The Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Year in Los Angeles, 2025 | Eater LA

"Los Angeles’s fall weather can change on a dime. Typically hot October can feel like an entire year of seasons in one day, starting with overcast morning hoodie weather, then cranking up into the 90s by late afternoon. On a particularly cool afternoon, oxtails called me from Studio City’s Sattdown Jamaican Grill. The slow burn of scotch bonnet pepper infuses the oxtails, which get steeped in a hearty and deeply dark roux. I dug into their rice and peas, assortment of broccoli and carrots, and caramelized plantains for what I needed while enjoying the fullness of the weekend. — Mona Holmes, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest" - Matthew Kang