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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From hidden vine-wrapped nooks to sprawling patio spaces, here are the best restaurants for dining outside in L.A.
July 2, 2024
Critic Bill Addison reviews new Persian restaurant Azizam in Silver Lake, and names 10 of his favorite Persian dishes across Los Angeles.
June 29, 2024
Critic Bill Addison reviews Azizam, a new Persian restaurant in Silver Lake that delves further into the cuisine than kebabs and piles of rice.
June 25, 2024
Critic Bill Addison writes about the new location of Bread Head, of one of his favorite sandwich popups, plus fast-food pricing wars and where to find Jamaican patties.
June 22, 2024
Critic Bill Addison has Vegas on his mind, including the city’s best restaurants and L.A.’s moment at this week’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony.
June 8, 2024
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the grand scale of downtown L.A. When dining in the area, arm yourself with these top picks from our critic’s 2023 101 Best Restaurants guide.
June 7, 2024
From glitzy hot spots on the Strip to culinary hotbeds in Chinatown and the downtown Arts District, dining in Las Vegas has never been more exciting.
May 31, 2024
Critic Bill Addison heads to Whittier for the Sinaloa-style joys at Tacos La Carreta, plus a look at our project on the state of L.A. restaurants.
May 18, 2024
There was immediate civic buy-in when Mercado González opened in November. Half a year in, how do the stalls stack up? Is fine-dining Maizano its own magnet?
May 17, 2024
Salam Falafel operates daily at a location of Baja California Tacos, starting at 8 p.m. when the taco stand closes, and running until early morning.
May 4, 2024