{"id":587710,"date":"2026-02-13T19:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/587710\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T19:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:05:25","slug":"february-food-news-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/587710\/","title":{"rendered":"February Food News in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plus, Lunar New Year dining at Bistro Na\u2019s,\u00a0Rahumah\u00a0and Kato\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles dining scene is gearing up for one of the busiest restaurant days of the year: Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/a> In between, eateries around town\u00a0are keeping\u00a0taste buds satisfied with\u00a0revamped menus, red carpet-inspired afternoon\u00a0tea\u00a0and new healthy options. Read more in February food news below.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chado Tea Room Bridgerton Tea<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"ChadoCredit: Courtesy Chado Tea Room<\/p>\n

Through March 15, enjoy a tea service at any Chado location inspired by the hit Netflix romance series. Highlights include scones, lemon pudding tea cake,\u00a0The Bridgerton\u2019s\u00a0Tea-Marinated\u00a0Truffled Eggs, Lady Danbury\u2019s Cucumber & Cream Cheese, Kate\u2019s Masala\u00a0CHai\u00a0and Penelope\u2019s Hibiscus Chamomile.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Goop Kitchen Opens in Larchmont<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"GoopCredit: Courtesy Goop Kitchen<\/p>\n

Gwyneth Paltrow\u2019s delivery-first, clean food concept has debuted in Larchmont, bringing gluten-free bowls, salads,\u00a0pizzas\u00a0and more dishes sans processed ingredients and refined sugars to the neighborhood. It is open Monday through Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gwen New Menu Items<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"GwenCredit: Courtesy Gwen<\/p>\n

Curtis Stone\u2019s Michelin-starred restaurant and butcher shop dives into its tenth year of service with a number of new menu items: Josper-roasted\u00a0Dorade with\u00a0miso\u00a0vinaigrette; Josper-roasted Maine\u00a0scallops with coconut broth, roasted fennel and finger lime;\u00a0Romanesco\u00a0broccoli\u00a0with dill yogurt, kebab spice, mint, and dill; and Yuzu Tart with buttermilk sorbet, toasted pistachio, and lemon pearls.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Holy Basil Santa Monica\u00a0Lunch Launch<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"HolyCredit: Patcha Kitchaicharoen<\/p>\n

The most recently opened Holy Basil outpost now offers\u00a0lunch service from noon to 2:30 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. Over\u00a0in\u00a0Atwater Village, keep an eye out on weekly activations like Larb Thursday, Holy Burger\u00a0Monday\u00a0and the forthcoming weekend brunch.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hotel Casa del Mar 100-Year Anniversary Menu<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"HotelCredit: Courtesy Hotel Casa del Mar<\/p>\n

The Santa Monica hotel\u00a0celebrates\u00a0its century milestone with a Prohibition-inspired cocktail menu with beverages like The Macallan Old Fashion, Del Mar Queen\u00a0Bee\u00a0and Wild West Sazerac. It is\u00a0available all\u00a0throughout the centennial year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Irv\u2019s Burgers x Prince St. Pizza Valentine\u2019s Day Specials<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"PrinceCredit: Courtesy Prince St. Pizza<\/p>\n

Whether celebrating the day of love with your Valentine or Galentine, Irv\u2019s Burgers has your sweet tooth\u00a0covered with a\u00a0limited-edition\u00a0strawberry sweetheart shake (available all month), while on the savory front,\u00a0Prince St. Pizza<\/a>\u00a0has a heart-shaped Cupid\u2019s Naught Pie pizza available on just Feb. 13 and 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Levain Bakery Winter Offerings<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"LevainCredit: Courtesy Levain<\/p>\n

Levain has\u00a0a number of\u00a0new menu items to get through the final stretch of the cold season: a toffee latte, toffee hot\u00a0chocolate\u00a0and a limited-time Dark Days of Winter box with the Coffee Toffee and Black & White cookie.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lucia\u00a0Black Foodways Menu Series<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"LuciaCredit: Shelby Moore<\/p>\n

