Roy Choi didn’t want to make another glossy, globe-trotting food show like Chef’s Table or Ugly Delicious. For his new show, Broken Bread, he didn’t even want to leave Los Angeles. What he wanted to do was use the platform he was presented with to talk about things like immigration, poverty, environmental sustainability, and the power […]
From KogiTown to On-Site Postmates Service, Coachella’s Food Options Are A-List All the Way
You’re probably not going to Coachella for the food–but the fact that the festival always brings it on dining options certainly makes the weekend a more pleasant experience. No matter how many performers on the lineup you love, there’s always going to be downtime when you want to grab something to eat. Thanks to expansions–including a whole […]
Roy Choi’s Chego Is Leaving Chinatown
A lot’s changed in Chinatown since Roy Choi’s rice-bowl spot Chego opened its doors in Far East Plaza six years ago. It was the “new kid on the block,” we wrote in 2013, “surrounded by old-school noodle joints, pho houses, and seafood spots, you can practically make out the tinny tunes played by an old, scraggly […]