Stephanie Breijo is a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, where she covers the Food section and authors its weekly news column. With a strong focus on the food industry, restaurants, and beverages, she brings her expertise from previous roles as the restaurants and bars editor for Time Out Los Angeles and the food editor for Richmond magazine. Stephanie's work has been featured in numerous publications, including Yahoo Sports UK, Yahoo News UK, and the Seattle Times.
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Los Angeles, United States (Local)
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Stephanie’s coverage leans heavily toward L.A. dining and drinking trends, especially openings, standout menu items, and what’s new or buzzy in the local scene. She seems most responsive to pitches tied to timely launches, limited-time offerings, or distinctive food-and-drink concepts with a clear angle for local readers.
Strong outreach angles would include sources with first-hand knowledge of a new restaurant, chef-driven concept, product debut, or beverage trend that’s gaining traction in Los Angeles. She also appears open to practical consumer-focused ideas, such as value-driven deals, seasonal treats, or places that are generating local attention.
Since her focus is local to Los Angeles, pitches should clearly connect to that market and explain why it matters there.
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By: Danielle Dorsey, Stephanie Breijo
Have a meal to remember at L.A.'s best new restaurants, including a Hollywood taco stand serving mesquite-grilled meats, a haven for Puerto Rican cuisine in Woodland Hills and a Mexico City-inspired taquería in Pico Rivera.
By: Angela Osorio, Stephanie Breijo, Danielle Dorsey
From long-standing poke shacks by the beach to impressive new outposts for the Hawaiian staple dish in Arcadia and Pasadena.
By: Stephanie Breijo
After years of location shuffles and tens of thousands of dollars in parking tickets, some of L.A.'s top tacos have found a permanent home.
By: Kailyn Brown, Danielle Dorsey, Stephanie Breijo
L.A.'s restaurants and bars are tempting guests to come out on slow days and off hours with discounted burger and cocktail combos.
By: Stephanie Breijo, Danielle Dorsey, Khushbu Shah, Nava Rawls, Melody Xu
Beat L.A.'s summer heat with Thai tea slushies and frozen ginger lemonade, or opt for a blended take on a classic cocktail.
By: Stephanie Breijo, Danielle Dorsey
L.A.'s most exciting new openings including a maximalist Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills, a downtown den for rare sake and a Studio City bricks-and-mortar for one of the city's most celebrated taqueros.
By Stephanie Breijo Los Angeles Times (TNS) of 3 LOS ANGELES — It started with $500 and a comped meal at Hollywood Thai.
By: By Stephanie
The lauded Bolognese and L.A.-inspired Italian restaurant from Steve and Dina Samson will close Nov. 1 — but not without a few parties and special events.
By: By Stephanie
The owner of Petitgrain Boulangerie has expanded to a new micro-bakery just blocks away from her original storefront in Santa Monica.
By: Stephanie Breijo
Clémence de Lutz begins shaping her famous croissants between midnight and 1 a.m., and sells between 600 and 900 every day at her lauded Santa Monica bakery Petitgrain Boulangerie.
