Eater LA chops editor in chief

Eater LA — the Los Angeles centric food and dinning blog part of Curbed Networks, Lockhart Steele’s own Denton-esque fiefdom — no longer has Lesley Balla to call site runner and editor. Balla, a long time notable writer, has worked in various capacities amongst LA’s finest web properties, such as TMZ.com and LA.com, before signing on to help launch the Los Angeles edition of Eater.com two years ago. Her goodbye post was short and didn’t illuminate too much on the insidery action behind the scenes to cause her departure, though she does claim to have new projects coming up. Either way, the foodies of Los Angeles will have to read about dining gossip elsewhere or stick around with Lockhart Steele stepping in for the duration as editor all the way from New York City.