LA Restaurants Fight to Stay Open After Fires | GianCarlo Pagani | Roozbeh Farahanipour

LA Restaurants Fight to Stay Open After Fires | GianCarlo Pagani | Roozbeh Farahanipour
LA Restaurants Fight to Stay Open After Fires | GianCarlo Pagani | Roozbeh Farahanipour
Siyamak Khorrami
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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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Siyamak Khorrami
Siyamak Khorrami
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Siyamak Khorrami has been the general manager and chief editor of the Southern California edition of The Epoch Times since 2017. He is also the host of the “California Insider” show, which showcases leaders and professionals across the state with inside information about trending topics and critical issues in California.