E181 - Does the Math Math on North America’s 50 Best? Plus, Pizzeria Sei Goes National, Dudley Market Gets Fishy, and We Go to Dinner Spontaneously

This week on the LA Food Podcast, Luca and Father Sal dig into the new North America’s 50 Best Restaurants list and what it says about the state of dining in Los Angeles, New York, Canada, New Orleans and beyond. LA landed four restaurants on the 2026 list — Holbox, Providence, Somni and Kato — while major Bay Area names fell off, raising the question of whether Los Angeles has fully closed the gap as California’s most exciting fine dining city.

Before that, Luca shares the launch of Pizza Run Club, his pizza-fueled marathon fundraiser for Soccer Without Borders, and the...