The 25 Essential Dishes to Eat in Los Angeles

Jon Yao, the 34-year-old chef and owner of Kato, along with four of L.A.’s culinary experts joined together to nominate 10 of their favorite things to eat across their sprawling city and surrounding suburbs. Notably, Hayato appears on the list featuring kamameshi, a dish that consists of rice and whichever seafood is freshest among the offerings that the chef and owner, Brandon Hayato Go, sources from Japan. In the end, the 25 dishes the group discussed are as ambitious and wide-ranging as the city itself, from a fastidiously grilled quail breast cradled in a bed of flowers to a classic bean and cheese burrito wrapped in a handmade flour tortilla.