Los Angeles about to Lose a Large Number of Restaurants | GianCarlo Pagani | Roozbeh Farahanipour

California Insider

Los Angeles restaurants were already facing rising costs and declining reservations—then the fires hit. Industry leaders say the impact feels like a second pandemic, with small businesses, event venues, and entire supply chains struggling to recover. Restaurateur Giancarlo Pagani, partner in Mother Wolf Group and Avila’s MXO, shares firsthand insight into the challenges and the uncertain road ahead. Roozbeh Farahanipour, president of the West LA Chamber of Commerce, weighs in on the broader economic pressures affecting local businesses. As concerns over crime, bureaucracy, and slow recovery efforts mount, will LA’s restaurant scene rebound, or are more closures inevitable?

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