In Pasadena, Agnes Restaurant and Cheesery is donating proceeds from three brunch dishes to wildfire relief efforts.
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17 food fundraisers in Los Angeles supporting wildfire relief efforts
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In the days and weeks since wildfires broke out across L.A. County, destroying thousands of homes, businesses and other structures and claiming 27 lives, the local food industry has rallied to provide immediate relief to those most affected.
L.A.-based publicist Christina Gilmour tapped into her network of restaurateurs and chefs to launch Community Meals, an initiative that makes it easy for diners to donate to restaurants providing free meals to first responders, displaced residents and organizations offering direct wildfire relief. The list is updated daily, making it easy for diners to spread out their support to restaurants that are also deeply affected by the wildfires.
DineLA kicks off on Jan. 24 and runs through Feb. 7, offering prix fixe meals at restaurants across L.A. County to encourage Angelenos to explore beyond their usual haunts and support the local food industry. It also can be an opportunity to try a fine-dining spot that might typically be reserved for special occasions, such as Josiah Citrin’s Citrin restaurant in Santa Monica, which has crafted a $99 three-course menu that includes an amuse bouche and dessert. In support of wildfire relief efforts, L.A. Tourism will donate $5 per reservation to the American Red Cross, with a match from Banc of California up to $100,000.
If you’re looking for more ways to give back, here are 17 food fundraisers taking place in L.A. this weekend and beyond:
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Kato
Downtown L.A. Taiwanese Californian $$$$
Through Jan. 27, Kato is hosting a dinner series with acclaimed restaurants from across the country, including Kasama from Chicago, Commis from Oakland, Sunken Harbor Club from Brooklyn and Kiln from San Francisco. All profits will be donated to Restaurants Care, an organization providing emergency relief grants to those in the food and beverage community who were affected by the Los Angeles fires. Reservations can be made on OpenTable.
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Valerie Echo Park
Echo Park Bakery $$
Valerie Echo Park is supporting wildfire relief efforts with a four-course dinner with wine and cocktail pairing, including a welcome cocktail from Bespoke Bar and Grey Whale Gin (nonalcoholic option available), potato leek soup with Roe Caviar paired with Nomadica white wine and, for dessert, warm chocolate pudding paired with Owlverick’s Coffee. The dinner will be held on Saturday, Jan. 25, and is $150 per person with seatings at 6 and 8 p.m. Proceeds from the collaborative dinner will go to families who lost their homes in the fires.
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Carla's Fresh Market
Highland Park American $$
On Saturday, Jan. 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Carla’s Fresh Market is hosting a bake sale with Nice Coffee and 30 L.A. bakers. Resident coffee bar Nice Coffee will serve its full menu of specialty lattes and bites, alongside bakers selling fresh baked breads, pastries, cakes and other items, with all event proceeds benefiting World Central Kitchen.
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Holy Basil
Atwater Village Thai $$
Holy Basil is hosting a collaborative pop-up dinner with Nana Thai, a Bangkok street food spot in Buellton. The Sunday event is waitlist only, but walk-ins and reservations are still open for Monday, Jan. 27, from 4 to 9 p.m. at the restaurant’s Atwater Village location. All dinner proceeds will be donated to wildfire relief.
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Stella
West Hollywood Italian $$
At this retro-inspired Italian haunt in Hollywood, 100% of Peroni and all pizza proceeds will be donated to local wildfire relief efforts through Slice Out Hunger, an organization that fights food insecurity by partnering with local pizza communities.
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Luv2Eat Thai Bistro
Hollywood Thai $$
Firefighters, first responders and those affected by the wildfires can stop by Luv2Eat Thai Bistro between noon and 4 p.m. or Luv2Eat Express and Noree Thai between 5 and 8 p.m. for complimentary meals.
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Wanderlust Creamery
Atwater Village Ice cream
Travel-inspired scoop shop Wanderlust is offering free ice cream to first responders and evacuees at its Atwater Village, Fairfax, Venice, Sawtelle, Tarzana and Topanga locations.
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Agnes Restaurant & Cheesery
Pasadena American Cheese Shop $$
At chef Thomas Tilaka Kalb and Vanessa Tilaka Kalb’s charming restaurant in Old Pasadena, a portion of proceeds from three dishes on the brunch menu — a griddled cheese sandwich with tomato soup, the Brunch Wrap Supreme and pumpkin spice bread pudding — will be donated to Friends in Deed and World Central Kitchen. In addition, the restaurant is continuing to provide meals to first responders and those affected by the wildfires.
