For anyone considering a final visit to Cole’s French Dip before it closes forever, there’s additional time. Owner Cedd Moses shared with Eater that the outpouring of support in the last month will enable the 117-year-old restaurant to remain open for another 45 days. Cole’s originally announced that its final day of service would be August 3, 2025. Cole’s final day is now in mid-September.

People are longing to say goodbye to LA’s oldest restaurant. Since the news was announced on July 7, steady lines have formed in front of Cole’s hours before it opens. Many are eager to try a French dip from one of two restaurants claiming to have invented the dish (Chinatown’s Philippe the Original also makes this assertion). Whatever side one lands on, the consensus is that Cole’s is a Los Angeles cultural institution. A local advocacy group shares this belief and acted on behalf of Cole’s to help extend its final closing date. That group includes the DTLA Residents Association, the Independent Hospitality Coalition, Historic Core BID, Central City Association, and the DTLA Alliance.

A trompo-sized review for Taqueria Frontera

The New York Times chief restaurant critic Tejal Rao gave glowing marks to Taqueria Frontera, Juan Carlos “JC” Guerra’s popular taqueria in Cypress Park. It’s far more than just a restaurant review, with spots like Taqueria Frontera noting the impact of the Trump administration’s immigration raids on Southern California.

ICE’s impact on Los Angeles restaurants

The New Yorker’s Hannah Goldfield took a close look at a crucial part of Los Angeles dining: family-operated restaurants and street carts, and how the targeted raids have prompted many vendors and patrons to stay home.

A new beginning for Taco Maria’s chef

When chef Carlos Salgado closed Taco Maria in 2023, most wondered when and where his next Michelin-starred restaurant would reopen. It’s happened, and 2,200 miles away from Southern California in Ephraim, Wisconsin. The Los Angeles Times reports that La Sirena debuted this month, 90 minutes away from Green Bay.

Wildcrust’s summer pizza lineup

Wildcrust chef and owner Miles Okabayashi invited a handful of chefs to conceive pizzas in his kitchen over the next few months. The first is tonight with Firstborn chef Anthony Wang, where the two will develop a pie centered around the popular duck sausage from his Chinatown restaurant on Okabayashi’s sourdough crust. They’ll also make a Sichuan eggplant pizza with red Sichuan peppercorns, garlic, and stracciatella. The next dates are August 26 with Tsubaki chef de cuisine Klementine Song, and September 16 with Perilla chef Jihee Kim. They even bestowed it with a fun name, so book a table for So You Think You Can Toss via Resy.