Photographer Tony Pardines opened a food cart to supplement his income as an artist; hot dogs named after the streets of L.A.

Out late and looking for a bite before heading home? Here are a few spots open after last call to put on your list.

A new website aimed at promoting Downtown restaurants to USC students brings a taste of things to campus today.

The Mixing Room at JW Marriott L.A. Live will be hosting a viewing party on Wednesday as season eight of Hell’s Kitchen makes its television premiere.

When dives ruled Downtown, it was easy to find a cheap drink. While the influx of artisan cocktail lounges has driven up prices, there are still places to find a budget buzz.

A former bank space in the Little Tokyo Galleria that provides the home for new boutique restaurant Vault XXI, which wants to be accessibly upscale.

Downtown's Ilan Hall will make an appearance on Wednesday night's season finale for Top Chef, after which Bravo will launch a new dessert series that will have restaurant deal tie-ins.

It's a re-brand for Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger's Ciudad, which will emerge in October as an outpost of the Border Grill.