Rebecca Roland

Los Angeles

Southern California and Southwest Editor at Eater

writing & editing @eater southern california + southwest/@vox_union — also a film photographer for hire sometimes

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Articles

Mayor Karen Bass Lifts Downtown LA Curfew, but Its Restaurants Are Struggling

1 week ago | la.eater.com | Rebecca Roland

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has lifted the ongoing curfew in Downtown Los Angeles. The curfew went into effect on June 10 amid ongoing anti-ICE protests in the area, and originally ran from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. One day before lifting the curfew, on June 16, Mayor Bass announced that the curfew would commence at 10 p.m. The curfew applied to about a one-mile swatch of Downtown Los Angeles and the surrounding areas, including the Arts District and Chinatown.
The Most Anticipated Los Angeles Restaurant Openings, Summer 2025

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.
Kato Chef Jon Yao Takes Home the James Beard Award for Best Chef: California

1 week ago | la.eater.com | Rebecca Roland

Jon Yao, of Los Angeles’s Michelin-starred tasting menu restaurant Kato, won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: California at the 2025 ceremony held on June 16 in Chicago. This is his first James Beard win, and the only award Los Angeles brought home this year. Last year, Los Angeles also took home only one James Beard Award, with Kuya Lord chef Lord Maynard Llera winning for Best Chef: California.
Trump Directs ICE to Pause Arrests at Restaurants, Farms, and Hotels

1 week ago | la.eater.com | Rebecca Roland

On June 14, amid ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Los Angeles, the Trump administration reportedly instructed agents to pause arrests at restaurants, farms, and hotels, according to multiple outlets.
Everything to Know About the Los Angeles Immigration Sweeps and Anti-ICE Protests

2 weeks ago | la.eater.com | Rebecca Roland

On Friday, June 6, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents began a series of large-scale immigration sweeps across Southern California, targeting undocumented immigrants. Early reports indicated agents were raiding the parking lot of a Westlake Home Depot, as well as making arrests in the Fashion District at two locations of Ambiance Apparel. The people of Los Angeles responded quickly to the sweeps, with protesters gathering around Ambiance Apparel and later at the Edward R.
The Best Los Angeles Restaurants That Are Open on Monday Nights

2 weeks ago | la.eater.com | Rebecca Roland

Back to List K-Team BBQ. Wonho Frank Lee K-Team BBQ. | Wonho Frank Lee Most of the time, Monday night dinner is made for comfort food in simple surroundings, or even having dinner at home. For many Angelenos, it’s a recharge day after a long weekend at hip bars and hot spots across the city.
Untamed Spirits, LA’s First Women’s Sports Bar, Is Opening in Silver Lake

3 weeks ago | la.eater.com | Rebecca Roland

A new bar showing all of the best women’s sports games is opening in Silver Lake. Untamed Spirits debuts along Hyperion Avenue in the former second-story Trophy Wife space on June 7, coinciding with Pride month. Although bars across the country, like Portland's Sports Bra and Long Beach’s Watch Me, focus on showcasing women’s sports, this is the first of its kind in Los Angeles. The bar is owned by wives Stephanie and Janie Ellingwood, with a menu from chef Jude Shin.
Salt Bae’s Reign of Golden Steaks and Arm-Sprinkled Salt Ends in Beverly Hills

3 weeks ago | la.eater.com | Rebecca Roland

Nusret Gökçe, better known as Salt Bae. Jean Schwarzwalder Rebecca Roland is an editor of the Southern California/Southwest region, who covers the evolving landscape of Los Angeles’s food scene. Nusret Gökçe, better known as Salt Bae, has sprinkled his last steaks in Los Angeles. The Beverly Hills outpost of Gökçe’s global steakhouse chain, Nusr-Et, suddenly closed on June 4, four years after opening in 2021.
New York’s Acclaimed Superiority Burger Is Coming to LA for One Day Only

3 weeks ago | la.eater.com | Rebecca Roland

Superiority Burger. Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet/Eater NY Rebecca Roland is an editor of the Southern California/Southwest region, who covers the evolving landscape of Los Angeles’s food scene. One of New York’s buzziest restaurants, Superiority Burger, is headed to Los Angeles for a one-day-only pop-up at Chi Spacca in Hancock Park on Sunday, June 8.
Sushi Restaurant Sogo Roll Bar Opens Its Second Location in Highland Park

3 weeks ago | la.eater.com | Rebecca Roland

Los Feliz sushi spot Sogo Roll Bar is expanding with a second location along a busy stretch of York Boulevard in Highland Park. Opening on June 4 in the former Holcomb space, the restaurant will debut with the same menu of hand and cut rolls, donburi, and starters, including cucumber salad, as the original location.

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