Hillary Eaton

Los Angeles

Food, Travel and Culture Writer at Freelance

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How ROW DTLA Became L.A.’s Quiet Culinary Powerhouse

1 week ago | finedininglovers.com | Hillary Eaton

Once a forgotten industrial complex, ROW DTLA is now home to some of the city’s most acclaimed restaurants—from Hayato and Kato to Chris Bianco’s pizza haven and the ever-evolving Sunday ritual that is Smorgasburg. Los Angeles is a sprawl of distinct dining enclaves, each with its own flavor and reason to travel. From Venice’s farmers’ market–driven fare to K-town’s world-class Korean cuisine, L.A.’s neighborhoods each tell their own delicious story.
Matū Kai is Brentwood's New Destination for All Things Wagyu Beef

1 month ago | blog.resy.com | Hillary Eaton

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From Santa Ynez to San Diego, SoCal Fine Dining Finds Its Voice

1 month ago | finedininglovers.com | Hillary Eaton

A new generation of chefs is redefining fine dining in Southern California—melding ambition, diversity, and a distinctly relaxed sensibility. Unlike its northern counterpart—or fine dining cultures in cities like New York and Chicago—Southern California (and its largest city, Los Angeles) has not historically been strongly associated with a robust fine dining scene. Sceney celebu-haunts and strip malls riddled with mind-blowing regional cuisine from Asia and Mexico? Absolutely. Tasting menus?
Six Great Los Angeles Tasting Menus to Try Right Now — Resy | Right This Way

Feb 25, 2025 | blog.resy.com | Hillary Eaton

When the mood hits or the occasion calls, there’s nothing quite like sitting back and letting a chef show you what they got, in the form of a thoughtful tasting menu. It’s an increasingly popular format for good reason and, in Los Angeles, we have no shortage of top chefs flexing their creative muscles by choosing this structure as the very best expression of their culinary art.
The Ultimate Guide to Going All Out in Singapore

Jan 15, 2025 | flipboard.com | Jessica Sulima |Hillary Eaton

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His L.A. Restaurant Was a Destination for Foodies and Celebrities. Then He Left It All.

Oct 12, 2024 | wsj.com | Hillary Eaton

After a five-year hiatus, Travis Lett, the chef who founded Gjelina in 2008 and left suddenly, is back in the kitchen. In the mid-2000s, Lett turned Gjelina, a dark moody enclave on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Los Angeles, into a destination for foodies worldwide, writers and directors like Larry David and Jon Favreau and celebrities including Beyoncé, Leonardo DiCaprio and Prince Harry. €18.99 €6/Month Includes unlimited access to The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and MarketWatch.
For Māori Winemakers, It’s About More Than Just Natural Wine

Sep 23, 2024 | punchdrink.com | Hillary Eaton

Close Thank you for subscribing! Email When Luke and Vanessa Reynolds walk through a block of cabernet franc at their vineyard Tūāpae, they walk on ancestral land. Tūāpae is on Waiheke Island, on the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. Vanessa (Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, Te Waiohua, Ngāti Tahinga, Ngāti Hine) and other Māori use their iwi (tribe) and hapū (sub-tribe) names to show pride in and connection with their ancestors. “My tūpuna (ancestors) have been connected to this specific area in...
Saddle Peak Lodge

Jul 29, 2024 | blog.resy.com | Hillary Eaton

For nearly 4,000 years, the Chumash people of Malibu called the meeting of the sea and the mouth of the river at Malibu beach Humaliwo, meaning “the surf sounds loudly.” By 1920, all 19 square miles of Malibu’s scenic coastal land was the private property of oil and electric tycoon Frederick Rindge, an unparalleled personal estate he named Rancho Malibu.
With 30,000+ Islands, Scandinavia Is a Secret Summer Seafood Paradise

Jul 14, 2024 | foodandwine.com | Hillary Eaton

Photo: Henrik Trygg/imagebank.sweden.se When you think of island hopping, the Nordics don’t usually come to mind. But ask any Dane or Swede what makes the most idyllic Scandinavian summer and there’s no doubt they’ll paint you a picture of their favorite Nordic island complete with a small red cabin by the beach, late afternoon swims, and lazy alfresco dinners late into the summer’s midnight sun.
With 30,000+ Islands, Scandinavia Is a Secret Seafood Paradise for Summer Travel

Jul 14, 2024 | msn.com | Hillary Eaton

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