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Kemper’s next move was to Long Beach, where she pondered a wine bar for this underserved community. She found a storefront and opened Buvons late last year.

People come in and ask, “What do you have new that’s orange? What’s a pét-nat I haven’t tried?” And they want chilled reds—that’s been the big trend lately.

Bar Moruno has at last found its permanent home in Sunset Junction in Silver Lake, and in no time, it’s become the beating heart of that bustling crossroads.

The pasta is made in house, adorned with all-day ragùs and sugos. Rachel Grisafi has put together a list long on the robust reds that complement roasted meats.

Ashley Wells's wine list at All Time in Los Feliz is hand-written and heavily annotated. (Photo courtesy of the restaurant) As they put COVID behind them, Tyler and Ashley Wells added little flourishes to their bustling Los Feliz restaurant: They built out a deck with an outdoor bar and, in the center of the space,

The dining room at Caldo Verde, designed by Kelly Wearstler. (Photo courtesy of the restaurant) After years of wandering in the French culinary landscape, Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne have ventured south with Caldo Verde, their new project in the Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel. Laid-back and light-filled, the restaurant channels an Iberian vibe with a curvaceous Deco

Jared Hooper left Los Angeles at the start of the pandemic after serving as wine director at Faith and Flower for many years (and briefly as an editor-at-large for this magazine). He went north to Sonoma County and dabbled in many different roles, helping Evan Goldstein with his Master the World courses, slinging bottles at

Anthologies are, by their nature, a heterogeneous lot, taking on a multiplicity of angles, topics, tones, voices. A strong editor will keep a tight rein on the more far-flung efforts. Sometimes, the topic itself has enough gravitational pull to make the parts cohere. No one would question the force California exerts on the winescape, as

Return to Archives Departments Editor's NoteDinner with the Tribe Fined & FilteredIndia Mandelkern pops the top on your canned Vinho Verde. Our staff peruse five new additions to the wine world's bookshelves: To Fall in Love Drink This, Vino: The Essential Guide to Real Italian Wine, South of Somewhere: Wine, Food and the Soul of

Courtesy of Dan Fredman Winemaker Sean Thackrey died over the Memorial Day weekend after a long bout with cancer. He was in every sense a renaissance man, amateur historian, writer, artist, curator and gallerist, a dabbler in arts high and low and, especially, vinous. His singular creations, made for his self-named brand, included blends like