@lientigre
Restaurateur, Here's Looking At You & All Day Baby
READ: "It's the People. Every Time." - Edible LA's Restaurant Issue (Summer 2026)
READ: "It's the People. Every Time." - Edible LA's Restaurant Issue (Summer 2026)
Edible LA - Summer 2026 - Queen's Raw Bar and Grill
PHOTOS: Lincoln Ave Block Party For Altadena (3/29/26) by @talltangerine
PHOTOS: Lincoln Ave Block Party For Altadena (3/29/26) by @talltangerine
Photo collection by Tall Tangerine
PHOTOS: Echo Park Crawl With Lien Ta 3/22/26) by @talltangerine
PHOTOS: Echo Park Crawl With Lien Ta 3/22/26) by @talltangerine
Photo collection by Tall Tangerine
READ: "That Restaurant You Love Will Close One Day. What to Do?" - The New York Times (1/13/26)
READ: "That Restaurant You Love Will Close One Day. What to Do?" - The New York Times (1/13/26)
Beloved places to dine out are portals to past versions of ourselves. But they keep disappearing.
READ: "The Saddest 2025 Restaurant Closures in Los Angeles, According to Local Restaurateurs" - Eater LA (12/30/25)
READ: "The Saddest 2025 Restaurant Closures in Los Angeles, According to Local Restaurateurs" - Eater LA (12/30/25)
Los Angeles’s hospitality community reflects on the 2025 closures that have stuck with them.
READ: "The Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate in Los Angeles in 2025" - Eater LA (12/26/25)
READ: "The Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate in Los Angeles in 2025" - Eater LA (12/26/25)
The LA-born dishes we couldn’t stop thinking about this year
READ: "The 100 best restaurant dishes I ate this year" ft. HLAY #10 - Bangers & Jams (11/15/25)
READ: "The 100 best restaurant dishes I ate this year" ft. HLAY #10 - Bangers & Jams (11/15/25)
2025's top bites, ranked
LISTEN: "How Lien Ta Used Her Restaurants to Turn Strangers into Community" - Not Really Strangers Podcast (10/2/25)
LISTEN: "How Lien Ta Used Her Restaurants to Turn Strangers into Community" - Not Really Strangers Podcast (10/2/25)
READ: "In High-Profile Closings, Los Angeles Restaurateurs See Trouble" - NY Times (9/11/25)
READ: "In High-Profile Closings, Los Angeles Restaurateurs See Trouble" - NY Times (9/11/25)
The city’s turmoil, from wildfires to curfews, has exacted a toll on some of its best-loved restaurants and raised worries about the future.
JOIN ME 8/20 & SUPPORT IHC: 86 Red Tape: A Night at Capri Club
JOIN ME 8/20 & SUPPORT IHC: 86 Red Tape: A Night at Capri Club
Benefiting the Independent Hospitality Coalition and the future of LA's independent restaurants and bars and more!
JOIN ME 7/29: James Beard's Taste America: Los Angeles at The Line Hotel
JOIN ME 7/29: James Beard's Taste America: Los Angeles at The Line Hotel
Presented by Capital One
READ: "In an Era of Upheavals, Los Angeles Restaurants Are Banding Together" - NY Times (6/17/25)
READ: "In an Era of Upheavals, Los Angeles Restaurants Are Banding Together" - NY Times (6/17/25)
Through Covid, protests, strikes and fires, the Independent Hospitality Coalition is helping local business navigate a volatile civic landscape.
LISTEN: "Lien Ta shares her emotional choice to end Here’s Looking At You" - KCRW's Press Play With Madeleine Brand (6/3/25)
LISTEN: "Lien Ta shares her emotional choice to end Here’s Looking At You" - KCRW's Press Play With Madeleine Brand (6/3/25)
Want to eat at Koreatown’s Here’s Looking At You? June 13 will be your last chance. Lien Ta reflects on co-owner Jonathan Whitener’s influence and the business roller coaster during COVID.
LISTEN: "Lien's Five Rules For Building Community" -- Five Rules For the Good Life Podcast (6/2/25)
LISTEN: "Lien's Five Rules For Building Community" -- Five Rules For the Good Life Podcast (6/2/25)
Lien's Five Rules for Building Community
READ: "Koreatown's Here's Looking at You to close next month: 'I've really, really pushed all limits'" - LA Times (5/8/25)
READ: "Koreatown's Here's Looking at You to close next month: 'I've really, really pushed all limits'" - LA Times (5/8/25)
After nearly a decade in operation, owner Lien Ta decides to close the lauded restaurant co-founded by late chef Jonathan Whitener.
