Los Angeles's dining scene has come of age. There's a reason Pete Wells picks an LA restaurant for his first non-New York starred review.

Covering the LA food scene from a local and national perspective, journalists will reflect on LA's growth from the past 5 years to discuss: What's happening in LA now? Why is the local and national media so interested in restaurants, chefs and food trends? And why has the national media fallen hard for LA "all of a sudden"? Also, what is the national media missing? This roundtable of writers will sound off and may make a few waves in the process.