What is The Angel, and who is behind it?

The Angel is a newsletter that spotlights the people and places shaping the Los Angeles food scene. It is written by Emily Wilson, a food and restaurant writer with bylines in Bon Appétit, the Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, Eater, Vogue, the San Francisco Chronicle, TASTE, Resy, and more. The photographs are by David Gurzhiev. You can follow us on Instagram here and here.

Why should I subscribe?

For profiles on the most interesting people playing in the culinary field right now.

For Emily’s lists: where she eats in Los Angeles, her favorite restaurants in cities like New York and Paris, and other hyper-specific guides.

For reported features on fascinating topics, like how a Japanese chef trained a small crew of commercial fishermen to catch the best-ever bluefin tuna in town and why so few restaurants have liquor licenses.

For weekly recommendations, aka Plugs, courtesy of L.A.’s most tasteful residents—from chefs to writers, designers, artists, operators, florists, bakers, shopkeepers, and somms.

…plus much, much more!

What readers are saying

“Emily has reliably great taste, deep connections across the LA dining scene, a keen eye for trends & interesting story angles, and she’s also just a great writer.”

“I love The Angel!! Your work is amazing, so engaging and fun and makes me excited to be in Los Angeles.”

“Always the most unique recommendations and interesting people featured! I love discovering something that isn't quite trendy or PR-driven but an actual hidden gem from the really great people of LA and beyond!”

“I’m an LA local who is tired of boring ass food media and your taste is sick.”

“I love your coverage of my hometown food scene! Thank you for writing such thoughtful stories about the people and places that make LA so unique :)”

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