Bill Addison is the restaurant critic of the Los Angeles Times. He is recipient of the 2023 Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award from the James Beard Foundation, among numerous other accolades. Addison was previously national critic for Eater and held food critic positions at the San Francisco Chronicle, the Dallas Morning News and Atlanta magazine.
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Dominican pop-ups and a food truck represent the cuisine, but when members of a family immigrated to North Hollywood (by way of Alaska), they envisioned a bricks-and-mortar that honors their country’s cooking.
March 7, 2024
Critic Bill Addison returns to Meals by Genet’s recently reopened dining room and reviews the new L.A. seafood spot Joyce. Plus, a guide through L.A.’s Black taco culture.
Feb. 24, 2024
Southern chef Sammy Monsour returns to downtown at Joyce, where he channels his imagination toward seafood and other coastal-inspired dishes.
Feb. 22, 2024
Critic Bill Addison has a goodbye meal at Margarita and Walter Manzke’s Bicyclette, which closes in March. Also, the tragic news of chef Jonathan Whitener’s death.
Feb. 10, 2024
A chef pours a Beijing-style spirit over the roast duck, then aims a butane torch gun … and whoosh. You’re here for the flaming duck at Array 36 in Temple City.
Feb. 8, 2024
Celebrate Valentine’s Day or any special occasion with 22 options from the 101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles guide, for sharing Korean soy-marinated raw crab, artfully crafted tiki drinks, or mafaldine cacio e pepe.
Feb. 2, 2024
L.A.’s ‘pie queen’ Nicole Rucker expands her Fat & Flour domain to Culver City bringing sweet comfort, plus the most compelling Lebanese restaurnat in L.A.
Jan. 27, 2024
In West Hollywood, a welcome surprise: L.A.’s most compelling Lebanese restaurant, Ladyhawk, from a ‘Top Chef’
Jan. 25, 2024
The tasting menu at Baroo 2.0 is worlds apart from the madcap grain bowls Kwang Uh created at the original restaurant. But his maturing style still shows a wild streak.
Jan. 18, 2024
Critic Bill Addison has a first look at Stay Zero Proof Lounge in Chinatown, plus a new report finds that 1 in every 10 American restaurants serves Mexican food
Jan. 13, 2024