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 ...

When filmmaker Spike Jonze prepared to release a live-action adaptation of the Murray Sendak classic Where the Wild Things Are, Humberto Leon did what he does best. The co-founder of the hip fashion ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With an estimated Asian population of 600,000, Peru is second only to Brazil in South America when it comes to Asian influence — and that influence, not surprisingly, is found all through the food.

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, ...

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 ...