If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Lesley Suter is the ASME- and James Beard Award-winning Special Projects director at Eater, where she ...

The Serving Spoon feeds Inglewood and beyond with combination platters named after important people from its history. The J.C. is named after J.C. Johnson, which includes a waffle with meat, or ...

On a recent Friday morning, feeling a tad peckish, I dropped by the much-loved Serving Spoon in Inglewood for their classic Spooner Breakfast. I sat at the counter, watching dishes comes flying out of ...

Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. Take a moment and try to visualize a typical day at the ...

A family-owned restaurant in Inglewood won a 2026 James Beard Award, the "Oscars of food" honor for the nation's food and beverage professionals. The Serving Spoon was recognized in the America's ...

An Inglewood institution that’s been serving the community for decades was awarded one of the highest honors in the culinary industry, a James Beard Foundation Award. The Serving Spoon has been passed ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...