WHY For some of the best prime beef in L.A. Consider going in with friends on a side of dry-aged beef.

WHAT Inside the winningly old-school Howie’s Ranch Market is this superb purveyor of beef—it’s mostly from Harris Ranch, and it’s mostly prime. The butchers know what they’re doing. The marinated meats, notably the chicken and carne asada, are good, too.

WHO Seekers of the perfect steak.