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The Most Inspiring LA Food Stories to Arise From This Challenging Year

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Filed under:Industry experts discuss their favorite restaurant stories, from charity organizations to generous workers2020 will be the year that upended the restaurant industry. It’s difficult to talk about the year in review when everything changed, . In light of thein Los Angeles, we asked food writers and industry folks for one restaurant story that meant the most to them this past year.The fundraisers for Inglewood’s long standing and . Both places are near and dear to my heart, and to see the LA community show up in the form of crowdfunding put me into tears. It’s good to know that both will survive this, because of what they bring to Los Angeles. They are more than a breakfast spot or a queer bar. Serving Spoon and Akbar are cultural institutions that help bring color and flavor to our beautiful city.But if we are truly being honest, the government and banks should be doing more like this to help businesses stay put.It was really heartening to see LA Rams player Andrew Whitworth and his wife donate $50,000 to Black-owned Inglewood, to help them stay afloat, especially after owners JC and Angela Johnson went so far as to pay their employees from their personal savings. The Serving Spoon was founded by Angela’s father Harold E. Sparks in 1982, and it’s really inspiring that it’s remained in the family after all these years.Needle finding a way to means everything to me. It was looking rough for a while there, but seeing chef Ryan get his due (and making the Essential 38!) for elevating Cantonese food and doing it in his assiduous, principled way was one of the only bright spots this year.The people behind No Us Without You undocumented restaurant workers. They really stepped up during a really bleak year, providing hope to those who needed it most.. One woman’s efforts, aided by her daughters, to bring Trinidadian Cuisine to more diners in Greater LA via delivery and food truck.The because it represents so much about LA’s culinary past, and offers a bright (or, at least not terribly dark) version of its future.Lockdowns and indoor dining bans helped level the playing field for smaller chefs and amateurs. The underground food scene flourished this year with the help of social media and elevated the voices of many who may have otherwise been overshadowed.It was inspirational to see how the forces behind of Va’La Hospitality stepped way up in creating “No Us Without You” to, who this industry as we know it would not exist without. I also was moved by Veteran Tacos, Pico-Union-based taqueros and U.S. Army veterans seeking to change perceptions about combat vets through the powers of fantastic asada.The charity of chefs and restaurants to. My wife, who works at a critical care unit at an LA County hospital, was one of many of these workers who helped save lives during the pandemic, so I could palpably feel the generosity and hard work of restaurants for this industry.Sign up for our newsletter.Sign up for our newsletter.Filed under:Two Sichuan newcomers in the SGV, French burritos in Westwood, and moreFiled under:Follow Eater editors each week as they share their favorite dishes around townFiled under:The freshest news from the local food world

Filed under:Industry experts discuss their favorite restaurant stories, from charity organizations to generous workers2020 will be the year that upended the restaurant industry. It’s difficult to talk about the year in review when everything changed, . In light of thein Los Angeles, we asked food writers and industry folks for one restaurant story that meant the most to them this past year.The fundraisers for Inglewood’s long standing and . Both places are near and dear to my heart, and to see the LA community show up in the form of crowdfunding put me into tears. It’s good to know that...

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