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 ...

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 ...

From left: Coltrane Liu, Jarod Wang, Christovo Liu, Danny Johnson, Josefina Leon, Rica Leon, Emma Jay Johnson, Griffin Humberto Johnson, Wendy “Popo” Leon, John Liu, Spencer Liu, Jeffery Liu, Emily ...

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 ...

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 ...

Amidst the bustling streets of Lima, Peru lies a culinary treasure that’s been simmering for over a century. Chifa is a fusion of Chinese and Peruvian cuisine – a celebration of two distinctive yet ...

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.

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 ...

At the high end of the Chifa price scale is tallarin con carne al curry -- a beef and noodle dish with peas, okra, cucumber and pepper, with Chinese and Indian spices. At the high end of the Chifa ...

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 ...