Photos: Bite Nite 2014: Celebrating the best food in L.A.

Chef Govind Armstrong of Post and Beam deep fries and otherwise assembles during Night 2 of Bite Nite.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Nancy Silverton of Mozza assembles a dish of carrots and chick peas.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Corazon y Miel’s biscuit, chorizo gravy and quail egg.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Chef Gilberto Cetina of Chicken Itza served spicy habanero salsa and lime with octopus tacos.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Chefs Javier Fregoso and Esdras Ochoa of Mexicali Taco Company put the final touches on braised pork and chicharon.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

It was the night for uni. From the West side sushi spot Shunji came braised beef with shiitaki mushrooms and uni.  (David McNew / Los Angeles Times)

Chefs of the best restaurant in L.A. - Providence - prepare plates of seared swordfish.  (David McNew / Los Angeles Times)

Chef Michael Segerstrom of Little Sisters prepared some of the most popular food at Bite Nite. He offered beef tartar and lamb belly rolls.  (David McNew / Los Angeles Times)

Fans of the Los Angeles food scene gathered for Night 1 at The Times printing facility for Jonathan Gold’s Bite Nite party.  (David McNew / Los Angeles Times)

Nguyen Tran, in the banana suit, of Starry Kitchen samples food prepared by chef Alex Moreno of Border Grill.  (David McNew / Los Angeles Times)