Matthew Kang is a correspondent for Eater. Previously, he was the lead editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. He has covered dining, restaurants, food culture, and nightlife in Los ...

There was no way we could not name Bavel our Restaurant of the Year. Rarely does a sophomore restaurant eclipse its predecessor in the way that Bavel has captured the stomachs and Instagram feeds of ...

With the pandemic waning, Bavel in LA’s Arts District has once again become one of the toughest restaurant reservations to get. It’s known for its spin on Middle Eastern cuisine with an LA flare.

Menashe’s talents with the dish have a fresh platform at Saffy’s, the couple’s new kebab and small plates restaurant in East Hollywood named for their daughter Saffron. As at Bavel, Saffy’s menu lists ...

The James Beard Foundation Awards finalists have been announced today in the restaurant and media categories, and once again Los Angeles is set up for a big showing in Chicago on Monday, May 6. But, ...

A rumor has been rippling throughout the restaurant industry for the last five years. Ori Menashe is opening a Middle Eastern restaurant. Each time it was echoed, it was with a little more ...

We are going to tell you what to do, as it involves having the wherewithal to make an extremely important reservation to Bavel. As in the new Middle Eastern restaurant from Bestia chefs Ori Menashe ...

The first thing anyone walking into white-hot LA dining destination Bavel will notice is the plants. Vines of pothos cascade from a hanging steel structure, an explosion of greenery that fills the ...