Los Angeles boasts one of the richest, most innovative, and diverse food landscapes in the world. From background food trucks catering to working Angelenos to critically acclaimed fine dining establishments, the city’s diverse culinary scene relies upon a host of ethnicity, regions, and cultural experiences to offer a rich tapestry of global flavors.

This network of cuisines is woven together by an emerging roster of passionate culinary professionals who are drawn to Los Angeles as a place where rules can be discarded and new concepts take shape. Our culinary emergence mirrors LA’s growth as a city, yet our identity has always been about sustaining and incubating a myriad of cultures. California’s EBT card allows citizens to use their funds at participating restaurants, but LA County has long embraced its responsibility to offer healthy food options to its less fortunate and vulnerable populations through programs that focus on educating recipients on the importance of proper nutrition and empowering them to buy and cook healthy meals.

Our climate supports an eminent growing season for local harvests, which allows some of the most successful markets and roadside stands providing our state’s world-famous restaurants to offer unmatched quality ingredients. Venice, San Pedro, and Santa Monica Ports are home to the most celebrated fish in the world. As other parts of our nation have experienced food deserts, Los Angeles has maintained independent rural farms offering locally gathered produce, bread, dairy, and meat.

These small and friendly markets thrive in under capitalized areas and unexpected pockets of our city. Although Los Angeles has yet to offer a one-stop shop destination for fine meat and charioteer on par with other regions, Los Angeles has specialties from various states throughout our city. Rectangular pizza is swiftly becoming known as a California innovation. Now, more than ever, our city is ready to embark on defining Los Angeles cuisine to the nation and the world.