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Founder of West LA’s Iconic Primo’s Donuts Has Died at 93

Co-Founder of Hollywood’s Legendary Magic Castle Dies at 92

Former LA Mayor and Original Pantry Owner Richard Riordan Dies at 92

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Owner of Malibu Restaurant Moonshadows Killed in Tragic Car Crash

Legendary Los Angeles Restaurateur Madame Wu Has Died at Age 106

Los Angeles Birria Legend Silverio Moreno Has Died at Age 73

Marty Roberts of the Dresden’s Legendary Lounge Act Marty & Elayne Has Died

Smhokin’ Pot Chef Calvin Alexander Has Died Due to Complications From COVID-19

LA Chef Mark Peel, Co-Founder of Campanile, Has Died at the Age of 66

Ray Vega, Founder of 65-Year-Old Valley Mexican Restaurant Casa Vega, Has Died

Hiroshi Yamauchi, Owner of Little Tokyo’s Kouraku Restaurant, Has Died

BCD Tofu House Founder Hee Sook Lee, Who Helped Put Korean Food on the Map, Has Died

Longtime Dan Tana’s Bartender Michael Gotovac Has Died of Complications from COVID-19

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LA’s Barbecue Master Woody Phillips, Founder of Legendary Woody’s Bar-B-Cue, Has Died

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Celebrity Los Angeles Restaurateur Harry Morton Found Dead at 38

LA Chef Joe Miller, Who Opened Legendary Joe’s Restaurant in Venice, Has Died

Koreatown Founder Dies at 79, Leaving LA With One of America’s Greatest Dining Neighborhoods

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Alan Canter, the 82-Year-Old Legendary Owner of Canter’s Deli, Has Died

The Best Lines From Jonathan Gold’s Last-Ever Interview

LA Community Reacts to Death of Craig Trager, a Celebrated Hollywood Bar Owner

Jonathan Gold, LA Times Restaurant Critic and Food Writer, Dead at 57

LA Food World Reacts to Anthony Bourdain’s Death

Here Are All the Ways That Anthony Bourdain Loved Los Angeles

Founder of West LA’s Iconic Breakfast Spot John O’Groats Has Died

Co-Owner of Popular DTLA Gay Bar Dies Suddenly

Owner of LA's Iconic Canter's Deli Dies of Sudden Heart Attack

Jitlada's Beloved Chef Tui Sungkamee Has Died

One of the Longest-Tenured French Dip Carvers at Philippe’s Has Died

South Pasadena’s Fiore Market Cafe Owner Anne Disselhorst Has Died