Matthew Kang
Editor at Eater Los Angeles
Editor of Eater LA @eaterla. Host of K-Town, an Eater video series about Korean food in America. USC 2007. He/Him. Send inquiries to kang at eater dot com
Articles
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1 week ago |
la.eater.com | Matthew Kang |Rebecca Roland |Mona Holmes
The first half of 2025 has been a challenging time for Los Angeles, its rich dining scene battered by wildfires in January and continued strain from the impact of the 2023 writers’ and actors’ strikes. In recent weeks, the city has also contended with ICE raids, protests, and curfews, primarily concentrated Downtown.
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1 week ago |
vegas.eater.com | Matthew Kang
On June 16, luminaries of the restaurant and bar world gathered at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago to celebrate the finalists and winners of the 2025 James Beard Foundation Awards. However, none of those winners represented the city of Las Vegas.
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2 weeks ago |
la.eater.com | Matthew Kang
Gwen, the Michelin-starred restaurant, butcher shop, and bakery in Hollywood from Australia-born chef Curtis Stone, is closing in Hollywood after eight years and looking for another location on the Westside, according to a statement emailed to Eater. Stone opened the restaurant with his brother Luke in 2016 as a follow-up to his Beverly Hills tasting menu destination, Maude, which debuted in 2014.
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2 weeks ago |
la.eater.com | Matthew Kang
Mr. T opened in Hollywood in September 2022 to high anticipation thanks to its reputation as a chic Parisian bistro from restaurateur Guillaume Guedj (previously of the two-Michelin-starred Passage 53). Opening chef Alisha Vannah came from République, another celebrated Los Angeles French-inflected restaurant.
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2 weeks ago |
la.eater.com | Matthew Kang |Mona Holmes
Popcorn can make or break the movie-going experience. A fresh, hot tub of salty popcorn can make even bad movies feel enjoyable, while a stale bag of hard kernels is enough to dampen even the best films.
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Garlic Parmesan and Cali Gold BBQ wings! I gifted a meal by taking a photo at @starbirdchicken with the free @GiftAMeal app. Very cool idea that more fast casual restaurants should adopt. #Starbird #GiftAMeal https://t.co/TMWrmYxv4Q
RT @eaterla: Everything to know about how restaurants, bars, street food stalwarts, and more are responding to the 2025 Los Angeles fires h…
Really sad too see Reel Inn destroyed, a place I've been going to since I was in college visiting friends at Pepperdine. #PalisadeFire
Reel Inn and Cholada Thai were reportedly destroyed by the fast-growing fire on January 7, 2024 https://t.co/UHnHoLIXmK