The new Chinese and Peruvian Chifa restaurant opened Nov. 27 in Eagle Rock. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times) Humberto Leon, cofounder of the cult fashion brand Opening Ceremony, has opened an ...
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How chifa became one of Peru’s most influential food traditions
Chifa is one of the most influential fusion cuisines in South America, yet it remains largely unknown outside of Peru. In ...
1975 was a big year for Wendy Leon. First, she and her husband welcomed a son, Humberto. Second, she opened her first restaurant, Chifa, in Lima, Peru. Chifa is a term used to describe ...
In one of L.A.’s coolest new restaurants, food meets fashion meets family meets art in a setting that feels more like a scene from a vaporwave thriller set in Shanghai than it does a homestyle family ...
If there’s one thing the United States and Peru have in common, it’s the manner in which both countries have gone about bastardizing Chinese cuisine – you see as many chifa joints scattered about the ...
As children, Humberto and Rica Leon used to suck on jade jewelry during periods of great concentration — or, sometimes, just for fun. As adults, they engage in a similar activity but for different ...
Cathy Chaplin is a former senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. It took six attempts to get the heart-shaped window ...
Editor's Note: After reporting concluded for this story, Rica Leon and John Liu lost their home in the January 2025 Southern California wildfires. You can support the Chifa family by visiting their ...
From left: Coltrane Liu, Jarod Wang, Christovo Liu, Danny Johnson, Josefina Leon, Rica Leon, Emma Jay Johnson, Griffin Humberto Johnson, Wendy “Popo” Leon, John Liu, Spencer Liu, Jeffery Liu, Emily ...
I've always had this passion for wanting to be doing something creative whether it was in food or entertainment or film. I've been in the investment management business, the finance side of things, ...
Chef/owners of Chinese/Peruvian restaurant Chifa Du Kang, Jingquan Du and his wife Juana Du, stand behind a smorgasbord of dishes from their menu, at their restaurant, in Miami, Florida, on Monday, ...
Humberto Leon, cofounder of the cult fashion brand Opening Ceremony, has opened an Eagle Rock restaurant with his family — yes in the middle of a pandemic — that pairs the family’s take on Chinese and ...
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