances by Anthony Anderson, Cedric the Entertainer, and cooks Roy Choi (Kogi), Sugar Sungkamee (Jitlada), Mark Okuda (The Brothers Sushi), and Victor Villa (Villa’s Tacos). Tickets can be found at LATimes.com!
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