Breathing life back into a long-closed—but extremely beloved—restaurant takes a special kind of grit and perseverance. But anyone who knows chef Josh Gil, one of the co-founders of Santa Monica’s ...

When I lived in Northern California, there was a little restaurant near my college called “Hula’s” that I regularly trekked up the Esplanade to for lunch and dinner. The cuisine was, in the beginning, ...

When it comes to buffet dining, my father has one simple rule: "Never eat anything you can afford to eat at home." Imagine my delight at seeing a huge bowl of boiled shrimp at the Twin Dragon ...