Friends of Eater Describe LA’s 2017 Dining Scene in One Word

Caroline Pardilla, Eater LA contributor, Caroline on Crack

Instagrammable

Jeff Miller, Founding editor, Thrillist LA

On-edge

Pat Saperstein, Variety and Eating LA

Roller-coaster

Zach Brooks, Midtown Lunch LA

Unsumupable

Esther Tseng, Estar LA

Cal-Italian

Garrett Snyder, Food Editor, Los Angeles Magazine

Competitive

Katherine Spiers, Host of Smart Mouth podcast

Slow

Hadley Tomicki, UrbanDaddy

Throbbing

Joshua Lurie, FoodGPS, Eater LA contributor

Turbulent

Nicole Iizuka, Writer, Brit + Co.; Filmmaker, Tastemade

Restless

Andy Wang, Writer, Food + Wine

Immigrants

Gary Baum, Senior writer, The Hollywood Reporter

Vespertine

Euno Lee, Eater LA contributor

Overhyped

Farley Elliott, Senior Editor, Eater LA

Fast. Quick openings, lots of churn, fast casual continues to grow as a market segment. Fast, fast, fast.

Crystal Coser, Eater LA Associate Editor

Italian

Matthew Kang, Editor, Eater LA

Noodle-y

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