Wine Spectator: Los Angeles Restaurants Grapple With Wildfires
For more than a week, Los Angeles has been grappling with an unbelievable series of fires, sparked by dry conditions and high winds. The flames have killed at least 25 people and displaced more than 100,000, and while calmer winds over the weekend allowed firefighters to contain some of the smaller blazes, winds have picked up in recent days. More than 82,000 people in Los Angeles County are under evacuation orders, with another 90,400 under evacuation warnings, according to the county sheriff, Robert Luna.
The Palisades fire, the largest in the area, has burned nearly 24,000 acres and was 19% contained on Wednesday morning, according to Cal Fire. The Eaton fire covered more than 14,000 acres and was 45% contained. The Auto fire, which grew to more than 60 acres in Ventura County, northwest of Los Angeles, was 50% contained.
For restaurants in one of America’s most vibrant dining towns, the impact will be long and painful. Entire neighborhoods in parts of the Palisades, Malibu, and Altadena have been destroyed, scattering customers and employees. Several restaurant owners told Wine Spectator that their buildings or those of their neighbors were destroyed. Others don’t have answers yet and have no idea when they will reopen. Wine Spectator has the full story.
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