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 ...

When filmmaker Spike Jonze prepared to release a live-action adaptation of the Murray Sendak classic Where the Wild Things Are, Humberto Leon did what he does best. The co-founder of the hip fashion ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chef Carolina Zubiate is bringing Chinese-Peruvian cuisine to Denver with her Chifa Night monthly pop-up series. Pulling inspiration from nearly 200 years of cultural tradition as well as her ...

A culinary pop-up can act as a lot of things depending on who's putting it together. It can be a way for a chef to flex their skills outside the standard kitchen-dining room dichotomy, and it can also ...

In his decades as a fashion designer, Humberto Leon sought to highlight the works of other artists and cultures in a career marked by collaboration and creativity. At Chifa, his family’s restaurant in ...

Editor's Note: After reporting concluded for this story, Rica Leon and John Liu lost their home in the January 2025 Southern California wildfires. You can support the Chifa family by visiting their ...