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Heather Platt

Journalist

Heather Platt is a Los Angeles-based food and travel writer and journalist with over a decade of experience covering food, restaurants and travel stories for outlets including The Los Angeles Times, CNN Travel, Los Angeles Magazine, Vegetarian Times, Eater, Resy, LA Weekly and many more.

Heather Platt

The Expert

Prior to becoming a food journalist, Heather Platt got her start in the culinary world working both front and back-of-house in the hospitality industry. In addition to experience in professional kitchens, Heather has contributed to home cooking blogs, worked as a recipe developer and food stylist for cooking shows and recipe tested for several cookbooks. Her background in the field inspires and informs her work of the last decade as a journalist covering the stories of food and beverage professionals with respect and compassion.
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The Best Places to Eat in Palm Springs
Whether you’re in town for Coachella, Stagecoach, or a quick desert escape, these restaurants define where to eat in the desert right now.
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How Neighborhood Restaurants Became the Industry’s Sweet Spot
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Ten Years of Redbird: Neal Fraser on Change, Culture, and Longevity
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Napa Rose Reopens With a Refined Take on Fine Dining at Disneyland
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Los Angeles Is the Epicenter of a New Mexican Culinary Era
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Suzanne Goin Reflects on 20 Years of Sunday Suppers at Lucques
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Chef Chang-ho Shin moved Joo Ok from Seoul to Manhattan and rebuilt the restaurant from the ground up without losing the philosophy that earned it MICHELIN acclaim.
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The Great Nosh Returns to Governors Island
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