How chefs adapt, the best eating in Las Vegas, a Cake Boss dessert crawl, Beyond Meat struggles, plus, why Gordon Ramsay is jealous of "The Bear's" Carmy. And is it OK to pick fruit from someone else's tree? All in this week's Tasting Notes.
A brutal year for Los Angeles restaurants saw dozens of closings across the city. Inflation, actors' and writers' strikes and higher rent, utilities and labor costs all were cited.