READ: "Plugs — Lien Ta" - The Angel (2/1/25)
READ: "Plugs — Lien Ta" - The Angel (2/1/25)
L.A. food, drink, and leisure recs from the Here's Looking At You restaurateur + LINKS
READ: "L.A. chefs have a wish list for 2025: 'Don’t just keep restaurants on a list; make a plan and go'" - LA Times (1/21/2
READ: "L.A. chefs have a wish list for 2025: 'Don’t just keep restaurants on a list; make a plan and go'" - LA Times (1/21/2
We asked more than a dozen L.A. restaurateurs and chefs what they're wishing for most in 2025. The list includes dropping the word 'authentic.'
READ: "101 Best Restaurants in LA" ft. HLAY (#15) - LA Times (12/3/24)
READ: "101 Best Restaurants in LA" ft. HLAY (#15) - LA Times (12/3/24)
Restaurant critic Bill Addison and columnist Jenn Harris rank the 101 best restaurants in Los Angeles.
READ: "Despite 'glimmers of hope,' beloved Silver Lake diner will close next month" - LA Times (11/18/24)
READ: "Despite 'glimmers of hope,' beloved Silver Lake diner will close next month" - LA Times (11/18/24)
"Every week, every day we're open, we lose money”: After years of hardship, one of the city's most charming restaurants gets ready to say goodbye — but not without a celebration first.
WATCH: Hosting "Next in Line" Cooking Competition at Family Style Fest w/ RE:Her
WATCH: Hosting "Next in Line" Cooking Competition at Family Style Fest w/ RE:Her
READ: "Where restaurateur Lien Ta loves to eat in Los Angeles" (My Favorite 10 on OpenTable)
READ: "Where restaurateur Lien Ta loves to eat in Los Angeles" (My Favorite 10 on OpenTable)
READ: "101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles" ft. HLAY (#28) & ADB (#56) - LA Times (12/5/23)
READ: "101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles" ft. HLAY (#28) & ADB (#56) - LA Times (12/5/23)
READ: "How I Found My Joy Running Restaurants Again" - Edible LA Magazine (9/27/23)
READ: "How I Found My Joy Running Restaurants Again" - Edible LA Magazine (9/27/23)
SHOP: "To Live & Dine in LA" Sweatshirt in Support of the Independent Hospitality Coalition
SHOP: "To Live & Dine in LA" Sweatshirt in Support of the Independent Hospitality Coalition
READ: "101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles" ft. HLAY (#16) & ADB (#47) - LA Times (12/6/22)
READ: "101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles" ft. HLAY (#16) & ADB (#47) - LA Times (12/6/22)
READ: "25 Restaurant Dishes We Couldn’t Stop Thinking About This Year" ft. Tet-a-Tet - NY Times (12/9/22)
READ: "25 Restaurant Dishes We Couldn’t Stop Thinking About This Year" ft. Tet-a-Tet - NY Times (12/9/22)
READ: "The Restaurant List 2022: 50 Places in America We're Most Excited About Right Now" ft. HLAY - NY Times (9/19/22)
READ: "The Restaurant List 2022: 50 Places in America We're Most Excited About Right Now" ft. HLAY - NY Times (9/19/22)
READ: "All Day Baby Overhauls Dinner Service With a Vietnamese-Inspired Menu" - Eater LA (8/29/22)
READ: "All Day Baby Overhauls Dinner Service With a Vietnamese-Inspired Menu" - Eater LA (8/29/22)
LISTEN: - "Now reopened after pandemic shutdown, popular L.A. restaurant manages through 'unprecedented times'" - Marketplace (8/31/22)
LISTEN: - "Now reopened after pandemic shutdown, popular L.A. restaurant manages through 'unprecedented times'" - Marketplace (8/31/22)
READ: Justin Pichetrungsi's Los Angeles City Guide - Food & Wine (9/12/22)
READ: Justin Pichetrungsi's Los Angeles City Guide - Food & Wine (9/12/22)
READ: "‘It’s sort of like we’re back to 2020’" - LA Times (7/24/22)
READ: "‘It’s sort of like we’re back to 2020’" - LA Times (7/24/22)
LISTEN: "Lien Ta With HLAY, All Day Baby, RE:Her" - Weekly Welcome Podcast (3/16/22)
LISTEN: "Lien Ta With HLAY, All Day Baby, RE:Her" - Weekly Welcome Podcast (3/16/22)
READ: "How Lien Ta Created a Legacy of Supporting Women-Owned Businesses with RE:Her" - Thrillist (3/9/22)
READ: "How Lien Ta Created a Legacy of Supporting Women-Owned Businesses with RE:Her" - Thrillist (3/9/22)
READ: "The 20 Most Influential Female Chefs and Restaurateurs Right Now" - OpenTable (3/1/22)
