February 2020

• Features

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  • Magazine Features

    

    Delivery Apps Are Forcing L.A. Restaurants to Adjust to a Take-Out World—or Risk Starvation

    Maureen Harrington

    As technology turns ordering in into the new dining out, many local restaurateurs are slinging food from “ghost kitchens” throughout the city

  • CityThink

    

    Accused of Serial Rape, a Newport Beach Surgeon and His Girlfriend Used the Swinger Defense

    Jason McGahan

    Dr. Grant Robicheaux and girlfriend Cerissa Riley faced decades in prison—until the DA suddenly dropped the charges. Inside the sordid saga of O.C.’s swinging surgeon

  • The Culture Files

    

    H.R. Pufnstuf Creators Sid and Marty Krofft Are Still Hollywood’s Masters of Puppets

    Chris Nichols

    The visionary puppeteers—who are still developing shows—are being honored with a well-deserved star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

  • The Digest

    

    A Brief History of Food Delivery in Los Angeles

    Jean Trinh

    Think Uber Eats is a logistical marvel? Please. Chasen’s delivered its signature chili to Liz Taylor—in Rome

• Columns

  • The Culture Files

    

    ‘And the Oscar (Should) Go To…’ Our 2020 Perfect-World Picks

    Steve Erickson

    The Academy Awards have a long history of stiffing the worthy and exalting the iffy, but if our critic has his way, this year will be an exception

• Departments

  • The Digest

    

    Josiah Citrin’s Reimagined Melisse Debuts Alongside Sister Spot Citrin

    Andy Wang

    Closed since March, the chef’s Santa Monica space is now home to a pair of concepts

  • The Digest

    

    Where to Get Some of the Best Bagels in L.A.

    Hailey Eber

    Once derided, the city’s bagel scene has risen to greatness with exciting new shops and delicious hole-y offerings

  • The Culture Files

    

    Issa Rae Is Building an Empire

    Hailey Eber

    The ‘Insecure’ creator says she wants a “super career” like Oprah or Ellen—and she’s well on her way

  • CityThink

    

    The City’s Super Rich Are Clamoring to Live in This Ridiculously Swanky Building in Century City

    Merle Ginsberg and Matt Dickinson

    Robot butlers? Rides in a Rolls-Royce? Paying beaucoup bucks to live at Ten Thousand has its perks

  • The Culture Files

    

    From Hip-Hop History to Haunted Places, These Offbeat L.A. Tours Aren’t Just for Tourists

    Daniel Smith

    We sent a New Zealander on some of the city’s most unusual tours, but locals will like them too

  • The Digest

    

    3 New L.A. Restaurants You Have to Try This February

    Hailey Eber

    All-day breakfast in Silver Lake, sophisticated drinks in Los Feliz, and more

  • The Culture Files

    

    The Best Things to Do in L.A. in February

    Zoie Matthew

    Live music, Chinese art, an antiquarian book fair, and more

  • The Digest

    

    L.A. Restaurant Owners Reveal What Customers Just Love to Steal

    Hailey Eber

    Some diners can’t resist swiping a little souvenir—but restaurants are making them pay

  • Ask Chris

    

    Why Are So Many Car Commercials Shot on This L.A. Bridge?

    Chris Nichols

    Chris Nichols answers your burning questions about L.A.

  • L.A. Life and Style

    

    Is This Product Responsible for Donald Trump’s Orange Glow?

    Linda Immediato

    It’s been reported a Swiss company’s orange-hued foundation is the culprit

  • CityThink

    

    Dueling Lawsuits Between Malibu Rehab Centers Expose the Shady Side of the Recovery Industry

    Eliyahu Kamisher

    As Passages Malibu and Cliffside Malibu go head to head, it’s a showdown on the Rehab Riviera

  • The Culture Files

    

    The Brentwood of My Youth—Joan Didion’s Brentwood—Is Long Gone

    Stacie Stukin

    Growing up in the Westside neighborhood in the late ’70s, I reveled in its affluent simplicity. Now, I hardly recognize it

  • The Digest

    

    Beloved NYC-Style Pizza Joint Vito’s Is Growing Its Footprint on La Cienega

    Merle Ginsberg

    More space for devouring delicious slices is in the works