Next Week Is Food Bowl Weekend!

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Friday, Oct. 23

7-10 p.m. | VIP Early Entry: 6 p.m.

The Barker Hangar

21+

Experience the L.A. food scene’s biggest night! Taste your way through L.A. alongside a who’s who of SoCal dining.

Schedule

101 California

101 Best Restaurants in L.A.

Live Reveal

Join L.A. Times Food reporters and SoCal’s best chefs for the electrifying live countdown to the No. 1 restaurant in Los Angeles — for the first time in Food Bowl history.

Gold Award 2026 - Norm Langer

L.A. Times Gold Award

Presentation

Gold Award 2026

See the presentation of the L.A. Times Gold Award, honoring SoCal culinary excellence in memory of critic Jonathan Gold. This year’s winner is Norm Langer of Langer’s Delicatessen, an L.A. institution since 1947.

Lineup

More coming soon!
*VIP only

  • Ati

    A Tí*

    Chef Andrew Ponce
    Modern Mexican | Echo Park

  • Alta Adams

    Alta Adams

    Chef Keith Corbin
    California Cuisine | West Adams

  • Anajak Thai

    Anajak Thai

    Chef Justin Pichetrungsi
    Thai | Sherman Oaks

  • Badmaash

    Badmaash

    Chef Nakul Mahendro
    Indian | Various

  • Betsy

    Bar Betsy

    Beverage Director
    Wine Bar | Altadena

  • Baroo

    Baroo

    Chef Kwang Uh
    Modern Korean | Arts District

  • Bistro Na's

    Bistro Na’s

    Chef Yong Tian
    Beijing Imperial Cuisine | San Gabriel Valley

  • Broken Spanish

    Broken Spanish Comedor

    Chef Ray Garcia
    Mexican, Alta California | Culver City

  • Budonoki

    Budonoki

    Chef Dan Rabilwongse
    Japanese | Virgil Village

  • Colossus

    Colossus

    Chefs Kristin Colazas Rodriguez & Eugene Santiago
    Bakery & Bistro | San Pedro & Long Beach

  • Darling

    Darling

    Chef Sean Brock
    Southern | West Hollywood

  • Dunsmoor

    Dunsmoor

    Chef Brian Dunsmoor
    Heritage American Cooking | Glassell Park

  • Fat + Flour

    Fat + Flour

    Chef Nicole Rucker
    Dessert | Culver City

  • Funke

    Funke

    Chef Evan Funke
    Italian | Beverly Hills

  • Henrietta

    Henrietta

    Chef Alexis Brown
    Californian Cuisine | Echo Park

  • Holbox

    Holbox

    Chef Gilberto Cetina
    Mexican Seafood | South Central

  • Jade Rabbit

    Jade Rabbit

    Chef Bryant Ng
    Chinese American | Santa Monica

  • Kato

    Kato

    Chef Jon Yao
    Taiwanese | Downtown

  • Komal

    Komal

    Chef Fátima Juárez
    Mexico City Street Food | South Central

  • Lucia

    Lucia

    Chef Announced Soon!
    Afro-Caribbean | Fairfax

  • Mini Kabob

    Mini Kabob

    Chef Armen Martirosyan
    Armenian | Glendale

  • Mirate

    Mirate*

    Bev. Dir. Max Reis
    Agave Cocktails | Los Feliz

  • Mish

    Mish

    Chef Eric Greenspan
    Delicatessen | La Brea

  • Moo's

    Moo’s Craft Barbecue

    Chefs Andrew & Michelle Munoz
    Texas-Style Barbecue | Lincoln Heights

  • Pasjoli

    Pasjoli

    Chef Dave Beran
    French | Santa Monica

  • Perilla

    Perilla LA x Nongshim

    Chef Jihee Kim
    Korean | Victor Heights

  • Real Charmer

    Real Charmer

    Beverage Director
    Cocktail Bar | Virgil Village

  • Rustic Canyon

    Rustic Canyon

    Chef Elijah G. Deleon
    Farmers’ Market-Driven Californian | Santa Monica

  • Saffy's

    Saffy’s

    Chefs Ori Menashe & Genevieve Gergis
    Middle-Eastern | East Hollywood

  • Sqirl

    Sqirl

    Chef Jessica Koslow
    California Cuisine | Virgil Village

  • Two Hommes

    Two Hommés

    Chef Mando & Chef AB
    Afro-Centric | Inglewood

  • Vandell

    Vandell

    Vay Su & Shawn Lickliter
    Cocktail Bar | Los Feliz

  • Wilde's

    Wilde’s

    Chef Natasha Price
    British | Los Feliz

  • Yerord Mass

    Yerord Mas

    Chef Arthur Grigoryan
    Armenian | Glendale

  • China Tourism

    China National Tourist Office

    Sponsor
    Giveaways & more

  • Cutwater

    Cutwater

    Sponsor
    Spirits Sampling

  • Fever Tree

    Fever Tree

    Sponsor
    Beverage Sampling

  • Lee Kum Kee

    Lee Kum Kee

    Sponsor
    Cooking Demos, Giveaways & Samples

  • Lunasia

    Lunasia Dim Sum House

    Sponsor
    Dim Sum Sampling

  • Nongshim

    Nongshim

    Sponsor
    Ramyun Sampling & Giveaways

  • Philippines Tourism

    Philippines Tourism

    Sponsor
    Giveaways & more

  • Sanpellegrino

    Sanpellegrino

    Sponsor
    Beverage Sampling

  • San Simeon Wines

    San Simeon Wines

    Sponsor
    Wine Sampling

Celebrate L.A.’s best restaurants at one of L.A.’s most iconic venues.

The Barker Hangar
3021 Airport Ave., Ste. 203, Santa Monica, CA 90405

Savor L.A.’s best dishes at Barker Hangar — the Santa Monica landmark where award shows, runways and L.A.’s biggest nights come to life.