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Ditroit
Downtown L.A. Mexican $
The taqueria in the back alley behind Damian is hosting a weekly taco series featuring guest chefs and friends, with 100% of proceeds from the limited-edition taco donated to communities affected by the wildfires. The first week spotlighted chef-owner Enrique Olvera’s famous duck carnitas taco, and next week Mexico City marisqueria will offer a seafood-driven option. Tacos can be purchased during regular business hours, and future guest tacos will be announced on Ditroit’s Instagram page.
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Go Go Bird
Culver City Fried Chicken $
The Los Angeles-style fried chicken spot Go Go Bird and sister company Go Go Gyoza are donating 100% of proceeds from sales of their jarred chili oil to the Wildfire Relief Fund 2025 GoFundMe campaign, which is providing emergency relief grants of up to $1,000 each to individuals who have lost homes or property due to the recent California wildfires. Chili oil can be purchased at Go Go Bird’s stand in Citizen Public Market.
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HomeState
Pasadena Tex-Mex $
After turning its Pasadena location into a donation center and offering meals with World Central Kitchen, HomeState has reopened for regular business. However, customers can still support those affected by the wildfires through online orders that allow donations between $25 and $300 and go toward providing meals to first responders, displaced families and community organizations supporting wildfire relief.
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Eastside Love by NightOff
Chinatown Eclectic $$
The collaborative dinner series NightOff is hosting a fundraiser with all proceeds going to organizations supporting Altadena fire victims at Far East Plaza on Sunday, Jan. 26, from 5 to 9 p.m. Food vendors include Howlin’ Ray’s, Amboy Quality Meats, Guisados, La Sorted’s and Yeastie Boys. Expect beverages from Engkanto Brewery, Hurray’s Girl Beer, Le Chill and Rancho West; desserts by Scoops; and live music from Slow Jamz and Amistad.
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Ètra
Italian $$
The East Hollywood bistro has released its first house wine with Jumbo Time Wines called Ètra’s L’Orange, an aromatic, skin-contact wine that uses an organic blend of Alsatian varietals from Sonoma. Jumbo Time Wines has donated the first few cases so that proceeds from the wine can go toward wildfire relief efforts.
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Petit Trois
Hollywood French $$$
The French restaurant from Ludo Lefebvre has a handful of options for supporting wildfire relief efforts. Both L’Original location in Hollywood and Le Valley in Sherman Oaks are donating $4 from every order of steak frites to World Central Kitchen. Petit Trois is hosting a giveaway with $20 tickets, with prizes including a butter-themed prize that involves an 11-pound block of butter from Maison Bordier and a Petit Trois butter T-shirt. All giveaway proceeds go to World Central Kitchen.
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Fat Sal's
Westwood Sandwich Shop $
The sandwich shop with locations in Encino, Culver City, Hollywood and as far as Las Vegas is debuting a sandwich — the Fat Hero — and donating all proceeds from the new item to the LAFD Foundation. Fat Sal’s also is providing free meals to first responders at Hollywood, Westwood, Encino, Venice and Culver City locations through the end of January.
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Flavors From Afar
Hollywood Eclectic $
On Jan. 30 at Flavors from Afar, chef Jamie Lauren is cooking up comforting Jewish plates such as matzo ball soup, pastrami on rye and deviled eggs with caviar as part of a pop-up fundraiser to support Barbara Shay, the second-generation chef-owner of The Little Red Hen Coffee Shop, a long-standing Black-owned breakfast spot in Altadena that was destroyed in the Eaton fire. The fundraiser will run from 12–9 p.m. or sell out.
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DTLA United for Fire Stations 9 and 10
Downtown L.A. Service Organization
Fire Stations No. 9 and 10 in downtown Los Angeles are among the busiest in the U.S. and have been working short-staffed as firefighters continue to battle the ongoing Los Angeles fires. DTLA United is helping to raise money through the Ketchum-Downtown YMCA to provide meals for the two stations, located in Skid Row and South Park. Donations will go to catering orders from downtown small businesses and restaurants to supply meals that will be delivered starting on Monday, Jan. 27. To donate through the YMCA, enter “DTLA” in the additional information section in order for the donation to go to downtown firefighters.
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