Is There Such a Thing as L.A. Cuisine?
Moderated by Jonathan Gold, L.A. Weekly Food Critic When you go to a Chicago-style restaurant, you know to expect hot dogs or deep-dish pizza. A New York-style restaurant might serve old-fashioned Italian-American seafood or giant steaks. “Philly” signifies cheesesteaks; “Buffalo,” chicken wings; “Seattle,” salmon and blueberries. Los Angeles cooking, from designer sushi through Asian fusion through barbecue chicken pizza, is perhaps some of the most influential in the world. But like Los Angeles-made movies, rock ‘n’ roll and sportswear, the local cuisine is universal enough to transcend regionality. Nobody thinks …