READ: "The 20 Most Influential Female Chefs and Restaurateurs Right Now" - OpenTable (3/1/22)
READ: "The return of Here’s Looking at You is a serious win for L.A. dining" - LA Times (2/24/22)
READ: "The return of Here’s Looking at You is a serious win for L.A. dining" - LA Times (2/24/22)
LISTEN: Bill Addison reviews Koreatown’s comeback kid, Here’s Looking at You - KCRW Good Food (2/25/22)
LISTEN: Bill Addison reviews Koreatown’s comeback kid, Here’s Looking at You - KCRW Good Food (2/25/22)
LISTEN: HLAY Forever...Again w/ Lien Ta - Yelling About Pâté (2/25/22)
LISTEN: HLAY Forever...Again w/ Lien Ta - Yelling About Pâté (2/25/22)
LISTEN: "How to Rebuild When Your Dreams Fall Apart With Lien Ta" - New Day Podcast (1/12/22)
LISTEN: "How to Rebuild When Your Dreams Fall Apart With Lien Ta" - New Day Podcast (1/12/22)
READ: "Did We Not Try Hard Enough?" - Eater (12/14/21)
READ: "Did We Not Try Hard Enough?" - Eater (12/14/21)
Save HLAY: Help Us Reopen Our Restaurant
Save HLAY: Help Us Reopen Our Restaurant
READ: All Day Baby’s Lien Ta On Speaking Up For Community - Zagat (11/4/21)
READ: All Day Baby’s Lien Ta On Speaking Up For Community - Zagat (11/4/21)
WATCH: Regarding Her Featured at the 2021 James Beard Awards (9/27/21)
WATCH: Regarding Her Featured at the 2021 James Beard Awards (9/27/21)
READ: All Day Baby's Thessa Diadem Is a FOOD & WINE Best New Chef 2021 (9/9/21)
READ: All Day Baby's Thessa Diadem Is a FOOD & WINE Best New Chef 2021 (9/9/21)
WATCH: These Lovely Streets: Lien Ta - Discover LA (5/27/21)
WATCH: These Lovely Streets: Lien Ta - Discover LA (5/27/21)
WATCH: In the Visible - Stories From the AAPI Community (4/22/21)
WATCH: In the Visible - Stories From the AAPI Community (4/22/21)
LISTEN: "The Mission: Elevate and Value the Labor of All Service Workers" - KCRW Good Food (4/2/21)
LISTEN: "The Mission: Elevate and Value the Labor of All Service Workers" - KCRW Good Food (4/2/21)
READ: "How AAPI Hate Showed Me the Power of Women and the Intersectional Food Community" - LiveKindly (3/25/21)
READ: "How AAPI Hate Showed Me the Power of Women and the Intersectional Food Community" - LiveKindly (3/25/21)
LISTEN: Asian Women Are the Spine of LA's Food Scene - Evan Kleiman on KCRW's Press Play (3/25/21)
LISTEN: Asian Women Are the Spine of LA's Food Scene - Evan Kleiman on KCRW's Press Play (3/25/21)
WATCH: Talking about RE:Her on Good Day LA (1/21/21)
WATCH: Talking about RE:Her on Good Day LA (1/21/21)
READ: "New L.A. group aims to help female-owned restaurants with 10-day festival" - LA Times (12/22/20)
READ: "New L.A. group aims to help female-owned restaurants with 10-day festival" - LA Times (12/22/20)
SUPPORT: RE:Her (My co-founded non-profit org for women-owned restaurants in LA)
SUPPORT: RE:Her (My co-founded non-profit org for women-owned restaurants in LA)
WATCH: Silver Lake Restaurant Owner Says the Restaurant Industry Needs Help Amid Pandemic" ABC 7 (11/16/20)
WATCH: Silver Lake Restaurant Owner Says the Restaurant Industry Needs Help Amid Pandemic" ABC 7 (11/16/20)
READ: "My Perfect Food Day" - Made In (11/16/20)
READ: "My Perfect Food Day" - Made In (11/16/20)
LISTEN: "A Tale of Two Restaurants" - Opening Soon Podcast (10/4/2020)
LISTEN: "A Tale of Two Restaurants" - Opening Soon Podcast (10/4/2020)
READ: "How Almost Losing My Restaurants Pushed Me to Care About Politics" - KCRW (9/29/20)
READ: "How Almost Losing My Restaurants Pushed Me to Care About Politics" - KCRW (9/29/20)
READ: "Alumna Lien Ta on Running Restaurants" - Emerson Today (9/11/20)
READ: "Alumna Lien Ta on Running Restaurants" - Emerson Today (9/11/20)
LISTEN: KCRW's 'Greater LA' (8/26/20)
LISTEN: KCRW's 'Greater LA' (8/26/20)
WATCH: "America Recovers" Democratic National Convention (8/19/20)
WATCH: "America Recovers" Democratic National Convention (8/19/20)
READ: "Come and ravage us: Scenes from the fire sale at one of L.A.’s hottest restaurants" - LA Times (3/18/20)
READ: "Come and ravage us: Scenes from the fire sale at one of L.A.’s hottest restaurants" - LA Times (3/18/20)
BUY & READ: Patric Kuh's "Becoming a Restaurateur" (2019)
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