
S1E204 - Karen Bass vs. Nithya Raman: Who's Better for LA Restaurants? | THE LA FOOD PODCAST
Published: October 23, 2026
Duration: 1:10:57
Who should run Los Angeles if your single biggest political concern is where you're having dinner?
This week, Luca does something no one asked him to do: turns The LA Food Podcast into a political endorsement machine. Karen Bass vs. Nithya Raman. Five rounds. Restaurant permitting, street vendors, housing, homelessness, Hollywood, and the most important question of all: which candidate would be more fun to grab a beer with? By the end, we're endorsing someone. Democracy has never tasted so good.
Plus, Luca visits the new Bar Fortuna, has a life-changing steak experience at Gwen...