Helmed by its new executive chef, Cleophus \u201cOphus\u201d\u00a0Hethington, Lucia has a menu series\u00a0this month\u00a0that\u00a0honors\u00a0Afro-diasporic cuisine.\u00a0Launched Feb. 4, each week highlights a different part of Black foodways. The second week\u2019s Afro-Latina menu offers\u00a0anticucho-style beef with\u00a0huanca\u00edna\u00a0and palm oil sabayon, green plantain\u00a0gnudi\u00a0with bacalao and bitter herbs,\u00a0Brazilian-inspired\u00a0moqueca\u00a0with coconut and palm oil\u00a0and a\u00a0corn and cassava g\u00e2teau with piloncillo caramel and burnt citrus.\u00a0Then, week three\u2019s Caribbean dishes include fufu de\u00a0pl\u00e1tano\u00a0with pickled shrimp and coconut cream,\u00a0a\u00a0modern take on\u00a0accra\u00a0de\u00a0morue, oil down reworked with breadfruit, dasheen and coconut reduction\u00a0and\u00a0burnt sugar custard with nutmeg and rum raisin ice cream. For the finale,\u00a0Hethington\u00a0celebrates\u00a0Black American cooking with dishes like fried green tomato,\u00a0cornbread agnolotti in smoked turkey broth,\u00a0catfish and grits and a\u00a0sweet potato doughnut.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Luv2eat Thai Bistro\u00a0New Menu Items<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Luv2eatCredit: Courtesy Luv2eat Thai Bistro<\/p>\n

The Hollywood eatery revamped its menu with 20 new dishes, including crab pad Thai, more noodle soups and three\u00a0additional\u00a0papaya salad renditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding Bar<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"MagnoliaCredit: Courtesy Magnolia Bakery<\/p>\n

Magnolia Bakery added a banana pudding bar to its Los Angeles locations, allowing visitors to from four made-to-order pudding creations: caramel\u00a0browne, cookies and cream, red\u00a0velvet\u00a0and chocolate hazelnut.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Maybourne\u00a0Beverly Hills Haute Couture Afternoon Tea Returns<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"MaybourneCredit: Courtesy of the Maybourne Beverly Hills<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Maybourne\u00a0Beverly Hills has a refreshed Pr\u00eat-\u00e0-Portea:\u00a0The\u00a0Red Carpet\u00a0Collection menu with pastries that pay homage to high fashion moments from Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Sabrina Carpenter, Jenna\u00a0Ortega\u00a0and Ariana Grande.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Norms x Good\u00a0Luck, Have Fun,\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0Die<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"NormsCredit: Courtesy Norms<\/p>\n

In celebration of the forthcoming release of\u00a0Good\u00a0Luck, Have Fun, Don\u2019t Die<\/a>\u00a0(out Feb. 13),\u00a0the\u00a0Norms on La Cienega\u00a0\u2014 which is featured in the movie \u2014is serving\u00a0two movie-themed menu items\u00a0through Feb. 28: a stack of\u00a0Hostess\u00a0Snoball\u00a0Hotcakes\u00a0and the chocolatey\u00a0Good\u00a0Luck, Have Fun,\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0Die\u00a0milkshake. Consider stopping in on Feb. 17, National Pancake Day, during which $1 from each\u00a0Snoball\u00a0Hotcake order will\u00a0benefit\u00a0No Kid Hungry.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lunar New Year\u00a0Dining<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"RasarumahCredit: Johnny Lee<\/p>\n

Kato gets collaborative for Lunar New Year dining by welcoming Fauna chefs David Castro Hussong and Maribel Aldaco Silva, along with their team from Valle de Guadalupe, from\u00a0Feb. 17 to 19<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0chef-owner Nick Curtin and Camilla Hanse of Copenhagen\u2019s Michelin-starred, Green Star\u2013awarded Alouette from\u00a0Feb. 24 to 26.<\/a>\u00a0Over in Historic\u00a0Filipinotown,\u00a0Rasarumah\u00a0teams up with\u00a0Chef Diego\u00a0Argoti\u2019s\u00a0back-alley pop-up\u00a0Estrano\u00a0on\u00a0Feb. 16<\/a>, serving dishes\u00a0lik\u00a0lamb neck\u00a0panang\u00a0and duck leg with green curry. Meanwhile, feasts at\u00a0Genghis Cohen<\/a>\u00a0are accompanied by red envelopes and celebratory menu items. For a\u00a0really special\u00a0experience,\u00a0Bistro\u00a0Na\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0has\u00a0Imperial\u00a0Eight-Treasure Duck\u00a0from\u00a0Feb. 16 to 22, which requires a reservation seven days in advance and is limited to just three ducks a day.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plus, Lunar New Year dining at Bistro Na\u2019s,\u00a0Rahumah\u00a0and Kato\u00a0 The Los Angeles dining scene is gearing up for…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":587711,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5123],"tags":[3801,1582,276,62229,2961,224,5337,217405,223110],"class_list":["post-587710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-bridgerton","tag-ca","tag-california","tag-goop","tag-la","tag-los-angeles","tag-losangeles","tag-lunar-new-year","tag-valentines-day"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116064886657371381","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=587710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/587711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=587710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=587710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=587710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}