A vacant PCH car lot at Pacific Coast Highway and Orizaba has been reborn as PCH Food Park, a weekend hub for rotating food trucks and local vendors. Organizers hope to add a coffee tenant and EV chargers as the park grows.

Mother-daughter team Aja and Barbara Dawson opened ABL Hollywood on April 22, serving Jamaican‑Chinese dishes like oxtail egg rolls and jerk‑fried oysters in a 35‑seat room.

Changan Kitchen is opening a sixth Southern California location at West Covina's Eastland Center; owner Rachel Geng says final inspections are pending and they hope to open next month.

Mama Canela, a new Tex‑Mex kitchen from Paloma and Javier Ramos, will open at 147 N. Glendora Ave with a July 31 grand opening and live mariachi.

A Cerritos co‑packer has pulled dozens of powdered drink mixes after a supplier warned of possible Salmonella in milk powder. The recall touches brands sold to cafes and restaurants across 25 states.

Massilia plans to reopen on Main Street this fall after relocating to DTLA earlier this year, owner Emmanuel Dossetti says.

Loaded Cafe and My Panecito are pairing a diner and panadería at Norwalk's Civic Center Plaza (12241 Imperial Hwy). The move would expand both brands' SoCal footprint.

Mexican Monk Brewhouse has soft-opened in Paramount as a Latino-owned taproom with house brews, a 26-can wall and a menu of wings and pizzas.

Ten Cash Bar, from the team behind Bar Jubilee and Blue Collar, is slated to open in West Hollywood this September with a phone‑booth entrance and more details due this summer.

Coming‑soon signs for Chinese chain Cotti Coffee have been posted at two Santa Monica storefronts as the brand expands its U.S. footprint. Locals will likely see a grab‑and‑go setup and app promotions.

Miami-born Pura Vida has opened at 8720 West Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, bringing avocado toast, açaí bowls and an all-day menu to Sunset Plaza.

Chef Natasha Price’s Wilde's blends British comfort with California ingredients in a tiny Los Feliz dining room that also functions as a bakery by day and a wine‑forward spot by night.

Sweet Laurel says it will not reopen its Pacific Palisades storefront and has closed a Santa Monica pickup window. The bakery will keep shipping nationwide as it shifts operations.