Experience the L.A. food scene’s biggest night! Taste your way through L.A. alongside a who’s who of SoCal dining.
2026 Schedule
8:00 p.m.
L.A. Times Gold Award
Presentation
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.
8:10 p.m.
101 Best Restaurants in L.A. Live Countdown
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.
2026 Lineup
*VIP only
A Tí*
Chef Andrew Ponce
Modern Mexican | Echo Park
Alta Adams
Chef Keith Corbin
California Cuisine | West Adams
Anajak Thai
Chef Justin Pichetrungsi
Thai | Sherman Oaks
Badmaash
Chef Nakul Mahendro
Indian | Various
Bar Betsy
Beverage Director
Wine Bar | Altadena
Baroo
Chef Kwang Uh
Modern Korean | Arts District
Bistro Na’s
Chef Yong Tian
Beijing Imperial Cuisine | San Gabriel Valley
Broken Spanish Comedor
Chef Ray Garcia
Mexican, Alta California | Culver City
Budonoki
Chef Dan Rabilwongse
Japanese | Virgil Village
Colossus
Chefs Kristin Colazas Rodriguez & Eugene Santiago
Bakery & Bistro | San Pedro & Long Beach
Darling
Chef Sean Brock
Southern | West Hollywood
Dunsmoor
Chef Brian Dunsmoor
Heritage American Cooking | Glassell Park
Fat + Flour
Chef Nicole Rucker
Dessert | Culver City
Funke
Chef Evan Funke
Italian | Beverly Hills
Henrietta
Chef Alexis Brown
Californian Cuisine | Echo Park
Holbox
Chef Gilberto Cetina
Mexican Seafood | South Central
Jade Rabbit
Chef Bryant Ng
Chinese American | Santa Monica
Kato
Chef Jon Yao
Taiwanese | Downtown
Komal
Chef Fátima Juárez
Mexico City Street Food | South Central
Lucia
Chef Announced Soon!
Afro-Caribbean | Fairfax
Mini Kabob
Chef Armen Martirosyan
Armenian | Glendale
Mirate*
Bev. Dir. Max Reis
Agave Cocktails | Los Feliz
Mish
Chef Eric Greenspan
Delicatessen | La Brea
Moo’s Craft Barbecue
Chefs Andrew & Michelle Munoz
Texas-Style Barbecue | Lincoln Heights
Pasjoli
Chef Dave Beran
French | Santa Monica
Perilla LA x Nongshim
Chef Jihee Kim
Korean | Victor Heights
Real Charmer
Beverage Director
Cocktail Bar | Virgil Village
Rustic Canyon
Chef Elijah G. Deleon
Farmers’ Market-Driven Californian | Santa Monica
Saffy’s
Chefs Ori Menashe & Genevieve Gergis
Middle-Eastern | East Hollywood
Sqirl
Chef Jessica Koslow
California Cuisine | Virgil Village
Two Hommés
Chef Mando & Chef AB
Afro-Centric | Inglewood
Vandell
Vay Su & Shawn Lickliter
Cocktail Bar | Los Feliz
Wilde’s
Chef Natasha Price
British | Los Feliz
Yerord Mas
Chef Arthur Grigoryan
Armenian | Glendale
China National Tourist Office
Sponsor
Giveaways & more
Cutwater
Sponsor
Spirits Sampling
Fever Tree
Sponsor
Beverage Sampling
Lee Kum Kee
Sponsor
Cooking Demos, Giveaways & Samples
Lunasia Dim Sum House
Sponsor
Dim Sum Sampling
Nongshim
Sponsor
Ramyun Sampling & Giveaways
Philippines Tourism
Sponsor
Giveaways & more
Sanpellegrino
Sponsor
Beverage Sampling
San Simeon Wines
Sponsor
Wine Sampling
