Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yuko Watanabe is immersed in plants inside her restaurant Yuko Kitchen: DTLA. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) Standing behind ...

Standing behind the counter of Yuko Curry in downtown Los Angeles, Yuko Watanabe encouraged a hesitant customer to take a walk through her “secret plant tunnel” — an enchanting, moss- and ...

The Historic Core’s got a new spot for affordable Japanese food, thanks to the arrival of Yuko Kitchen last month. The original Miracle Mile location has earned stellar reviews, and the formula is ...