Bill Addison is the restaurant critic of the Los Angeles Times. He is recipient of the 2023 Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award from the James Beard Foundation, among numerous other accolades. Addison was previously national critic for Eater and held food critic positions at the San Francisco Chronicle, the Dallas Morning News and Atlanta magazine.
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Critic Bill Addison reviews Budonoki, a spin on an izakaya in Virgil Village with a bumping scene, smart sake cocktails and snacks inspired by Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese flavors.
April 18, 2024
Critic Bill Addison writes about Alice B. in Palm Springs, plus a fresh guide to dining in the desert and the Coachella festival food lineup
April 6, 2024
Take a break from sunbathing and vintage shopping to check out the best restaurants in Palm Springs and as far afield as Cathedral City and Yucca Valley, including a secret speakeasy, a Balkan-inspired beer hall and a classic steakhouse.
April 4, 2024
The Food team eats and drinks through Koreatown, with suggestions for favorite Korean barbecue, fried chicken and late-night haunts. Plus, chefs discuss what they mean by “modern Korean cuisine.”
March 30, 2024
Being a student of Korean foodways is essentially written in my job description as a Los Angeles critic. A visit to New York is showing where a new frontier might be heading.
March 28, 2024
Whether you’re looking for an all-you-can-eat feast, galbi galore, a duck specialist or a full-on seafood spread, Koreatown has all the Korean barbecue you could wish for.
March 27, 2024
Critic Bill Addison explains why destination restaurant La Copine in Yucca Valley is worth the drive, plus an SGV crawl with the star of ‘The Brothers Sun.’
March 16, 2024
The best Italian restaurants in L.A. include a buzzy Arts District powerhouse, a pasta lab in Venice and a plant-based destination on Melrose.
March 14, 2024
Dominican pop-ups and a food truck represent the cuisine, but when members of a family immigrated to North Hollywood (by way of Alaska), they envisioned a bricks-and-mortar that honors their country’s cooking.
March 7, 2024
Critic Bill Addison returns to Meals by Genet’s recently reopened dining room and reviews the new L.A. seafood spot Joyce. Plus, a guide through L.A.’s Black taco culture.
Feb. 24, 2024