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2010 Stories by Elina Shatkin

• Royal Clayton's Closed & Relocating

  published Dec 20, 2010

  Downtown Los Angeles has one less British pub to kick around. Less than a week before Christmas, the five-year-old Royal Clayton's, located across the street from Church & State, has shut its doors. ... More >>

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  Chick-fil-A Breaks Ground in Hollywood

  published Dec 16, 2010

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  La Monarca Soft Opens Today in Santa Monica

  published Dec 16, 2010

  Long awaited La Monarca, which we previewed last month, soft-opened its new Santa Monica location today -- in plenty of time to pick up a slice or maybe a whole Rosca de Reyes for Dia de la Candelari... More >>

• The Big Chill: Fro-Yo Field Not So Cold for Yogurtland & Menchie's

  published Dec 16, 2010

  While fro-yo pioneer Pinkberry has experienced a chill in the Los Angeles market over the past year or so (the West Hollywood, Venice, Hollywood and Los Feliz locations have all closed), two of its ... More >>

• Eat This Now: Simplethings' Whoopie Pie

  published Dec 16, 2010

  Best known for chef Carrie Cusack's sweet and savory pies, the best pie at recently opened simplethings' may be the one receiving the least attention: the whoopie pie. Though richly deserved, the w... More >>

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  Take a Sip from the Dark Side: Darth Vader Has Coffee

  published Dec 16, 2010

  We suspect that if Darth Vader were around to see the way his name has been shamelessly used to sell coffee to Empire drones, he'd Force choke the lovable nerds at ThinkGeek as quickly as he brought A... More >>

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  Kiss Her Grits: Nona Sivley Wins Season 8 of Hell's Kitchen, Will Become Head Chef at LA Market

  published Dec 16, 2010

  After the most combative season of what was already the screamiest cooking reality show around, Atlanta chef Nona Sivley took home the top prize, beating out Russell Kook to win season 8 of "Hell's ... More >>

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  Bartenders, to say nothing of hungover home mixologists, have as many ways to make a Bloody Mary as Los Angeles has luxe loncheros. The drink's ubiquity typically translates to a glass of V8 spiked ... More >>

• Maui & Sons Bar to Open in Egyptian Theatre Courtyard

  published Dec 10, 2010

  The long-dormant space in the courtyard of Hollywood's Egyptian Theatre is finally seeing some life. The space that several years ago housed the short-lived but fantastic frozen custard shop Lickity... More >>

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  Joel Black Out at Bar Toscana, Moves to Les Deux

  published Dec 10, 2010

  Only four days ago, Joel Black was excited about working at Bar Toscana, set to open in Brentwood on Dec. 10th. That partnership -- with William Perbellini and Francesco Lafranconi -- didn't work o... More >>

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  [Updated] Chick-fil-A Coming to Hollywood at Sunset & Highland

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Updated: We can finally reveal the location of the Hollywood Chick-fil-A: The southeast corner of Sunset and Highland (6750 W. Sunset Blvd.), formerly the site of Carl's Jr. and kitty corner to Holly... More >>

• [Updated] Plagiarism Kerfuffle Shutters Cooks Source

  published Dec 08, 2010

  Updated: The plagiarism kerfuffle at now shuttered Cook's Source topped Regret The Error's annual list of publishing mistakes -- right above a photo in which an actor playing a Nazi was identified A... More >>

• Twenty Six by Shiloh to Open on Pico's Kosher Corridor

  published Dec 08, 2010

  The "kosher corridor" along Pico Boulevard near Robertson, which has seen more new restaurants in the past couple years than it had probably seen in the previous decade, gets another addition in Twe... More >>

• Last Night: A Razor, A Shiny Knife Celebrates Corn

  published Dec 08, 2010

  Every word out of Michael J. Cirino's mouth seems like a wisecrack, and that includes "and" and "the." Somehow, between anecdotes about chewing khat in North Africa and passages from The Great Gatsby... More >>

• Laurent Quenioux Steps Into the Kitchen Vertical Wine Bistro: More Cassoulet!

  published Dec 08, 2010

  Chef Laurent Quenioux is a busy man, now running the kitchens of two restaurants: his namesake Bistro LQ in West Hollywood (which made it onto J. Gold's 99 Essential Restaurants for the second year ... More >>

• Mom's Apple Latkes: A Recipe

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Few goyim would turn up their noses at latkes, which are, after all, what hash can only browns dream of becoming. Some have sampled the potato latke's slick city cousin, the ricotta pancake, which, ... More >>

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  Top 5 Absurd But Adorable Kitchen Gadgets

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Like Alton Brown, we abhor single-use utensils, but the science of kitchen gadgetry (not to mention the power of advertising) is all about convincing you to buy useless products to solve problems you ... More >>

• Bar Toscana to Open in Brentwood

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Offering modern spins on classic Italian cocktails, Bar Toscana, the brainchild of Italians William Perbellini and Francesco Lafranconi, is set to open in Brentwood on December 10th. In contrast to... More >>

• Carmela Opens Ice Creamery, Launches Truck

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Farmers market favorite Carmela Ice Cream is back after a brief shut-down -- and this time founder Jessica Mortarotti has a brick-and-mortar creamery that set to open within the next two to three we... More >>

• Obika Mozzarella Bar Opens in Beverly Center

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Obika Mozzarella Bar, which turns cheese-eating into a religion with its "globes of cheese" floating "like Jeff Koons basketballs," has opened a new church. Like its first location, opened a few mont... More >>

• The Great Latke vs. Hamantash Debate

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Like the profoundest of profound intellectual quandaries, the latke vs. hamantash debate may never be fully resolved. Since 1946, when Hillel House at University of Chicago sponsored the first annu... More >>

• [Updated] Mo-Chica (Not Yet) Moving to Downtown

  published Dec 05, 2010

  Update: I spoke to Ricardo Zarate, who says he has absolutely NOT signed a lease on a new location for Mo-Chica. When he does, it will probably be to open a second location but not to close down the ... More >>

• Your Weekend in Food: Dec. 3-6

  published Dec 03, 2010

  A roundup of food events happening in Los Angeles this weekend, December 3-6, 2010. First Fridays: There may or may not be food trucks at this installment of the popular street event, held the first ... More >>

• Repeal Day 2010 in Los Angeles

  published Dec 03, 2010

  Yes, Repeal Day is a holiday ginned up by reps for liquor companies. That doesn't mean we won't celebrate it. To be clear: December 5th marks the official end of Prohibition, the day when Utah, the l... More >>

• Tlayudas & Tequila at Taste of Mexico

  published Dec 03, 2010

  Los Angeles, which seems to offer every iteration and regional culinary specialty of Mexico, may not need a festival like Taste of Mexico, but between need and desire lies a vast gulf. In this case, ... More >>