Jenn Harris

Pasadena

Senior Writer and Columnist at Los Angeles Times

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Articles

The best pastrami dip sandwich in the city may be at this Westlake deli

2 days ago | latimes.com | Jenn Harris

The pastrami dip is a sandwich that’s synonymous with L.A. sandwich culture. There are two camps of pastrami dip sandwiches: shaved or sliced. When ordering a pastrami dip, ask for a single dip, then get a cup of au jus on the side. Langer’s Delicatessen may be the most consistent restaurant in Los Angeles. It’s so consistent that my order hasn’t deviated in 35 years. The No. 1 with an extra side of Russian dressing for dipping.
8 favorite birria and barbacoa tacos to try from the 101 Best Tacos guide

5 days ago | latimes.com | Bill Addison |Stephanie Breijo |Danielle Dorsey |Betty Hallock |Jenn Harris |Daniel Hernandez

Birria queso taco at Saucy Chick Goat Mafia East Pasadena Goat birria Dine In $ Juan Garcia and his family have origins in Jalisco, the birthplace of birria. There, making the long-simmered dish with goat is all but law.
Is this the best shopping center in the San Gabriel Valley?

1 week ago | latimes.com | Jenn Harris

The shopping centers of the San Gabriel Valley often act as points of reference that are more reliable than specific cross streets or even addresses. If someone mentions the strip mall with the Wushiland boba shop, the 99 Ranch Market and the dumpling restaurant with two names upstairs, for many, an image of the San Gabriel Square immediately comes to mind.
The new breakfast burritos I can't stop eating

2 weeks ago | latimes.com | Jenn Harris

If you’re a breakfast burrito fan, there’s no better pocket of Los Angeles to reside in than Pasadena. There are formidable breakfast burritos to be devoured all over Greater Los Angeles and Orange County. Your favorite will always be the best, and I will contradict myself in about eight minutes when I tell you to head to Sawtelle for another a.m.-altering breakfast burrito.
Best restaurants for weekend brunch in Los Angeles

2 weeks ago | latimes.com | Stephanie Breijo |Danielle Dorsey |Jenn Harris |Betty Hallock |Daniel Hernandez |Laurie Ochoa

32 of the best weekend brunch spots in L.A.Brunch is a no-holds-barred meal for maximalists. Mimosas aren’t just customary, they’re poured endlessly. Bloody Marys and micheladas serve as appetizers, garnished with celery stalks, bacon, stuffed olives or shrimp. French toast, frittatas and benedicts share menu space with seafood towers, stacked sandwiches and caviar service.
L.A.’s hardest reservation is this new Italian supper club in West Adams

3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Jenn Harris

“This is not a restaurant,” says Daniele Uditi, addressing a crowd of 32 diners in a spacious warehouse in West Adams on a recent Sunday evening. “It might look like it, but it’s not.”Uditi wants to set the record straight, as soon as you sit down for a meal at Le Le Dinner Club. The warehouse is outfitted with tables facing a kitchen that looks like the set of a daytime talk show. It’s meant to be a stand-in for Uditi’s home.
The best cookbooks of spring 2025, according to L.A. Times food writers

3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Jenn Harris |Betty Hallock |Danielle Dorsey |Stephanie Breijo |Bill Addison

New cookbooks are a bright spot in spring, and this year’s crop is a bumper one. One emerging theme is: Go easy on yourself. Among this season’s favorite books, Los Angeles writers and chefs especially — including Nicole Rucker of Fat + Flour, Ari Kolender of Found Oyster and Queen St. Raw Bar & Grill, Kogi’s Roy Choi and Becca Millstein of tinned fish company Fishwife — set out to make things a little simpler, boosting our kitchen confidence along the way.
Two-ingredient onion chips and more recipes with five ingredients or less

1 month ago | latimes.com | Jenn Harris

There are quick and easy recipes, and then there are recipes that require two ingredients. Cookbook author and recipe developer Stella Drivas is known for her indulgent but healthful recipes, most notably two-ingredient vegetable chips. The recipes start with a layer of shredded Parmesan cheese on parchment paper, then a layer of vegetables.
Commentary: Will tariffs threaten the diversity of L.A. menus? Spiking ingredient prices spiking have chefs scrambling

1 month ago | latimes.com | Jenn Harris

“We are freaking out,” says Billie Sayavong. He and his wife, Nokmaniphone, operate Nok’s Kitchen, one of the few restaurants in Southern California devoted to cuisine from Laos. The Westminster restaurant has been featured repeatedly on this paper’s 101 Best Restaurants List. In just the last week, shortly after President Trump announced new tariffs, Billie watched the restaurant’s meat and seafood invoice increase by 30%.
Commentary: Will tariffs threaten the diversity of L.A. menus? Spiking ingredient prices have chefs scrambling

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jenn Harris

“We are freaking out,” says Billie Sayavong. He and his wife, Nokmaniphone, operate Nok’s Kitchen, one of the few restaurants in Southern California devoted to cuisine from Laos. The Westminster restaurant has been featured repeatedly on this paper’s 101 Best Restaurants List. In just the last week, shortly after President Trump announced new tariffs, Billie watched the restaurant’s meat and seafood invoice increase by 30%.